Full Notification

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...EXPECT WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT ELEVATION...SNOW FALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 FEET DURING THE TWO DAY PERIOD.

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG RIDGES AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...SOUTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. IN THE VALLEYS...EXPECT A PEAK WIND OF 15 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE SERIOUS TRAVEL PROBLEMS... INCLUDING TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES. TRAVEL ALONG ROADS IN THE REGION WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

* MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TEMPORARILY ON MONDAY DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO UPDATED FORECASTS AND WARNINGS REGARDING THIS STORM SYSTEM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.