Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this blizzard warning at Dec 29, 2006, 5:39 AM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 28 hr. 24 reports 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 29, 2006, 5:39 AM MST (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2006, 10:07 AM MST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:44 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 6:16 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 6 Ssw Elizabeth, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 2 Wsw Byers, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.1 | 7 S Aurora, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Castle Rock, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Sse Englewood, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Lone Tree, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:01 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Sse Bennett, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:01 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.3 | 5 E Chatfield Reservoir, CO | HIGHLANDS RANCH. |
| Dec 29, 7:06 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 4 E Parker, CO | 1.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 29, 7:08 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15.2 | 1 Sse Perry Park, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:15 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Haxtun, CO | HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. WINDS GUSTING TO 36 MPH. |
| Dec 29, 7:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Cheesman Reservoir, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:44 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 8 Ene Elba, CO | 2 TO 3 INCHES NEW SNOW. |
| Dec 29, 7:49 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 7 Wsw Hugo, CO | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY 100 YARDS. |
| Dec 29, 8:15 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Nnw Centennial, CO | GREENWOOD VILLAGE. 2.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 29, 8:47 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Karval, CO | |
| Dec 29, 8:47 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Louviers, CO | 4.0 INCHES OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 29, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.7 | 12 Se Buckley Afb, CO | |
| Dec 29, 9:07 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 8 Se Watkins, CO | GUSTS TO 38 MPH. 11 INCHES SINCE 2 PM THURSDAY. DRIFTS TO THREE FEET. |
| Dec 29, 9:53 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.8 | Castle Rock, CO | |
| Dec 29, 11:06 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 1 S Kiowa, CO | FIVE INCHES OF NEW SNOW. DRIFTS UP TO 4 FEET. |
| Dec 29, 12:17 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 10 Ssw Karval, CO | GUSTS TO 38 MPH. VISIBILITY ZERO. |
| Dec 29, 5:00 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Arriba, CO | ZERO VISIBILITY AND THREE TO FOUR FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 29, 5:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 18 S Otis, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 23 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KBOU 291239 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE TODAY FOR MOST AREAS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO... .AFTER A BREAK DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS...HEAVY SNOW WAS SPREADING BACK ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON AGAIN THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF EARLY THIS MORNING RANGED FROM 12 TO 30 INCHES ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. IN THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR...SNOW TOTALS RANGED FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES. FARTHER EAST ON THE PLAINS LESS SNOW HAS FALLEN...BUT HEAVY SNOW WAS DEVELOPING. TRAVEL WAS DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...WITH SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS CLOSED INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF WELLINGTON. THE STORM IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHEASTERN BORDER COUNTIES OF COLORADO NOW THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. THIS STORM TRACK COULD ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE REST OF THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO...THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE DIVIDE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. THIS INCLUDES THE DENVER METRO AREA AND ALL THE URBAN CORRIDOR. THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AFTER TODAY AND WHETHER HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BECAUSE OF THIS A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...AND THE PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND VERY DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM ON THE PLAINS WITH TIME. YOU ARE URGED TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL...AND CARRY ITEMS SUCH AS A SHOVEL... FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING IF YOU DO GO OUT. THE STORM HAS ALSO DISRUPTED AIR TRAVEL AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ046-047-049-292045- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1900Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.061229T1239Z-070101T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ048-050-051-292045- /O.UPG.KBOU.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.061229T1239Z-070101T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG... OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ042-044-292045- /O.UPG.KBOU.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1200Z-070101T0100Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ038>041-292045- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1200Z-070101T0100Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE RANGE OF 15 TO 30 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ043-045-292045- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1200Z-070101T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ033>036-292045- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1200Z-061231T1300Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK... ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY... CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE AND WILL BE HEAVY THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE RANGE OF 20 TO 50 INCHES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ037-292045- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 539 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES. $$ GIMMESTAD/KOOPMEINERS
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 291825 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE TODAY FOR MOST AREAS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO... .BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. STRONGER WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL ALSO CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE STORM IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHEASTERN BORDER COUNTIES OF COLORADO NOW THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. THIS STORM TRACK COULD ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE REST OF THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO...THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE DIVIDE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. THIS INCLUDES THE DENVER METRO AREA AND ALL THE URBAN CORRIDOR. THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND WHETHER HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BECAUSE OF THIS A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...AND THE PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND VERY DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM ON THE PLAINS WITH TIME. YOU ARE URGED TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL...AND CARRY ITEMS SUCH AS A SHOVEL... FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING IF YOU DO GO OUT. THE STORM HAS ALSO DISRUPTED AIR TRAVEL AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ033>036-300230- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.061229T1825Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK... ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY... CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT...IT WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. THERE COULD ALSO BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORE EXPOSED AREAS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ038-039-300230- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.061229T1825Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1300Z-070101T0100Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ037-300230- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.061229T1825Z-061230T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT..WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ040-041-300230- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1300Z-070101T0100Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE RANGE OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ042>045-300230- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1300Z-070101T0100Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ046>051-300230- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070101T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1125 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 292311 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE URBAN CORRIDOR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...AS A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO MOVES INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER...ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. STRONGER WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL ALSO CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE VERY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND WHETHER HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP NEAR THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. BECAUSE OF THIS A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND VERY DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM ON THE PLAINS WITH TIME. YOU ARE URGED TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL...AND CARRY ITEMS SUCH AS A SHOVEL... FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING IF YOU DO GO OUT. THE STORM HAS ALSO DISRUPTED AIR TRAVEL AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ041-300715- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE AT THAT TIME WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ040-042-043-300715- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ033-034-300015- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061230T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ035-300715- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ037-300015- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ COZ046>051-300715- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW STILL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ044-045-300715- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW STILL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO DEVELOP PRODUCING POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ036-300715- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY INCREASING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY MORNING. THERE COULD ALSO BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORE EXPOSED AREAS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ038-039-300715- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 411 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY INCREASING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 10 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 300341 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BRUNT OF STORM WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO... .THE LATEST STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THEN TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDER AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL KEEP THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SATURDAY AND CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AS BOTH WINDS AND SNOW INTENSITY INCREASE. FARTHER WEST INCLUDING THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR...DRIER AIR WAS QUICKLY MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH AND THIS SHOULD PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANYTHING MORE THAN LIGHT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL EAST OF DENVER INCLUDING INTERSTATES 70 AND 76 EAST AND NORTHEAST OF DENVER IS NOT RECOMMENDED. INTERSTATE 70 WAS ALREADY CLOSED EAST OF GUN CLUB ROAD. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL..TAKE ALONG ITEMS SUCH AS A SHOVEL... FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ042-301300- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BS.Y.0001.061230T0341Z-061231T0100Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WATCH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUFFICIENTLY TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ COZ036-038>040-043-300445- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA... BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...EATON...FORT LUPTON... GREELEY...ROGGEN 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY NIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE VERY LIGHT...EXCEPT UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FAR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF DENVER. $$ COZ041-301300- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN ELBERT COUNTY BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THOSE LOCATIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ044-045-301300- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVIER BY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING COMMON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ035-300445- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061231T0100Z-061231T1300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. HEAVY SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP. $$ COZ046>051-301300- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 841 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BRINGING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 8 TO 16 INCH RANGE. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING COMMON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ BARJENBRUCH
000 WWUS45 KBOU 301153 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 453 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ON THE PLAINS... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY. WHILE THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM THE STORM TODAY WILL BE FROM SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO INTO WESTERN KANSAS...THERE WILL STILL BE SNOWFALL AND WINDS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. THE WINDS HAVE PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE HEAVY SNOW THAT FELL YESTERDAY... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS EAST OF AKRON AND LIMON. WHILE THE SNOWFALL WILL NOT BE HEAVY TODAY...DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. MANY ROADS IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO ARE CLOSED AND AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE IN EASTERN COLORADO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT THEY WILL STILL BE BAD IN WESTERN KANSAS. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT BEFORE DEPARTING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL..TAKE ALONG ITEMS SUCH AS A SHOVEL... FOOD... WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. COZ041-302000- /O.CAN.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0023.061230T1153Z-061231T0100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 453 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN ELBERT COUNTY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ044-045-301300- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 453 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...AND WINDS WILL ONLY PRODUCE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF DRIFTING SNOW. $$ COZ042-301300- /O.CAN.KBOU.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM 453 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ COZ046>051-302000- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 453 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BRINGING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 8 TO 18 INCH RANGE. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ GIMMESTAD
000 WWUS45 KBOU 301707 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1007 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 COZ046-047-310115- /O.CAN.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BS.Y.0002.061230T1707Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER 1007 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. AS A RESULT THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUFFICIENTLY TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ COZ048>051-301815- /O.CAN.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1007 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. AS A RESULT THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$ COZ041-301815- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-061231T0100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 1007 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 9:23 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Weld | 8 hr |
| Dec 29, 11:25 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2006Every blizzard warning in 2006
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.