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Winter Storm Watch 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

November 30, 20056 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Nov 30, 2005, 3:49 PM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 1, 2005, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2005, 3:49 PM MST (22:49 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 22:48 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 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 12:00Z on 2005-11-30Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2005-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
379 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 302249
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
349 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...A NEW STORM IS HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
STRONG WINDS INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COLORADO
BY THURSDAY NIGHT. ONCE THE STORM BEGINS...IT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE
OUT...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-010500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.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
349 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM MAY SPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 8 INCHES MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO
TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME
OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH
AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

$$

LW
18 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 010412
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
912 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...A NEW STORM IS HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...

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

COZ058>061-066>068-011315-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.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
912 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WATCH 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.

AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM MAY SPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 8 INCHES MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO
TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 010646
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1146 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...A NEW STORM IS HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW...POSSIBLY 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 FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES.

COZ058>061-066>068-011330-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.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
1146 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WATCH 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.

AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM MAY SPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 8 INCHES MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO
TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.

$$
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.

$$
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.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Nov 30, 3:31 PM MST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:31 PM MST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
331 PM MST WED NOV 30 2005

...CORRECTED HEADLINE BEGINNING TIME BELOW...

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)

...LOWS TONIGHT...WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOWS...ARE ALL FORECAST
CONCERNS THIS CYCLE...

FIRST OFF...LOWS TONIGHT.  ENDED UP DROPPING MOST LOWS A LITTLE BIT
TONIGHT... FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF GUIDANCE.  LOW DEWPOINTS...COOL
AIRMASS...CLEARING SKIES...AND EVENTUAL DECOUPLING OF THE SURFACE
LAYER SHOULD FACILITATE ANOTHER NIGHT OF STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING.
ALL AREAS SHOULD END UP BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES...EXCEPT WHERE THE
ATMOSPHERE FAILS TO DECOUPLE.

NOW ONTO THE WINDS.  ITS STILL WINDY OUT THERE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  MOST SENSORS ARE NOT SHOWING ANYTHING TOO
EXTREME...AND WEVE HAD NO SPOTTER REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS.
HOWEVER...OLD FAITHFUL KMYP (THE MONARCH AWOS) AT 12K ON THE CREST
OF THE DIVIDE...HAS BEEN SHOWING GUSTS TO 63 AND 59 KNOTS
RESPECTIVELY OVER THE PAST 2 HRS.  THIS SENSOR IS ELEVATED TOO FAR
ABOVE THE GROUND TO BE CONSIDERED A VALID REPORT OF SURFACE WIND
GUSTS... BUT RESPECTABLE NEVER THE LESS.  I HAVE GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 50
MPH IN THE HIGH COUNTRY ABOVE 10K FOR TONIGHT... WITH GUSTS UP TO
ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

NOW FOR THE SNOW.  OROGRAPHIC ASCENT BEGINS TO PICK UP ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER...LAPSE RATES ARE
NOT ALL THAT STEEP...NOR IS THE SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING VERY
IMPRESSIVE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  ALSO...MID LEVEL WARMING
DURING THE DAY MAY RESULT IN LESS THAN OPTIMAL CLOUD PHYSICS FOR GOOD
SNOWFLAKE PRODUCTION.  SO...AT THIS POINT...BELIEVE THAT SNOW
SHOWERS WILL KICK IN DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE GOOD STUFF WILL
HOLD OFF UNTIL THE NIGHT. RAN THE OROGRAPHIC SNOW MODEL WITH A
GENEROUS LAPS RATE OF 6 DEGC/KM...A GENEROUS WEST SOUTHWEST WIND OF
25 KNOTS...AND AN H7 TEMP OF -3... AND STILL COULD ONLY MANAGE 1 TO
3 INCH SNOWFALLS WITH ANY OF THE LOWER SNOW/WATER RATIOS.  SO...
NO HIGHLIGHTS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG OUR PORTION OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IT LOOKS DRY
THROUGH TOMORROW.

TEMPS TOMORROW SHOULD END UP CLOSE TO SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. LW

.LONG TERM...
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR WESTERN MTS...

