THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY...WITH
DEEPER DRIFTS EXPECTED.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.
* VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.