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...Atmospheric River to Bring Periods of Moderate to Heavy Mountain Snow... .A prolonged atmospheric river event will bring moderate snow to the western Colorado mountains as well as the southern mountains in southeast Utah through Sunday with a few periods of heavy snow. Snow showers will generally favor the northern and central mountains today with a decrease in snow intensity this evening. Showers will then spread south late tonight and continue through Sunday before showers taper off from north to south. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

WHAT...Snow, moderate to heavy at times. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

WHERE...Grand and Battlement Mesas.

WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 PM MST Sunday.

IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. A detailed map of the snowfall can be found at: www.weather.gov/gjt/winter.

...Atmospheric River to Bring Periods of Moderate Mountain Snow... .A prolonged atmospheric river event will bring moderate snow to the northern and central Colorado mountains beginning Thursday. Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow is likely for these areas with locally higher amounts possible through Friday afternoon. While light snow showers will continue Friday evening, snow intensity will not pick up again until toward midnight Friday night. All the mountains of western Colorado as well as the La Sal and Abajo Mountains in southeast Utah will see periods of moderate snow through Sunday before showers taper off from north to south. Additional accumulations of 5 to 10 inches across the northern mountains and 6 to 14 inches are possible for the central and southern mountains. ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

WHAT...Moderate snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts up to a foot possible.

WHERE...Grand and Battlement Mesas.

WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.

IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. A detailed map of the snowfall can be found at: www.weather.gov/gjt/winter.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Periodic breaks in snowfall are possible during the event.