MAIN FCST CHALLENGES IN THE EXTENDED WILL BE AMOUNT OF SNOW FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MTS.
THEN AMOUNT OF COLD AIR PLUNGING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
IN THE PERIOD.

THURS NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...PACIFIC MOISTURE DEEPENS ACROSS THE
WRN MTS BEGINNING THURS NIGHT AS SRN STREAM UPPER JET MOVES THROUGH
THE GREAT BASIN INTO SW CO BY FRI MORNING.  STRONG WSW FLOW WILL
PROVIDE FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC ASCENT TO SW MTS...WITH LAPSE RATES
STEEPENING DURING THE DAY ON FRI.  WITH UPPER JET DYNAMICS MOVING
INTO THE AREA FRI MORNING...THINK THIS TIME PERIOD WILL BE THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTDVD. THUS...HAVE
HOISTED A WATCH FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MTS.  SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE
A LITTLE LESS FOR THE SAWATCH/MOSQUITO RANGES AS MOISTURE APPEARS TO
SHALLOW OUT FRI AFTN...BUT AMOUNTS STILL APPEAR TO BE NEAR 24 HOUR
WARNING CRITERIA...SO HAVE INCLUDED THESE AREAS IN THE WATCH. BOTH
GFS/NAM SHOW ANOTHER JET STREAK MOVING ACROSS NRN AZ/NM FRI NIGHT...
THUS COULD SEE ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THIS AREA EVEN
THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THUS THE LONG DURATION WATCH.

FOR THE SOUTHEAST MTS/ADJACENT PLAINS...SHOULD BE WINDY FOR THURS
NIGHT/FRI.  NAM12 MODEL SOUNDINGS STILL HINT AT A POTENTIAL MTN WAVE
EVENT EARLY FRI MORNING...WITH MT TOP WINDS AROUND 50 KTS...WEAK MT
TOP STABLE LAYER...AND ONLY MINIMAL FORWARD SHEAR ALOFT.  PARAMETERS
DONT LOOK ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR A WIDESPREAD MT WAVE EVENT...BUT
LOCALIZED SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS MAY SEE SOME BRIEF GUSTS ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES TO 50 MPH EARLY FRI MORNING.  FOR NOW...DOESNT APPEAR
TO NEED A HIGH WIND WATCH...BUT SCENARIO BEARS WATCHING.  SHOULD SEE
A NICE WARM UP ACROSS THE SE PLAINS ON FRI...BEFORE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH FRI NIGHT.  BY SATURDAY...BOTH GFS AND TO A LESSER EXTENT
THE NAM12 SPREADS PRECIP ACROSS THE PLAINS...AS A TROF CARVES OUT TO
THE WEST AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.  BAND OF FRONTOGENETICAL
FORCING DEVELOPS ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE.  CURRENT GRIDS ALREADY
HAVE HIGHER POPS ALONG THE SE MTS/PALMER DVD REGION...WHICH LOOKS
GOOD.

WEA REMAINS UNSETTLED FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED...WITH NORTHERLY FLOW
SENDING A STRONGER/DEEPER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA SAT
NIGHT. KEPT LOW GRADE POPS GOING ACROSS THE SE PLAINS...AS WOULD NOT
TAKE MUCH SYNOPTIC FORCING IN COLD AIR TO GENERATE PCPN.  LATEST
RUNS LOOK A LOT COLDER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS HAD DEPICTED...SO
CONFIDENCE IN THESE LATER SOLUTIONS NOT ALL THAT HIGH.  BUT HAVE
TRENDED TEMPS DOWNWARD EACH DAY BEYOND SUNDAY.  -KT

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM SATURDAY FOR COZ058
>061-066>068.

&&

50/31
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 11:48 AM MST, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1148 AM MST WED NOV 30 2005

COZ058>089-093>099-011400-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7500 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500
AND 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
1148 AM MST WED NOV 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOOK FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER THE SAWATCH AND
MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.  OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES DROPPING BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY IN LAKE COUNTY...
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR SO POSSIBLE AROUND LEADVILLE.

OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
AS AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN
REGION.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SEEM LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH A
CHANCE OF SOME SNOW TO MOST OF THE REST OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS MINOR WEATHER
DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.