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WWUS45 KGJT 251801
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1101 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
COZ004-260400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260226T0400Z/
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBINE, HAHNS PEAK, AND TOPONAS
1101 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 9,000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 9, 000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
COZ010-013-260700-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260226T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLAT TOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASPEN, SNOWMASS, VAIL, VAIL PASS, MINTURN,
BUFORD, AND TRAPPERS LAKE
1101 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT ABOVE 10,000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 10, 000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...FLAT TOPS AND GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.
* 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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