WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON - TopicsExpress

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST TUESDAY. * TIMING... SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS... WEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY... DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS... ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ON HIGHWAY 40 APPROACHING RABBIT EARS PASS... INTERSTATE 70 OVER VAIL PASS... HIGHWAY 133 OVER MCCLURE PASS... AND HIGHWAY 82 AROUND ASPEN.