Alert archive / Colorado / Snow Advisories in 2006
Snow Advisory 13, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this snow advisory at Dec 18, 2006, 2:37 PM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 19, 2006, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2006, 2:37 PM MST (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2006, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2006, 6:00 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Park County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 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 182137 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 237 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO FROM TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE BEST SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED OVER PARK COUNTY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS ...AND THE PALMER RIDGE...THUS PROMPTING AN ADVISORY. AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE NORTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD SEE DECENT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH FAIRLY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COZ041-046-047-190545- /O.NEW.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR... AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH... PUNKIN CENTER 237 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ036-037-190545- /O.NEW.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE... SOUTH PARK 237 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6-10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ044-045-048>051-190545- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 237 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT CAUSING BLOWING 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. $$ COZ031-033-034-190545- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 237 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 190405 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 905 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO FROM TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE BEST SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED OVER PARK COUNTY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS ...AND THE PALMER RIDGE...THUS PROMPTING AN ADVISORY. AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE NORTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH FAIRLY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COZ041-046-047-191215- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR... AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH... PUNKIN CENTER 905 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ036-037-191215- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE... SOUTH PARK 905 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ044-045-048>051-191215- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 905 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING 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. $$ COZ031-033-034-191215- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 905 PM MST MON DEC 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ GARD...WFO BOULDER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 191111 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS NOW TAKING AIM ON NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO WESTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS GENERAL STORM TRACK WILL BRING A HIGH PROBABILITY OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CLOSER TO THE FRONT RANGE INCLUDING THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND FRONT RANGE METRO AREAS...THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY BUT STILL A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS. THIS WOULD PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. BEFORE THE MAIN STORM HITS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE AN AREA OF SNOWFALL SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS PART OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN PARK COUNTY WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE. ELSEWHERE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES TODAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS BEGINNING TODAY IN SOUTHERN COLORADO AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COZ046-192000- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ047-192000- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ041-192000- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 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 AND STRONG WINDS 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. $$ COZ036-192000- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ045-048>051-192000- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ037-192000- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.061219T1300Z-061220T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ042-043-192000- /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 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 AND STRONG WINDS 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. $$ COZ038>040-192000- /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ035-192000- /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. $$ COZ044-192000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ MORGAN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS 411 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ031-033-034-192000- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 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...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...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 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. $$ ENTREKIN/BARJENBRUCH
000 WWUS45 KBOU 191910 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST NORTHEASTWARD TO WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID DAY THURSDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED THE BRING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...THE URBAN CORRIDOR...AND ALL THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY INTO THE THURSDAY. FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE WINDS OVER THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN FACT OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PEOPLE ACROSS COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. COZ048>051-200315- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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 WHITE OUT 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. $$ COZ031-192015- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. $$ COZ035-036-200315- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL COMMENCING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS TO 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ038>044-047-200315- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ 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- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 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...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH... PUNKIN CENTER 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL COMMENCING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE 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. $$ COZ033-034-200315- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0011.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SNOW WILL BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ045-046-200315- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL COMMENCING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ037-200315- /O.EXT.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061222T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1210 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL GIVE WAY MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 200252 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 752 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST INTO WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID DAY THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE COLORADO NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE FRONT RANGE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...THE URBAN CORRIDOR...AND ALL THE PLAINS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. STRONG SURFACE WINDS OVER THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE MUCH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PEOPLE ACROSS COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. COZ048>051-201300- /O.CON.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 752 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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 WHITE OUT 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. $$ COZ035-036-201300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 752 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ038>047-201300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ 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- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 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...