723  
WWUS75 KGJT 161829  
NPWGJT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
1129 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
COZ007-008-014-170800-  
/O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.260217T1200Z-260218T0000Z/  
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-UPPER  
GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLLBRAN, DE BEQUE, NEW CASTLE, MESA,  
PARACHUTE, RIFLE, SILT, EDWARDS, EAGLE, GYPSUM, GLENWOOD SPRINGS,  
CARBONDALE, BASALT, ALMONT, GUNNISON, CIMARRON, AND BLACK CANYON OF  
THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK  
1129 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR,  
AND UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ001-002-020>022-170800-  
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.260217T1200Z-260218T0000Z/  
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-PARADOX  
VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-  
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RANGELY, DINOSAUR, DINOSAUR NATIONAL  
MONUMENT, CRAIG, HAYDEN, MEEKER, GATEWAY, NUCLA, NORWOOD, CORTEZ,  
DOVE CREEK, MANCOS, TOWAOC, MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, DURANGO,  
BAYFIELD, AND IGNACIO  
1129 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, ANIMAS  
RIVER BASIN, FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER, AND PARADOX  
VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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