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Winter Storm Watch issued February 12 at 2:22PM MST until February 15 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 2 feet with locally higher amounts possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Grand and Battlement Mesas and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes. Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Avalanche Watch issued February 12 at 3:22PM MST by NWS Denver CO AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM Thursday UNTIL 5 PM Saturday *WHAT Dangerous avalanche conditions are developing. Expect the Avalanche Danger to rise to HIGH (Level 4 of 5) by Thursday night. *WHERE Park Range, Flat Top Mountains, Elk Mountains, Ruby Range, West Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains, La Plata Mountains, Needle Mountains, Grenadier Range *WHEN Expect dangerous avalanche conditions to begin on Thursday night by about 11:00 PM and last through Saturday at 5:00 PM. *IMPACTS Heavy snow and strong winds will create dangerous avalanche conditions by Thursday night. Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger once the new snow accumulates. Large avalanches will run naturally. *PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended from Thursday night through Saturday. Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche Lazar