THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO END THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVEL...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 8000 FEET BUT
SNOW MAY BRIEFLY FALL AS LOW AS 6500 FEET THIS MORNING.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...AT TIMES LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN HEAVIER
SNOW SHOWERS.
* IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW
PACKED...ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER REACHES OF HIGHWAY 191 AND 44.