NZUS99 KGJT 272026
WRKMDA

***MATTY ICE ICE BABY***

***GRAND JUNCTION AFD***

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued Thu Nov 27 2025

After the latest clipper departs into the Plains and Midwest by
Saturday afternoon, much cooler air mass will be left behind with
highs dropping by about 5 to 10 degrees from Friday's highs. Some
light flurries may linger over the northern Divide but conditions
should be improving through the afternoon. Another trough is
expected to drop in from the northwest Sunday afternoon with snow
picking up over the northern and central mountains, dropping further
south into the San Juans by Sunday evening. Models are coming into
better agreement with regards to this late weekend storm and are a
bit more progressive and not as far south, with this system moving
into the Plains by Monday with mountain snow lingering through
Monday morning. With its continental origins, moisture is limited
which is resulting in less production. At this time, snowfall totals
fall within that 3 to 6 inch range for most mountain areas with
locally higher amounts over the central mountains and eastern San
Juans. This reduction in totals from run to run is reflected with
limited moisture and the more progressive nature of this system.
Mountain travel post-Thanksgiving holiday will be impactful
regardless of amounts so check the latest forecast and road
conditions before traveling and be prepared for wintry conditions
over the passes.

Dirty northwest flow remains for much of next week with what looks
like a cooler unsettled pattern emerging as yet another system drops
in from the northwest by Tuesday into Wednesday. This appears to be
another clipper like system favoring the northern and central
Colorado mountains. Details become fuzzy beyond Monday honestly, but
this unsettled northwest flow should keep mountain snow in the
forecast through the coming week and cooler temperatures as we cross
over into December, staying right around 5 degrees below normal.

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MDA

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.AVIATION /[##]Z TAFS THROUGH [##]Z [xxx]/...
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.FIRE WEATHER
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