Jeffco: High Wind Warning & Park Co: Winter Weather Advisory

Weather Alert: High Wind Watch in effect this evening through late tonight for parts of the foothills. Winds of 30-50 mph are possible, with gusts to 75 mph in the more wind-prone canyon areas and exposed locations. Find out which towns will be affected on our Super Local Weather Page: mymountaintown.com/weather-traffic/super-local-weather

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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
500 AM MST MON DEC 21 2015

...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW AND WIND FOR THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEK...

.MOISTURE AND A FEW DISTURBANCES IN QUICK FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL.

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SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
500 AM MST MON DEC 21 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON
TUESDAY NIGHT...THOUGH WILL STILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK AT
LIGHTER RATES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ALONG THE INDIAN PEAKS AS WELL AS OVER THE SOUTHERN GORE RANGE .

* WIND/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE AT
TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY OR SNOW
COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.