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Winter Storm Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1129 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

....MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND...

..STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL
COMBINE TO BRING SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

COZ060-061-066-068-301230-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
GRANITE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1129 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

....WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM
MST SUNDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN
9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...
TENNESSEE PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CUMBRES PASS...AND NORTH PASS.

MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY EVENING...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD OVER THE WARNED AREA...AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR MAY OCCUR. STORM TOTALS BY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OVER THE SAWATCH RANGE AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET OVER THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES AND
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...AND 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE SAN JUANS AND LA
GARITAS. THE SNOW WILL HAVE A HIGH WATER CONTENT...WHICH WILL LEAD
TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF AVALANCHE ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

ROSE





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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
812 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

....MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

..VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STORM
SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER
VALLEYS AS WELL. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.

COZ009-012-018-019-301300-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0010.071130T1900Z-071202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071130T1900Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...
HESPERUS
812 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

....WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO
5 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AREAS OF SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY
....BECOMING WIDESPREAD FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 4 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE
....ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
812 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

....MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

..VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STORM
SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER
VALLEYS AS WELL. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.

COZ023-301300-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0010.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
812 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

....WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
5 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDDAY
FRIDAY...AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7000 TO
7500 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...THEN LOWER SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 20
INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.






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