Craig Daily Press / Weather

County,: Avalanche Watch issued January 28 at 5:48AM PST by NWS; Effective: 6:48 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013; Expires: 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013; THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
...AVALANCHE WATCH FOR THE PARK RANGE, FLAT TOP MOUNTAINS, ELK
MOUNTAINS, RUBY RANGE, WEST ELK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND MESA...
THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF STRONG WINTER STORMS WILL AFFECT THE
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. INTENSE
SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE STORM. DURING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL SPONTANEOUS AND TRIGGERED AVALANCHES
BECOME LIKELY. AVALANCHE CONDITIONS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND
TRAVEL IN OR BELOW AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF THE
WINTER STORM PROGRESSES AS FORECAST, WE WILL UPGRADE THIS WATCH TO
AN AVALANCHE WARNING ON TUESDAY MORNING.
FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...SEE THE COLORADO AVALANCHE
INFORMATION CENTER`S WEB SITE AT WWW.COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE
GREENE; See more at NOAA

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