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HWOGJT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
546 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
546 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PARK RANGE AND THE FLATTOPS WITH
SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED WITH WINTER
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUING THROUGH NOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER OTHER MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WORK
WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL
FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.

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