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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
500 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...
PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...
EAGLE...CARBONDALE...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...
TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...GUNNISON...
CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...
DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
500 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER
COLORADO MOUNTAINS. AREAS MOST IMPACTED WILL BE THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THIS INCLUDES VAIL
PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...AND MONARCH PASS. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
LATE THIS MORNING...BEFORE THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT.
THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONGER DURATION OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT EXTENDED PERIODS OF
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM THE VALLEY FLOORS NORTH TO AROUND 6000
TO 7000 FEET IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND 9000 FEET FOR THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO NEAR THE VALLEY
FLOORS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. ABOVE 8000
FEET...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE
PARK...GORE...ELK HEAD AND FLATTOPS MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO BE MOST PERSISTENT.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLDER AND WETTER WEATHER...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
COMMON...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS WHERE OCCASIONAL
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR.
FOR THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...OR TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH
COUNTRY...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER LIKE WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH
MID WEEK. GET THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OR SOCIAL MEDIA...OR ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT
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