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WWUS85 KGJT 182030
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
130 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
COZ019-021-022-182115-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN CO-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS CO-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER CO-
130 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MONTEZUMA AND WESTERN LA PLATA
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MST...
AT 129 PM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF DOLORES TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CORTEZ. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORTEZ, MANCOS, DOLORES, LA PLATA, LEBANON, MAYDAY, TOWAOC, STONER,
ARRIOLA, REDMESA, AND MESA VERDE NATL PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 491 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 33.
U.S. HIGHWAY 160 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 71.
COLORADO 140 NEAR MILE MARKER 7.
COLORADO 145 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 36.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3756 10790 3701 10822 3715 10883 3763 10853
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 256DEG 41KT 3767 10843 3725 10868
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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