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER 752 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. NORTH WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME 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. $$ COZ033-034-201300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 752 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ037-201300- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061222T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 752 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GARD...WFO BOULDER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 201121 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE PLAINS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND STALL OUT OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WAS JUST BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO AND WILL QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND BECOME HEAVY. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH EAST OF I-25. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...BUT SNOWFALL WILL BE VERY HEAVY WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING AS MUCH AS 3 FEET OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING. TRAVEL IS SIMPLY NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. COZ038>041-201930- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.061220T1300Z-061221T1900Z/ 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 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES THURSDAY MORNING. AS MUCH AS 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25 WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE 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. $$ COZ042>047-201930- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.061220T1300Z-061221T1900Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. $$ COZ048>051-201930- /O.EXT.KBOU.BZ.W.0002.061220T1300Z-061221T1900Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED IN THESE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. $$ COZ035-036-201930- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061221T1900Z/ 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...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP AND BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH AS MUCH AS 3 FEET IN THE FOOTHILLS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME 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. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ033-034-201930- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0012.061220T1300Z-061221T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP AND BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ037-201300- /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0021.061220T1300Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061220T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 421 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. $$ BARJENBRUCH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 18, 3:50 AM MST, 10 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:50 AM MST, 10 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 350 AM MST MON DEC 18 2006 .SHORT TERM...88D STILL SHOWING SOME LINGERING AREAS OF VERY -SN ACROSS CWA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NERN PLAINS AND EVEN SOME REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES ATTM. WILL NEED TO ADD SOME LIGHT POPS THIS MORNING...ESP SINCE THE JET STREAK IS STILL IN THE AREA. THE JET WILL SLOWLY LIFT OUT THIS AFTN SO ANY LINGERING PRECIP WILL DISSIPATE BY LATER THIS AM. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN FURTHER NORTH BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIG AND REDEVELOP ACROSS SRN ARIZONA BY LATER TNT. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO PUMP BACK UP AGAIN ACROSS SRN PTNS OF CWA WITH JET REDEVELOPING AND MOVING NORTH ACROSS NEW MEXICO BY LATER TNT. HAVE ADDED SOME SCATTERED POPS ACROSS PARK...SUMMIT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES TNT AS THIS MSTR MOVES BACK IN. WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION...LAPSE RATES ARE QUITE LOW SO WONT GO LIKELY POPS IN THOSE AREAS. NOT A LOT OF SUBSTANTIAL CLEARING ACROSS NERN CO TODAY WITH LINGERING LOW LVL MSTR AND NOTHING TO REALLY FLUSH IT OUT. TEMPS WILL BE QUITE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AS LOW LVL STABILITY REMAINS IN PLACE. .LONG TERM...WEATHER FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY HINGES ON MOVEMENT AND STRENGTH OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PROGGED NEAR YUMA ARIZONA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS STORM POINTS TO AN ACTIVE 2-3 DAYS AHEAD OF US...THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISTURBING TRENDS IN THE LATEST MODEL RUNS AND HOW IT DEALS WITH THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. THE GFS AND NAM HAVE BOTH TRENDED SIGNIFICANTLY NORTHWARD WITH THIS STORM DURING THE LAST 4 MODEL RUNS. THE GFS HAS SHOWN THE BIGGEST CHANGE...GOING FROM AN UPPER LOW NEAR GOODLAND KANSAS TO NORTHEAST OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE...THE NAM-WRF HAS TRENDED FROM A LOW OVER THE LIMON AREA TO JUST SOUTH OF OGALLALA NEBRASKA. MEANWHILE THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN HAVE NOT CHANGED AT ALL. ITS HARD TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE DETAILS SINCE UPPER LOW HAS NOT EVEN BEGUN TO EJECT YET...BUT NONETHELESS THE LATEST GFS...NAM-WRF...AND SHORT RANGE ENSEMBLE TRENDS WOULD HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS REGARDING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ESPECIALLY ON THE PLAINS. REGARDLESS OF UPPER LOW MOVEMENT...STRONG WARM ADVECTION OCCURS TOMORROW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD BRING AT LEAST A BAND OF SNOW NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. MORE PERSISTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS WHERE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR PRECIPITATION. FROM DENVER-FORT COLLINS...SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE PALMER DIVIDE USUALLY WINS OUT OVER PRECIP SO EXPECT ONLY A BRIEF SHOT OF PRECIP ON THE NOSE OF WARM ADVECTION. THIS IS SHOWN NICELY IN THE 300K ISENTROPIC PRESSURE ADVECTION FIELD. BY TUESDAY NIGHT...MORE EMPHASIS ON THE LOCATION OF THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED Q-G VERTICAL MOTION WILL COME INTO PLAY. AS A RESULT...HAVE KEPT BEST POPS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED LIFT AND LACK OF DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT...WHILE I-25 CORRIDOR COULD SEE LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IF SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINS OUT. SAME GOES FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS SYSTEM PULLS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST AND FLOW TURNS MORE NORTHWESTERLY. OVERALL...THE MOUNTAINS AND FAR EASTERN PLAINS SEEM MOST FAVORED FOR HEAVIER SNOW GIVEN THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT IF THE UPPER LOW IS SLOWER...AND THERE IS NOT MUCH EVIDENCE OF A STRONG UPSTREAM KICKER TO PUSH IT ALONG...THEN MORE SIGNFICANT SNOWFALL WOULD OCCUR CLOSER TO THE I-25 CORRIDOR. STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS IS USUAL WITH THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS THIS FAR AHEAD OF TIME. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && BARJENBRUCH/ENTREKIN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 11:29 AM MST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1129 AM MST MON DEC 18 2006 COZ030>051-191300- JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-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-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-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-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- 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- 1129 AM MST MON DEC 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY A LIGHT DUSTING EXPECTED. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS PARK...SUMMIT AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG WARM ADVECTION OCCURS TOMORROW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD BRING AT LEAST A BAND OF SNOW NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. MORE PERSISTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS WHERE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR PRECIPITATION. FROM DENVER-FORT COLLINS...SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE PALMER DIVIDE USUALLY WINS OUT OVER PRECIP SO EXPECT ONLY A BRIEF SHOT OF PRECIP ON THE NOSE OF WARM ADVECTION. THIS IS SHOWN NICELY IN THE 300K ISENTROPIC PRESSURE ADVECTION FIELD. BY TUESDAY NIGHT...MORE EMPHASIS ON THE LOCATION OF THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED Q-G VERTICAL MOTION WILL COME INTO PLAY. AS A RESULT...HAVE KEPT BEST POPS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED LIFT AND LACK OF DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH WRAP AROUND PRECIPITATION. WHILE THE I-25 CORRIDOR COULD SEE LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IF SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINS OUT. SAME GOES FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS SYSTEM PULLS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST AND FLOW TURNS MORE NORTHWESTERLY. OVERALL...THE MOUNTAINS AND FAR EASTERN PLAINS SEEM MOST FAVORED FOR HEAVIER SNOW GIVEN THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT IF THE UPPER LOW IS SLOWER...AND THERE IS NOT MUCH EVIDENCE OF A STRONG UPSTREAM KICKER TO PUSH IT ALONG...THEN MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WOULD OCCUR CLOSER TO THE I-25 CORRIDOR. STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS IS USUAL WITH THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. D-L/JK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2:37 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 22 hr |
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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.