...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES RESULTING IN
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET WITH A SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE QUITE
VARIABLE OVER SHORT DISTANCES TODAY DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE
OF THE PRECIPITATION.
* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 8500 FEET.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW
SHOWERS.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND OTHER AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET. ROADS WILL BECOME
SLUSHY TOWARD MOUNTAIN BASES.

...THE NEXT WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS ARRIVED TO EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COLORADO
MOUNTAINS INTO THE LATE WEEK PERIOD WHILE ENDING ELSEWHERE LATE
TONIGHT...
.A VIGOROUOS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH EASTERN
UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE MUCH COLDER AND WINDIER...WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO
THE VALLEY FLOORS. AREAS ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND EXPOSED MOUNTAIN
PASSES CAN EXPECT GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MONDAY...
WITH SOME GUSTS AT 40 TO 50 MPH...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. COLD...MOIST NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA
AND THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT. FOLLOW THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND
JUNCTION ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...
* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE IN HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO1159 PM MDT WED OCT 28 2009...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACTTHE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY....SNOW CONTINUES OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AS ASTRONG WINTER-LIKE STORM SLOWLY MOVED EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERNNEW MEXICO. TONIGHT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL FAVOR THEUNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND PARADOX VALLEY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THE STORMWILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO ON THURSDAY. DESPITETHIS...WRAPAROUND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOWTHROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.COZ021-291200-/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-091029T1200Z/FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS1159 PM MDT WED OCT 28 2009...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDTTHURSDAY...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDTTHURSDAY.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONSOF HEAVY WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BYTHURSDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN FOOTHILL AREAS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...ORFREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FORSLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILEDRIVING.$$