Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 27, 2006, 8:16 PM MST for 22 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 28, 2006, 5:19 AM MST. It was in force for 48 hr. 60 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 27, 2006, 8:16 PM MST (03:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2006, 5:19 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2006, 4:53 AM MST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
All 22 counties
Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Park County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Summit County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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 28, 12:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fairplay, CO | |
| Dec 28, 2:08 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 E Castle Rock, CO | 2 INCHES SNOW IN 1.5 HOURS |
| Dec 28, 3:18 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | Ken Caryl, CO | 1 INCH SNOW PAST 30 MINUTES |
| Dec 28, 3:45 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 3 Nne Bailey, CO | |
| Dec 28, 3:48 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ssw Arapahoe Park, CO | |
| Dec 28, 3:48 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 E Parker, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:15 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 8 Se Watkins, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:15 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.6 | 3 N Black Hawk, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:17 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 N Evergreen, CO | SNOWFALL RATE 2.0 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 4 W Arvada, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Littleton, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Evergreen, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Idaho Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:45 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Pine Junction, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:49 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | 1 Sse Perry Park, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:53 PM MST | SNOW 5.3 | 1 N Estes Park, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:56 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Ne Franktown, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:01 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Broomfield, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:01 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Elizabeth, CO | ZERO VISIBILITY WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING 2 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 5:01 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | Genesee, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:01 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Conifer, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:10 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:13 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 3 W Jamestown, CO | SNOWFALL RATE 2.0 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 5:20 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Castle Rock, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:21 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 E Centennial, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:21 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 10 S Nederland, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:30 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | W Erie, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:30 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 12 Se Aurora, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:30 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 6 Ssw Elizabeth, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.8 | 1 Nne Idaho Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:40 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Genesee, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:50 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Estes Park, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:59 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Bailey, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:00 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 1 N Lone Tree, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 Sw Golden, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:01 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 4 E Parker, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:25 PM MST | SNOW 4.4 | Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 N Black Hawk, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:35 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ssw Broomfield, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:35 PM MST | SNOW 4.7 | 1 Se Aurora, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:35 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 1 Sw Evergreen, CO | SNOWFALL RATE 2.0 INCH PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 6:42 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | Genesee, CO | 2.5 INCHES SNOW PAST HOUR |
| Dec 28, 6:50 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Fairplay, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:55 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 2 N Evergreen, CO | SNOWFALL RATE 2.0 INCHES PER HOUR. |
| Dec 28, 7:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Centennial, CO | |
| Dec 28, 7:05 PM MST | SNOW 4 | W Erie, CO | |
| Dec 28, 7:05 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | 3 W Jamestown, CO | 6.0 INCHES SNOW PAST TWO HOURS |
| Dec 28, 7:05 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.7 | 1 Nne Idaho Springs, CO | 2.5 INCHES SNOW PAST HOUR |
| Dec 28, 7:06 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 W Greeley, CO | |
| Dec 28, 7:14 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Estes Park, CO | 5 INCHES SNOW PAST 90 MINUTES |
| Dec 28, 7:20 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 Ssw Broomfield, CO | 2 INCHES SNOW PAST HOUR |
| Dec 28, 7:20 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 4 Ene Conifer, CO | SNOWFALL RATE OF 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 7:20 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 1 S Evergreen, CO | 7 INCHES SNOW PAST 2 HOURS |
| Dec 28, 7:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 Ssw Boulder, CO | SNOWFALL RATE OF 2.0 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 7:31 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7.1 | 4 E Parker, CO | |
| Dec 28, 7:39 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Niwot, CO | SNOWFALL RATE 2.0 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 7:45 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 8 N Black Hawk, CO | SNOWFALL RATE OF 2.0 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Dec 28, 7:46 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Greenwood Village, CO | |
| Dec 28, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 N Longmont, CO | |
