WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 305 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN OVER THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE FROM 8
TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES WILL BE
FAVORED.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CREATING
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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