Expires:No;;750919 WWUS45 KGJT 051059 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 359 AM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORMS BRING SNOWFALL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TWO STORMS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES WILL BE FAVORED FOR SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY THE ELKHEAD...PARK...GORE...FLATTOPS...AND ELK MOUNTAIN RANGES. EXPECT WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM... PLEASE VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION 1900- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0001.090106T0100Z-090107T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.090106T0100Z-090108T0100Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 359 AM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON TUESDAY. BUT BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$