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Winter Weather Advisory

Statement as of 3:12 PM MDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 2:00 PM EDT on May 20, 2013


... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 11 PM this evening to
noon MDT Monday...

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
Winter Weather Advisory for snow... which is in effect from 11 PM
this evening to noon MDT Monday.

* Timing... from late this evening through Monday morning. The best
accumulations are expected late tonight through mid-morning.

* Snow accumulation... total snowfall of 2 to 6 inches... with the
highest amounts expected over the Elkhead Mountains and Rabbit
Ears Pass above 9000 feet.

* Snow level... lowering to near the mountain bases late tonight.

* Winds... west winds at 10 to 20 mph at ridge top.

* Visibility... occasionally 1 mile or less at times in snow and
fog.

* Impacts... expect slushy to snow packed roads above 9000 feet.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow will cause
travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and limited
visibilities... and use caution while driving.








Public Information Statement

Statement as of 12:31 PM MDT on May 19, 2013


The following are preliminary 24 hour precipitation reports from
western Colorado and eastern Utah, ending around 9 am Sunday. The
first value is rainfall or water amounts in snow, and the second
value is snowfall, when appropriate. Amounts are in inches.


Western Colorado and eastern Utah 24 hour stations:

Aspen, 0.21.
Craig, 0.42.
Meeker, 0.13.
Rifle, 0.10.


Official climate stations of western colorado:

2 miles southwest of Collbran, 0.13.
Crested Butte, 0.10.
Massadona, 0.23.
1 mile east of Rangely, 0.12.


Official climate stations of eastern utah:

Cedar Point, 0.10.
Jarvie ranch, 0.13.


Unofficial stations:

33 miles north of Craig, 0.73.
Collbran, 0.19.
Gothic, 0.25, 3.0.
1 mile east of Mesa, 0.12.
1 mile southeast of Steamboat Springs, 0.16.


Climate reference network sites of western colorado:

30 miles north of Craig, 0.41.
13 miles southeast of Eagle, 0.23.



:Cocorahs precipitation summary
:these reports are considered preliminary and unofficial
:values are for the previous 24 hours ending around 7 am local time
:
:cocorahs precipitation reports for the local area
:
: station snow snow water
: ID name pcpn fall depth equiv
:
:eagle County
:
coeg06 : Basalt 6e : 0.11 / mm / mm / mm
coeg25 : Eagle 1sse : 0.04 / mm / mm / mm
:
:garfield County
:
cogf01 : Glenwood Springs 1s : 0.09 / 0.0 / 0.0 / mm
cogf02 : Rifle 1ne : 0.01 / mm / mm / mm
cogf04 : Glenwood Springs 1s : 0.08 / mm / mm / mm
cogf28 : Rifle 3ene : 0.08 / mm / mm / mm
cogf33 : Glenwood Springs 5sse : 0.07 / mm / mm / mm
:
:gunnison County
:
cogn18 : Crested Butte 6n : 0.25 / 3.0 / 1.5 / mm
cogn47 : Cimarron 11s : 0.02 / mm / mm / mm
:
:la Plata County
:
colp26 : Hesperus 13ssw : T / mm / mm / mm
:
:mesa County
:
come03 : grand : T / 0.0 / 0.0 / mm
come59 : Grand Junction 4sse : 0.19 / mm / mm / mm
come61 : Mesa 6sse : 0.02 / mm / mm / mm
come69 : Grand Junction 4w : T / 0.0 / 0.0 / mm
:
:montrose County
:
comt06 : Montrose 4wnw : T / mm / mm / mm
comt09 : Montrose 4nw : 0.02 / mm / mm / mm
comt13 : Montrose 1wsw : T / mm / mm / mm
comt25 : Olathe 3nne : 0.01 / mm / mm / mm
comt31 : Montrose 7ene : T / 0.0 / 0.0 / mm
:
:routt County
:
cort25 : Steamboat Springs 1se : 0.16 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
:


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