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WWUS45 KGJT 240529
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1029 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
COZ004-242000-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.260225T0100Z-260226T0400Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, AND TOPONAS
1029 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM
MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 9,000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9, 000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
UP TO 2 FEET ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW AND SLUSHY TO ICY CONDITIONS MAINLY DURING THE
NIGHT-TIME HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WARM CLOTHES,
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
COZ010-013-242000-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0007.260225T0700Z-260226T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLAT TOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASPEN, SNOWMASS, VAIL, VAIL PASS, MINTURN,
BUFORD, AND TRAPPERS LAKE
1029 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 10,000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 10, 000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...FLAT TOPS AND GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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