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Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 1, 20056 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 1, 2005, 4:36 AM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 1, 2005, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 36 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2005, 4:36 AM MST (11:36 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 1, 2005, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 3, 2005, 6:00 AM MST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Lake County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 3, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 17Climax, CO8 INCHES LAST 24 HOURS. 1.15 LIQUID TOTAL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2005-12-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2005-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
99 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 011136
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
436 AM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...MORE SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ONCE THE STORM BEGINS...IT WILL BE SLOW TO
MOVE OUT...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-011945-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.051202T0100Z-051203T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0009.051202T0100Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
436 AM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAIN MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY COMING TO
AN END SATURDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT
IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN QUICKLY OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT
PASSES TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTH TO
WOLD CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
15 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 011437
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
737 AM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...MORE SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THE STORM BEGINS...IT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE
OUT...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-012245-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.051202T0100Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
737 AM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAIN MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PERIODS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY COMING TO AN END SATURDAY
MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS LIKELY OVER
THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OVER THE HIGHER WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN QUICKLY OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT
PASSES TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTH TO
WOLF CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 011744
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1044 AM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...MORE SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THE STORM SETS IN...IT WILL BE SLOW TO
MOVE OUT...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-012300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.051202T0100Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1044 AM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAIN MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY COMING TO
AN END SATURDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT
IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OVER
THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN QUICKLY OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT
PASSES TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTH TO
WOLF CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

LW
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 012056
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
156 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...MORE SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-020000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.051202T0100Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
156 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING 
HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
COME TO AN END SATURDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF
A FOOT IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3
FEET OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

LW
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 012247
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
347 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...MORE SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-020700-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.051202T0100Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
347 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY COMING TO AN END ON SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS LIKELY OVER THE WARNING
AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING
SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 020208
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
708 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-021015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
708 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE
DECREASING ON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OVER
THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 020440
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
940 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT
THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-021245-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
940 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE
DECREASING ON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO
3 FEET OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 020646
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1146 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT
THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-021330-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1146 PM MST THU DEC 1 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE
DECREASING ON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO
3 FEET OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TONIGHT...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 021141
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-021945-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
441 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

WHILE THIS STORM HAS BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP...CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THROUGH TODAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING ON
SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE OVER
THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TODAY...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF CREEK
PASS TONIGHT.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 021757
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1057 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-022300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1057 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING ON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING
AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TODAY...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS TONIGHT.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

LW
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 022109
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
209 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-030100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
209 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING ON SATURDAY. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN OVER MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES
TODAY...WITH POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TO WOLF
CREEK PASS TONIGHT.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 022251
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
351 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-030300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
351 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...BEFORE
DECREASING EARLY SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2
FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH
RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
TONIGHT...INCLUDING FREMONT...MONARCH...AND WOLF CREEK PASSES.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

LW
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 030214
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
713 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-031015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
713 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING EARLY
SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE OVER
THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
TONIGHT...INCLUDING FREMONT...MONARCH...AND WOLF CREEK PASSES.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 030450
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
950 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-031100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
950 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING EARLY
SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
TONIGHT...INCLUDING FREMONT...MONARCH...AND WOLF CREEK PASSES.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 030637
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1137 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...SNOW AND WIND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE AREA...WILL CONTINUE BRINGING
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-031300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1137 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WOLF CREEK...
MONARCH...AND FREMONT.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING EARLY
SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...WITH EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
TONIGHT...INCLUDING FREMONT...MONARCH...AND WOLF CREEK PASSES.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 031300
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
600 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2005

...HEAVY SNOWFALL ENDING THIS MORNING...

.THE STRONG JET STREAM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL COLORADO WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY.

COZ058>061-066>068-031400-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-051203T1300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
600 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY...BUT SHOULD BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES. TRAVELERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND TAKE EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.