NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
223 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012
...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY WITH ANOTHER STORM ON THE HORIZON...
.A WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO EASTERN
UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THE UPPER TROUGH AND
SURFACE COLD FRONT ARE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS TO THE
REGION. THESE SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE QUICK BURSTS OF SNOW AS THEY
MOVE OVERHEAD. ONCE THE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT MOVE OUT OF THE
AREA...WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST ALLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE
UNDER FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANT OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
TRAVELERS GOING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH TONIGHT SHOULD PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.
ONCE PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM THE CURRENT STORM...ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST BRINGING MORE SNOWFALL TO COLORADO
AND UTAH. CURRENT THINKING BRINGS SNOWFALL TO NORTHERN AREAS OF
COLORADO AND UTAH AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY
MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO DIFFERENTIATE THE TWO STORMS AND
DISCUSS ANY SPECIFICS RELEVANT TO THE NEXT SYSTEM.
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