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...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BE
MOVING ACROSS THE COLORADO ROCKIES TODAY. A POWERFUL JET
STREAM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING
IN SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW
COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT
TIMES.

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY.
* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES
WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES
ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING PEAKS. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED
ROADS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES.