AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH INTO WYOMING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO THE BASE OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS EARLY FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
..WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET
WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 7500 FEET.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...MAY BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...SLUSHY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
HIGHWAYS 191 AND 44 ABOVE 7000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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