A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS WILL BE TRACKING ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AS THE WEEK COMES TO AN END.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST AND EVENTUALLY TURN NORTHEAST AS IT REACHES THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL SEND MOISTURE ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND INTO SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO FRIDAY...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS BY MIDDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS A SECOND STORM DROPS SOUTH INTO THE GREAT BASIN.
AT THIS TIME...THE SECOND STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND INTO WESTERN COLORADO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS...WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE VALLEYS.
THE PATTERN REMAINS ENERGETIC AS THIS STORM QUICKLY DEPARTS SATURDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A THIRD SYSTEM...WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE STRONGEST IN THIS SERIES OF STORMS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONGER WINDS AND HAS SUFFICIENT MOISTURE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW...WITH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN COLORADO FAVORED AS IT TRACKS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST COLORADO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUAL STORMS AND MINOR SHIFTS COULD RESULT IN MORE OR LESS SNOWFALL IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR AREA. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME MOUNTAIN AREAS BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING.
MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA...THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT...AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.