Snow Advisory 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 100127
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
627 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW HEADED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...

.A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
COLORADO TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

COZ068-100930-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.060310T0300Z-060311T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
627 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
LATER THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

$$

COZ066-100930-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.060310T0300Z-060311T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
627 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST FRIDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS LATER
THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ058-060-100930-
/O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.060310T0300Z-060311T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
627 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATER THIS
EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 100429
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
929 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW HEADED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...

.A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
COLORADO TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

COZ068-101230-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
929 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW BECOMING
HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

$$

COZ066-101230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
929 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST FRIDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY
AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ058-060-101230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
929 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 100639
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1139 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW HEADED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...

.A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
COLORADO TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

COZ068-101445-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1139 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE BY SUNRISE...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

$$

COZ066-101445-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
1139 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST FRIDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT
WILL INCREASE BY SUNRISE...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW... AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ058-060-101445-
/O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1139 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 101144
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
444 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...

.A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY.

COZ068-101630-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
444 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY
SUNRISE...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

$$

COZ066-101630-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
444 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS 
MORNING WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY SUNRISE...WITH
SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ058-060-101630-
/O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
444 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACR0SS THE 
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 101445
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
745 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...

.A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY.

COZ068-101800-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
745 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10
TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

$$

COZ066-101800-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
745 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ058-060-101800-
/O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
745 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACR0SS THE
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 101725
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1025 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...

.A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY.

COZ068-110100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1025 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

$$

COZ066-110100-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
1025 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

COZ058-060-110100-
/O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1025 AM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST AND
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 102145
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
245 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...PROLONGED HEAVY WET SNOW EVENT ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN ABUNDANCE OF
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...ALONG WITH UPSLOPE FLOW FLOW...WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE COLORADO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL BRING SEVERAL BOUTS OF SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO
THE EASTERN SAN JUAN...LA GARITA...SAWATCH...AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN
RANGES HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SNOW COULD DIMINISH FOR AN HOUR OR
TWO DURING THE EVENT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN. 

COZ066-110545-
/O.UPG.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060313T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
245 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000
FEET. 

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS FROM TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS
WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE GENERALLY AT AND ABOVE 10000 FEET. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
AT TIMES...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

$$

COZ058-060-110545-
/O.UPG.KPUB.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060311T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060313T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
245 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE SNOW
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN
RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAINS FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 10000 FEET. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL
CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER TERRAIN
AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

$$

COZ068-110545-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060313T0100Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
245 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AT AND ABOVE
10000 FEET. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 5 FEET BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

$$

METZE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
254 PM MST THU MAR 9 2006

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND FRIDAY)

CURRENTLY...THERE WAS GENERAL ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND
ROCKY MT REGION...AS A BROAD UPPER TROUGH WAS STARTING TO AMPLIFY
SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THE 120 KT UPPER JET LAY ACROSS S CA
AND AZ. ACROSS COLORADO...THE CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN SLOW TO
DISSIPATE TODAY...BUT BY MID-AFTERNOON SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY FOR
MOST AREAS WHICH HELPED MELT MUCH OF THE SNOWFALL FROM WED. TEMPS
WARMED INTO THE 40S AND 50S FOR THE E PLAINS...30S AND 40S FOR THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.

TONIGHT...THERE IS A LOT GOING ON THE NEXT 24 HRS...SO WILL TRY AND
KEEP IT SOMEWHAT BRIEF. NAM AND GFS MODELS INDICATE THAT THE UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE DIGGING SOUTH TONIGHT...
AS THE UPPER JET CONTINUES ACROSS AZ AND NM. MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT IN DRAWING ABUNDANT MOISTURE UP ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS...
AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE LF QUAD OF THE UPPER JET SUPPORTS HIGH
LAPSE RATES. COUPLED WITH THE TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT...THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTDVD SHOULD SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT. WV SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW SOME DRIER
AIR GETTING DRAWN IN BY THE JET...SO DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON THE
ONSET OF PCPN UNTIL A BIT LATER THIS EVE. SINCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
AND EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS WILL VARY FROM N TO S...WENT WITH A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR ZONES 58 AND 60...SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR ZONE
66...AND WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONE 68.

