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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...SNOW MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ALONG NORTH FACING SLOPES.
* WINDS...WEST BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE
MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

...PERIODS OF SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO
MUCH OF THE REGION WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST UTAH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE OUT
OF THE REGION TONIGHT WITH SNOW COMING TO AN END BY EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU CAN MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL
MEDIA AND THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT. YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK.
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS IN COLORADO...PLEASE VISIT WWW.COTRIP.ORG OR
DIAL 511. IN UTAH...PLEASE VISIT WWW.UDOT.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOWFALL.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED WITH SNOW CAUSING
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO520 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009COZ018-019-300600-/O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091030T0600Z/NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS520 PM MDT THU OCT 29 2009...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDTTONIGHT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDTTONIGHT.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALLACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AREEXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILLMAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.$$