THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO AND UTAH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE STORM APPROACHES SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL ACROSS THE REGION WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED FOR MOUNTAINS. FAVORED AREAS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL INCLUDE THE YAMPA RIVER BASIN...ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAU...
THE UNCOMPAGHRE PLATEAU AND THE GRAND MESA. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE SNOWFALL ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS CAUSING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. INDIVIDUALS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AREA MAY EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES WILL MOST LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
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ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER DOWN FROM CANADA DROPPING DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES.
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