First major winter storm of season will begin to impact Colorado beginning tomorrow evening (10/27). Winter storm watches are up. Western Colorado can expect 3-7" of snow and gusty winds through thursday afternoon. However, depending on where low tracks, Denver area may see more significant snow amounts.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
352 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT THE AREA
BEGINNING TUESDAY...
.A STRONG STORM ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL DROP
INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY AND THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS COLORADO
WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST UTAH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WESTERN COLORADO TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL
IS LIKELY TO BEGIN OVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS OF UTAH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO
TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL GENERATED BY THIS STORM WILL PERSIST INTO
THURSDAY.
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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
352 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Subject: 10/27 - 10/30 FCST: CO 
Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:37 pm