| Dec 28, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.4 | 4 N Loveland, 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 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2340 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 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 280316 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 816 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO SLAM THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO... ...HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AS WELL... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS ARIZONA TONIGHT AND INTO NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. AS A RESULT...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR BY MID DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. THIS STORM MAY COME IN TWO DISTINCT WAVES. THE FIRST WOULD AFFECT MAINLY THE FRONT RANGE AND I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS FIRST BURST OF HEAVY SNOW. HOWEVER...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTH WINDS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR... THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS HAS BEEN CONTINUED AT THIS TIME. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. ALL DRIVERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION OR CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM SUBSIDES. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HOLIDAY AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK AIRLINE SCHEDULES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ033>036-281300- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061228T1900Z-061230T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ 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 816 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID DAY THURSDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. 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. $$ COZ038>041-281300- /O.UPG.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 816 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE WEST OF I-25. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MORE ACCUMULATING AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WINDS MAY ALSO INCREASE AT THAT TIME. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED...WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ037-281300- /O.NEW.KBOU.SN.Y.0014.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 816 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ042>045-281300- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER 816 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WHEN WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY AND MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ COZ046>051-281300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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 816 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER SNOWFALL FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WHEN WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY AND MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. $$ BARJENBRUCH
12 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 280502 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1002 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO SLAM THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO... ...HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AS WELL... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS ARIZONA TONIGHT AND INTO NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. AS A RESULT...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR BY MID DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. THIS STORM MAY COME IN TWO DISTINCT WAVES. THE FIRST WOULD AFFECT MAINLY THE FRONT RANGE AND I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS FIRST BURST OF HEAVY SNOW. HOWEVER...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTH WINDS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR...THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS HAS BEEN CONTINUED AT THIS TIME. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. ALL DRIVERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION OR CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM SUBSIDES. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HOLIDAY AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK AIRLINE SCHEDULES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ033>036-281300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ 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 1002 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID DAY THURSDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. 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. $$ COZ038>041-281300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ 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 1002 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE WEST OF I-25. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MORE ACCUMULATING AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WINDS MAY ALSO INCREASE AT THAT TIME. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED...WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ037-281300- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0014.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1002 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ042>051-281300- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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- 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...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1002 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER SNOWFALL FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WHEN WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY AND MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 281219 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 519 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PLAGUE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY CONTINUING WELL INTO THE WEEKEND... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN SLOW DOWN AND STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO KANSAS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...AND SPREAD ONTO THE PLAINS BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS FIRST PART OF THE STORM LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY BE A PROLONGED EVENT LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WITH A POTENTIAL BREAK IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST COLORADO AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO COMPLETE TRAVEL BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON OR POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ042>051-282030- /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061229T0100Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ 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- 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...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 519 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 8 TO 16 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ033>036-282030- /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ 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 519 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY TONIGHT...MAINLY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS FROM BOULDER COUNTY SOUTH INTO JEFFERSON AND NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ038>041-282030- /O.EXB.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 519 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AGAIN...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ037-282030- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0014.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 519 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. $$ GIMMESTAD/KOOPMEINERS
