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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
121 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
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WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - MANTUA, MOON LAKE, MIRROR
LAKE HIGHWAY, LOGAN SUMMIT, ALTA, AND BRIGHTON
121 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 8500 FEET...
* WHAT...WET, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET.
* WHERE...THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS, AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...UNUSUALLY WET AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS
COULD IMPACT HIGH ELEVATION ROUTES SUCH AS THE UPPER COTTONWOODS
AND WOLF CREEK PASS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
-SNOW TOTALS OF 5 TO 15 INCHES, ESPECIALLY FOR TERRAIN FAVORED BY
WESTERLY FLOW SUCH AS THE BEAR RIVER RANGE.
-WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGELINES.
-UNUSUALLY LOW SNOW-TO-LIQUID RATIOS AS LOW AS 5-TO-1.
-SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE AS HIGH AS 9000 TO 9500 FEET THIS EVENING,
THEN LOWER TO AROUND 8000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALREADY EXIST IN THE BACKCOUNTRY, PER THE UTAH
AVALANCHE CENTER. HEAVY, WET SNOW IS EXPECTED, SO BACKCOUNTRY USERS
SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION AND CONSULT UTAHAVALANCHECENTER.ORG
FOR AVALANCHE FORECASTS.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR WINTER ROAD
CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, VISIT
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV.
FOR GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE SNOWFALL FORECAST, INCLUDING
OFFICIAL NWS FORECAST, HIGH END AMOUNT, AND LOW END AMOUNT, VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/SLC/WINTER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY.
FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV
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