12/25/21 Saturday Noon
The Euro and GFS models came in pretty lackluster this morning and do not support the wording for the upcoming Winter Storm Watches For Purgatory, Rico, Silverton, and Telluride. One model does support those amounts and it is NOAA’s NBM model. I am going to give the models another 12 or so hours and I will have a forecast out very early tomorrow morning. The snow tomorrow should be a little higher quality snow than yesterday.
Here are the latest Winter Storm Watches. Because the other Winter Storm Warnings have expired these are mostly in their original form.
Purgatory, Rico Silverton and Mayday
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1101 AM MST SAT DEC 25 2021
COZ004-012-013-019-260215-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-211225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0007.211226T0900Z-211227T1200Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- FLAT TOPS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, TOPONAS,
CRESTED BUTTE, TAYLOR PARK, MARBLE, BUFORD, TRAPPERS LAKE, SILVERTON, RICO, AND HESPERUS
1101 AM MST SAT DEC 25 2021
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 8500 FEET…
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING
* WHAT…HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 8500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE…ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, FLAT TOPS AND SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN…FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
Telluride and Red Mountain
COZ009-010-018-260215-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-211225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0007.211226T0900Z-211227T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASPEN, VAIL, SNOWMASS, TELLURIDE, OURAY, AND LAKE CITY
1101 AM MST SAT DEC 25 2021
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 8500 FEET…
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING
* WHAT…HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 8500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE…GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, GORE AND ELK
MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN…FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE
Wolf Creek
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
958 AM MST SAT DEC 25 2021
COZ058-060-068-260100-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-211225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0013.211226T0900Z-211227T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
958 AM MST SAT DEC 25 2021
…WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT…
* WHAT…HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
* WHERE…EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET, WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.
* WHEN…FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
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