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...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.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES WHICH HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR PAGOSA SPRINGS.
* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30
MPH AT TIMES.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW.
* IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME WET AND SLIPPERY WITH SLUSHY
AND SNOW PACKED CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO551 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009...SPRING STORM IS WINDING DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT....ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE COLD FRONT...AN UNSTABLE AIRMASSCONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. SNOWSHOWERS...LOCALLY HEAVY...WILL DIMINISH WITH SUNSET FROM WEST TOEAST. THE NEXT STRONG SPRING STORM WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT.COZ019-020600-/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T0600Z/SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS551 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDTTONIGHT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDTTONIGHT.OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BYMIDNIGHT TONIGHT TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESTRICTING VISIBILITY ATTIMES.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSETRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITEDVISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.$$TGJT