The afternoon forecast package included advisories included a couple of Winter Weather Advisories.
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVERTON, RICO, AND HESPERUS
226 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2020
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST MONDAY…
* WHAT…SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR WOLF CREEK PASS. WINDS GUSTING
35 TO 50 MPH NEAR AND ABOVE TREELINE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE…SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN…FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING SNOW
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIDGWAY, GLADE PARK, TELLURIDE, OURAY,
LAKE CITY, AND MONTICELLO
226 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2020
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST MONDAY…
* WHAT…SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
MAINLY ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 50 MPH NEAR AND ABOVE TREELINE CREATING
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE…IN UTAH, LA SAL MOUNTAINS. IN COLORADO, UNCOMPAHGRE
PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE AND NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN…FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING SNOW
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
Good call, review my noon post if you haven’t, next Update Monday.
