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WWUS45 KSLC 121951  
WSWSLC  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
151 PM MDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
UTZ112-131100-  
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.261012T1951Z-261014T1200Z/  
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY AND MOON  
LAKE  
151 PM MDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8TO 14 INCHES,  
ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9,000FT.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. TRACTION LAW  
RESTRICTIONS MAY BE ENACTED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SEASONAL ROADS SUCH AS BALD MOUNTAIN PASS  
REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME AND MAY POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO  
UNDER-PREPARED TRAVELERS. IF TRAVELING ALONG HIGH ELEVATION ROUTES,  
BE PREPARED FOR PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING ROAD SNOW.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
UTZ111-131100-  
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.261013T1200Z-261014T1200Z/  
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - BRIGHTON AND ALTA  
151 PM MDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED, PARTICULARLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8,500FT.  
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES IN UPPER LITTLE AND  
BIG COTTONWOOD, WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE  
9,000FT.  
 
* WHERE...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EARLY SEASON SNOWFALL ON ROADWAYS MAY POSE A  
SIGNIFICANT RISK TO UNDER-PREPARED TRAVELERS. WHILE MINOR SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR UPPER LITTLE AND BIG COTTONWOOD  
CANYON, GUARDSMAN PASS WILL LIKELY SEE HIGHER SNOWFALL POTENTIAL.  
IF TRAVELING ALONG THIS ROUTE, BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING  
CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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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