000 WWUS45 KBOU 281841 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1140 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY CONTINUING WELL INTO THE WEEKEND... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN SLOW DOWN AND STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO KANSAS. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THIS AFTERNOON IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND SPREAD ONTO THE PLAINS BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS FIRST PART OF THE STORM LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY BE A PROLONGED EVENT LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WITH A POTENTIAL BREAK IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST COLORADO AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO COMPLETE TRAVEL BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON OR POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ033>036-290245- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-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 1140 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ038>041-290245- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ 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 1140 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AGAIN...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ042>051-290245- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061229T0100Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1140 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 8 TO 16 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ037-290245- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0014.061228T1900Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1140 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. 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 281955 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1255 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY CONTINUING WELL INTO THE WEEKEND... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN SLOW DOWN AND STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO KANSAS. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THIS AFTERNOON IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND SPREAD ONTO THE PLAINS BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS FIRST PART OF THE STORM LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY BE A PROLONGED EVENT LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WITH A POTENTIAL BREAK IN THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST COLORADO AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO COMPLETE TRAVEL BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON OR POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ037-290400- /O.UPG.KBOU.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1255 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. 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>036-290400- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-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 1255 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ038>041-290400- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR 1255 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AGAIN...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ042>051-290400- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061229T0100Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-061231T1300Z/ 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- 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...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1255 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 8 TO 16 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 282235 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 335 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO WITH HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING WELL INTO THE WEEKEND... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND URBAN CORRIDOR TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS... BUT WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY FARTHER EAST. FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THERE ARE MANY MORE UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE STORM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WOULD BE EAST OF I-25. SINCE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS STORM TRACK OVER THE WEEKEND...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ038>041-290645- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ 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 335 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25 AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ033>036-290645- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-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 335 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 26 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ042>051-290645- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.061229T0100Z-061229T1300Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 335 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 1 INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE NORTH. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ037-290645- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 335 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KBOU 290250 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 750 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...FRONT RANGE GETTING POUNDED BY HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINTER STORM MAY CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO INTO THE WEEKEND... .VERY HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE FOOTHILLS...WITH TOTALS ALREADY RANGING BETWEEN 8 AND 20 INCHES. IN THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR...SNOW TOTALS RANGED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES. FARTHER EAST ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...TOTALS RANGED BETWEEN A TRACE AND 3 INCHES. TRAVEL IN THE FOOTHILLS WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...PRODUCING MORE SNOW ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND EVENTUALLY THE EASTERN PLAINS LATER TONIGHT. SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THERE ARE MANY MORE UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE STORM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WOULD BE EAST OF I-25. SINCE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS STORM TRACK OVER THE WEEKEND...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ033>036-291100- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-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 750 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 26 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH AS MUCH AS 30 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. TRAVEL IS SIMPLY NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE ON SECONDARY ROADS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ038>041-291100- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ 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 750 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. FARTHER EAST...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS... COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25 AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ042>051-291100- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 750 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 1 INCH PER HOUR TOWARD DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE NORTH. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ037-291100- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 750 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES. 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. $$ BARJENBRUCH