FRIDAY...SNOW THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE CONTDVD AS THE UPPER
PATTERN REALLY DOES NOT CHANGE A LOT. ONLY ADDITIONAL FACTOR TO
THROW INTO THE MIX WILL BE THE EXPECTED HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS FOR
THE E PLAINS...WHAT THIS WILL DO TO THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND THE
COLD FRONT AND SUBSEQUENT STATIONARY FRONT THAT WILL SET UP BY
LATE MORNING IN THE VICINITY OF THE PALMER DVD. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
POINTS TO VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FAR E PLAINS...AND DO NOT
FEEL THAT PCPN RECEIVED ON WED WILL BE ENOUGH TO ALLEVIATE THE FIRE
DANGER. THEREFORE...DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE FAR
E PLAINS...FIRE ZONES 231 THRU 237...FOR FRI FROM 10 AM UNTIL 8 PM.
NEXT SHIFT CAN LOOK AND SEE IF THE RH LEVELS WILL BE LOW ENOUGH...
SINCE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD NOT BE A QUESTION. ONE LAST THING...WITH
THE SFC FRONT LINGERING...H5 VORT CHARTS SHOW ENOUGH DYNAMICS THAT
THUNDER IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THE PALMER DVD SO ADDED THIS
TO THE WX GRIDS FOR THE AFTN. MOORE

.LONG TERM...
(FRI NGT THROUGH THU)

...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...
...POTENTIAL FOR A LONG PERIOD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EVENT AROUND THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH AT LEAST SUN...

FRI NGT...18Z/09 NAM HAS CONSIDERABLY BACKED OFF THE QPF DURING THIS
PERIOD AND WILL PROBABLY NOT SEE MUCH...EVEN AROUND THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  WE WILL LIKELY BE IN-BETWEEN
TWO WEATHER EVENTS DURING THIS PERIOD.  THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
DANGER ACROSS THE SERN CO PLAINS WILL LIKELY BE DIMINISHING IN THE
EVENING.

SAT THROUGH SUN...BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH/LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL
PROGGED TO COVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE WRN 1/2 OF THE UNITED STATES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVELY DEEP SWLY MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL
FLOW REMAINS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CNTRL ROCKIES. THE FLOW VEERS TO THE
WLY BY SUN. SEVERAL EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SHOULD RACE THROUGH THE FLOW.
THE NAM AND GFS BOTH PRINTING OUT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF QPF
CONTINUOUSLY FROM SAT THROUGH SUN AFTER THE LULL FRI NGT. MIDLEVEL
LAPSE RATES ARE PROGGED TO BE MODERATELY TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE...
H7-H5 7.0-9.5 C/KM...ACROSS ALL OF S CNTRL AND SERN CO THROUGH THE
PERIOD. THE MOISTURE QUALITY IS THE ONLY QUESTION GIVEN THE
CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DATA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BE IN THE MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE. HAVE INCREASED POPS INTO THE CATEGORICAL RANGE FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY COME IN SEVERAL WAVES...WITH MAYBE 1-3 HOUR WINDOWS OF
JUST LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. FOR SAT THROUGH SUN...I AM GETTING
AROUND 1 INCH OF LIQUID FOR PARTS OF THE ERN SAN JUAN AND COLLEGIATE
MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SAT THROUGH SUN COULD BE 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW BY EARLY MON AM...ESPECIALLY IF THE HIGH TERRAIN TEMPERATURES
ARE IN THE TEENS/20S AND LAPSE RATES ARE EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AROUND
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ALONG I-25 CORRIDOR AND SERN CO PLAINS...
WITH THE SWLY FLOW...MODERATE TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE MIDLEVELS...AND
AVAILABLE MOISTURE...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE PROBABLY JUST
ABOUT EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTN AND EVE. WITH SUCH
STEEP MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES...A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO MAY BE
POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WILL NOT LOAD UP THE FORECAST WITH THUNDERSTORMS
JUST YET. WITH SUCH STEEP LAPSE RATES...DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY
PINPOINT AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR...
WHICH IS TYPICALLY FOR MARCH IN THE ROCKIES. SINCE THERE WILL BE A
LULL IN THE ACTION FRI NGT...WILL HOLD OFF EXTENDING THE CURRENT
HEADLINE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MORE HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FOR THE WEEKEND.

MON...STILL DEALING WITH THE SHORT TERM PATTERN CHANGE OVER THE
CNTRL ROCKIES. NW MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PERSIST WITH JUST
ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

TUE THROUGH THU...SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE ROCKIES WITH
RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE MODERATING. THERE
COULD BE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS GIVEN
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL WLY FLOW WITH THE ULJ STREAM OVER
CO. METZE

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR COZ231-COZ232-COZ233-COZ234-COZ235-COZ236-COZ237.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY
FOR COZ068.

SNOW ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY FOR
COZ058-COZ060.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MST FRIDAY FOR COZ066.

&&

27/17

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
700 AM MST THU MAR 9 2006

COZ058>089-093>099-101400-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
700 AM MST THU MAR 9 2006

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TODAY THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY
FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...AS A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE
INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION.

THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...ALLOWING FOR SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY.

ISOLATED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER AND SAN LUIS
VALLEYS...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES
OF SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
OF COLORADO DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WHILE 7 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ON FRIDAY...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
MANY SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE
EASTERN PLAINS.

ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
EVENING.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.