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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
727 PM MDT FRI MAR 24 2023
COZ009>012-014-017>023-250230-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY CO-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS CO-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN CO-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE CO-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS CO-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN CO-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER CO-
NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS CO-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN CO-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER CO-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS CO-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS CO-
727 PM MDT FRI MAR 24 2023
..SNOW SQUALL
HAZARDS...A SNOW SQUALL ACCOMPANIED BY WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WHICH
CAN RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...AT 727 PM MDT, A SNOW SQUALL WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF MARBLE TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDAR
HILL AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONTROSE, DURANGO, GUNNISON, BAYFIELD, TELLURIDE, PAGOSA SPRINGS,
PAONIA, MANCOS, MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, OURAY, HOTCHKISS, RIDGWAY, MOUNT
CRESTED BUTTE, IGNACIO, SILVERTON, CRAWFORD, LAKE CITY, RICO, PITKIN
AND SAWPIT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 550 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 130.
U.S. HIGHWAY 50 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 181, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 192.
U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 27.
U.S. HIGHWAY 160 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 155.
COLORADO 62 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.
COLORADO 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 89.
COLORADO 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 73.
COLORADO 114 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.
COLORADO 133 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 35.
COLORADO 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 27.
COLORADO 140 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 23.
COLORADO 145 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 90.
COLORADO 149 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 117.
COLORADO 151 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
17 AND 33.
COLORADO 172 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 24.
SAFETY INFO...
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS SQUALL.
RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS MAY LEAD TO
ACCIDENTS.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
LAT...LON 3709 10862 3907 10768 3906 10658 3904 10660
3900 10660 3900 10656 3892 10648 3891 10633
3891 10632 3882 10642 3870 10645 3857 10635
3842 10639 3842 10700 3796 10700 3794 10714
3768 10715 3739 10713 3740 10678 3700 10693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 314DEG 35KT 3899 10717 3710 10807
BGB
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