ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN 245 PM MDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4-8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 10000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THEN LOWERING TO 8000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. WINDS SHIFT TO WEST FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...LOWERED AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...SLUSHY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES MAY MAKE TRAVELING A CHALLENGE AT TIMES FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. HUNTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER LIKE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.