1/10/23 Tuesday
First of all, thank you all for the well wishes. Everything went fine yesterday. Now I am in a weird period where I have one good eye and one bad eye, so I am very excited about the second surgery on the 23rd!
Last night worked out about as expected, I was a little surprised that Wolf Creek did not report any snow. Mainly 3 to 4 inches fell in the other higher elevation locations.
Tonight a quick-moving storm will arrive and deliver snow throughout the forecast area. The models are not expecting this to be a big producer in the lower elevations. However, it will be impactful to the higher elevation locations, especially the passes. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued and will be in effect for 24 hours beginning at 6 pm.
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/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.230111T0100Z-230112T0100Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIDGWAY, GLADE PARK, TELLURIDE, OURAY,
LAKE CITY, SILVERTON, RICO, AND HESPERUS
338 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* WHERE...UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, NORTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN MANY AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN
PICK UP IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AGAIN BY LATE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PATCHY BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY ON
RIDGE TOPS.
Wolf Creek Pass is also under a Winter Weather Advisory for 8 to 12 inches.
Here are the latest forecast models for total precipitation from tonight through Wednesday night.
GFS
Canadian
European
German
WPC
550 passes, Purgatory, Wolf Creek: 8 to 12 inches. It’s very rare that I agree exactly with the NWS, but I guess I see the same thing they are seeing.
Mayday, Rico, Silverton, Telluride: 6 to 10 inches
Upper Forest Lakes, Upper Durango Hills, Durango Ridge Ranch, Hesperus Hill: 4 to 7 inches
All other mid-elevation areas: 3 to 5 inches
Durango, Bayfield, Mancos: 1 to 3 inches
Cortez: Up to 2 inches
After the storm clears out tomorrow night, a ridge will move over us for a couple of days before the next storm cycle starts very late Saturday night/Sunday morning. Several waves should come in Sunday through Wednesday
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