000 WWUS45 KBOU 290423 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...FRONT RANGE GETTING POUNDED BY HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING... ... STRONG WINTER STORM MAY CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO INTO THE WEEKEND... .VERY HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES PER HOUR WERE REPORTED EARLIER THIS EVENING IN THE FOOTHILLS...WHERE TOTALS ALREADY RANGED BETWEEN 10 AND 24 INCHES. IN THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR...SNOW TOTALS RANGED BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES. FARTHER EAST ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...TOTALS RANGED BETWEEN A TRACE AND 3 INCHES WITH EVEN SOME FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. TRAVEL IN THE FOOTHILLS WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND INTERSTATE 70 WAS CLOSED WESTBOUND BETWEEN MORRISON AND EL RANCH0. THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...PRODUCING MORE SNOW ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND EVENTUALLY THE EASTERN PLAINS LATER TONIGHT. ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN THAT AREA. FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THERE ARE MANY MORE UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE STORM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WOULD BE EAST OF I-25. SINCE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS STORM TRACK OVER THE WEEKEND...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ALL PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE STORM MAY ALSO DELAY OR PREVENT AIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIR TRAVELERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES FOR DELAYED OR CANCELED FLIGHTS. COZ042-044-048-050-051-291230- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WW.Y.0001.061229T0423Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVIER SNOW AT THAT TIME. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. SIDEWALKS WILL ALSO BE ICY AND TREACHEROUS. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE NORTH. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. $$ COZ041-291230- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1900Z-070101T0000Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AGAIN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS... COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ045>047-049-291230- /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1900Z-070101T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH... PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE NORTH. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ033>036-291230- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-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 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 26 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH AS MUCH AS 30 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER...BOULDER...AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. TRAVEL IS SIMPLY NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE ON SECONDARY ROADS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ038>040-291230- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. FARTHER EAST...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS... COULD REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25 AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ043-291230- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0012.061229T1300Z-070101T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 CAN BE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE NORTH. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ COZ037-291230- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061229T1300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 923 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
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
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 27, 2:30 PM MST, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 2:30 PM MST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 230 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 .SHORT TERM...FOR TNGT...NOT MUCH TO CONTEND WITH INITIALLY. LOTS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING OVER COLORADO AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS WILL FAVOR ZONE 31 SO WL KEEP LIKELY POPS THERE...SCT ELSEWHERE IN THE MTNS. THE UPPER LOW IS OVER WRN NEVADA THIS AFTN AND IS PROGGED OVER EAST CENTRAL AZ BY 12Z THURSDAY. THIS IS SLOER THAN PRVS RUNS. THIS SLOER MOVEMENT WILL ALSO DELAY THE ONSET OF SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST PLAINS ON THURSDAY. THE ERLY MORNING RUNS WERE FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN MOVING THIS SYSTEM INTO NWRN NEW MX BY 00Z FRIDAY. BOTH THE WRF/GFS SHOW THE BEST QG OMEGA DVLPG OVER EASTERN COLORADO BY 00Z FRIDAY. MAIN CONCERN INITALLY WL BE FOR AREAS IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. BEST SNOWFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL AFTER 21Z THURSDAY AFTN...WITH THE WRF INDICATING UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND PARKS UP TO 8 INCHES OVER ERN ADAMS/ARAPAHOE COUNTIES BY 00Z FRIDAY. WL BANK MORE ON THE UPSLOPE FOR THURSDAY AND KEEP THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL PARKED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. WL LET THE SWING SHIFT GET ONE MORE LOOK AT THE STORM TRACK WITH THE 00Z MDL RUNS...BEFORE UPGRADING THE ONGOING HIGHLIGHTS. .LONG TERM...THU NGT-SAT...MDLS CONT TO BE FAIRLY CONSISTENT ON SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES IN MOVG CLOSED UPR LO FM NR 4 CORNERS ACRS SRN RCKYS ONTO SRN AND CNTRL GRT PLAINS...BUT THEN DIFFER SUM WITH THE NAM FRTHR N WITH THE UPR LO. REGARDLESS SYS WILL PROVIDE DEEP LYRD UPSLP FLO AGNST ERN SLP MTNS ON THU NGT AND FRI AND THEN BROAD BACKWASH PCPN OVR HI PLAINS ON FRI AND FRI NGT AND PSBLY THRU WKND. FOR THIS REASON WILL XTND THE WNTR STRM WATCH FOR ALL OF PLAINS ANOTHER 12 HRS THRU FRI NGT. MDLS SHW ABUNDANT SNWFL MST EVERY WHERE. NAM HAS THE MOST IN ERN FTHLLS AND GFS HAS THE MOST ON PLAINS. DUE TO THESE KIND OF DIFFERENCES WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUANCE OF WNTR STRM WRNG UNTIL BEST AREAS FOR HVY SNW ARE BETTER DEFINED. STG DYNAMICS AND UPWRD Q-G OMEGA WITH SYS THRU PRD. FCST SNW AMTS FOR THU NGT INCLUDE 10-16 INCHES IN FTHLLS AND MTNS...5-10 INCHES OVR URBAN CORRIDOR AND 3-6 INCHES ACRS PLAINS. HEAVIEST SNW ON PLAINS WILL OCCUR ON FRI INTO FRI NGT. STG AND GSTY SFC WNDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLWG SNW ON PLAINS BUT WNDS THERE ARE NOT AS STG AS YESTERDAYS MDL RUNS. WRN SLP OF FRONT RANGE MTNS AND HI MTN VLYS WILL RECEIVE ONLY LGT SNW ACCUMS FM THIS STORM. TEMPS WILL BE QUITE COLD WITH CANADIAN AIR MASS MOVG OVR PLAINS AND H7 TEMPS DIPPING TO -14 DEG C ON SAT MRNG. WILL MAKE ONLY SML ADJSTMNTS TO MOS TEMP GDNC VALUES. IN EXTENDED PRD...SUN-WED...SUM LINGERING WRAP-ARND SNWFALL MAY OCCUR OVR NERN PLAINS ON SUN FM BROAD CIRC ARND CLOSED UPR LO OVR CNTRL GRT PLAINS. OTRW...AN UPR RDG WILL BUILD OVR WRN U.S. AND CNTRL RCKYS THRU WED. WITH SFC HI PRES ACRS AREA AND ABUNDANT SNW CVR TEMPS WILL BE SLO TO WRM BUT SHUD BE NR SEASONAL NORMS BY WED. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH THU AFTN THRU FRIDAY AFTN FOR ZNS 33>36...THU AFTN THRU FRI NGT FOR ZNS 38>45... AND THU NGT THRU FRI NGT FOR ZNS 46>51. && COOPER/GARD...WFO BOULDER
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 10:41 AM MST, 9 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1041 AM MST WED DEC 27 2006 COZ030>051-281300- 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- 1041 AM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE DEVELOPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BUT NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THERE THROUGH TONIGHT. IT WILL BE DRY ON THE PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM PRODUCING HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS...THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. A CLOSED UPPER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE FROM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS ONTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD UPSLOPE SNOWFALL AGAINST THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...BEGINNING BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE IN AND NEAR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE MUCH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THE PLAINS AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT INCLUDE: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE URBAN CORRIDOR...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE MUCH HIGHER THROUGH FRIDAY ESPECIALLY ON THE PLAINS. THE SNOW MAY LINGER ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. COOPER/GARD...WFO BOULDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 8:16 PM MST | Snow Advisory | BOU | Park | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2006Every winter storm 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.