. . . FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION: WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH TODAY AND THURSDAY... A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE STORM APPROACHES...DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THIS STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEKEND. -------------------------------------------------------- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR -CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN ... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE * TIMING...RAIN OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO ALL SNOWFALL EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM DEBEQUE CANYON TO EAGLE WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 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.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS -ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS -GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS -GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS -WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS -FLATTOPS ...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION ABOVE 10000 FEET. * WINDS...LOCAL SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST. * VISIBILITY...DOWN TO AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. 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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
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM MST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: -FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER -ANIMAS RIVER BASIN -SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN ...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS... DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...LOCAL SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE...DIMINISHING BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DOWN TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOWPACKED...WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... -UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE -NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS -SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF COAL BANK AND MOLAS SUMMITS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND DIMINISHING BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED ASPECTS. * VISIBILITY...DOWN TO AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. 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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