Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1222 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009

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ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL...
SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
1222 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOWFALL UNTIL
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING OVER ALL THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
STEADY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS
WILL KEEP THE SNOWFALL GOING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST-FACING
SLOPES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY
MIDNIGHT OVER THE PARK...GORE...ELK AND FLATTOPS MOUNTAINS. THIS
WILL YIELD A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 9 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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CUOCO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1057 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009

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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/
SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND
BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK
COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/
EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD
COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS
COUNTY-
1057 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH.  AREAS OF SNOW WILL
ALSO CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SUMMIT...GRAND AND JACKSON
COUNTIES.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE OR TWO
INCHES.  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE ON
THE PLAINS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF DENVER THROUGH MOST OF THE
AFTERNOON.  THE SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS ARE BEING PRODUCED BY A FAST
MOVING UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS LATE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG RIDGE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER FOR THANKSGIVING...
THEN ANOTHER TROUGH WILL SPREAD COLD TEMPERATURES AND SOME SNOW TO
THE HIGH COUNTRY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
POSSIBLE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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DANKERS/RTG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
600 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009

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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
TODAY AND THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OVER
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE CLEARING FROM THE
WEST TODAY. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES INLAND FROM THE PACIFIC.  THE TIMING OF
THIS STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN...SO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
INTO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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EH

Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
655 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009

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WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND
EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST
PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW
MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...
WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES
MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER
TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS
FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
655 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009

.NOW...
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE HIGHER
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY
FLURRIES ALONG THE DIVIDE BY 9 PM. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH
ALONG THE CREST AND HIGHER EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE WILL ALSO
DIMINISH.

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GIMMESTAD