Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Nov 13, 2006, 9:56 AM MST for Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado. It took effect at Nov 13, 2006, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. 3 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
- Nov 13, 2006, 9:56 AM MST (16:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2006, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2006, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 12:20 PM MST | SNOW 7.4 | 2 Ne Leadville, CO | STORM TOTAL. 3.4 HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 AM. |
| Nov 14, 3:50 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Leadville, CO | 9.2 INCH TWO DAY STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 14, 4:19 PM MST | SNOW 2.2 | Crestone, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1148 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 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 KPUB 131656 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 956 AM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL DRIVE A WINTER STORM SYSTEM INTO COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS INTO THE REGION BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE WINDOW FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS STARTING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT LIGHTER...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. COZ058>061-132300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0010.061114T0100Z-061115T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0012.061114T0100Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 956 AM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWN OF LEADVILLE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ066-068-132300- /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.061114T0600Z-061115T0100Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 956 AM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. DRIVEN BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 132220 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 320 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL DRIVE A WINTER STORM SYSTEM INTO COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS INTO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE WINDOW FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS STARTING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT LIGHTER...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. COZ058>061-140430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.061114T0100Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 320 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWN OF LEADVILLE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ066-068-140430- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.061114T0600Z-061115T0100Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 320 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. DRIVEN BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 140344 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 844 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY... .A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWS TO THE COLORADO ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STORM HAS SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY...AND THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN IT WILL BE FURTHER NORTH...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. COZ058>061-140945- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 844 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWN OF LEADVILLE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AND THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...AND THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ064-140945- /O.EXA.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.061114T0600Z-061115T0100Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 844 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE DIVIDE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. DRIVEN BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ066-068-140945- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.061114T0600Z-061115T0100Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 844 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. DRIVEN BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ ROSE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 140611 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1111 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY... .A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWS TO THE COLORADO ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STORM HAS SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY...AND THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN IT WILL BE FURTHER NORTH...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. COZ058>061-141230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 1111 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWN OF LEADVILLE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AND THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...AND THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ064-066-068-141230- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 1111 PM MST MON NOV 13 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND FOR SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. DRIVEN BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 10000 FEET ACROSS SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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 141107 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 407 AM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY... .A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWS TO THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TODAY. WHILE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN IT WILL BE FURTHER NORTH...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. COZ058>061-141715- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 407 AM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWN OF LEADVILLE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING MONARCH...TENNESSEE AND FREMONT PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ064-066-068-141715- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 407 AM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND FOR SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 10000 FEET ACROSS SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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 141637 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 937 AM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY... .A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TODAY. WHILE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS IN THESE AREAS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. COZ058>061-142245- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 937 AM MST TUE NOV 14 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 ALL OF LAKE COUNTY AND FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET IN CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING MONARCH...TENNESSEE AND FREMONT PASSES. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ064-066-068-142245- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 937 AM MST TUE NOV 14 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 EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 10000 FEET ACROSS SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 142211 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 311 PM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...SNOW AND WIND CONTINUES IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THESE AREAS. COZ058>061-150100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 311 PM MST TUE NOV 14 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 ALL OF LAKE COUNTY AND FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET IN CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING MONARCH...TENNESSEE AND FREMONT PASSES. SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ064-066-068-150100- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 311 PM MST TUE NOV 14 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 EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK... CUMBRES AND NORTH PASSES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET BY THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 10000 FEET ACROSS SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 150041 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 541 PM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...SNOWFALL DIMINISHING ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... .THE STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WAS MOVING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE STATE THIS EVENING. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO IMPROVE DURING THE NIGHT. COZ058>061-150145- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 541 PM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES TONIGHT. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ064-066-068-150145- /O.EXP.KPUB.SB.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061115T0100Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 541 PM MST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ METZE
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 Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 13, 4:01 AM MST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 4:01 AM MST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 401 AM MST MON NOV 13 2006 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... CURRENTLY...BRISK W-NW FLOW ALOFT WAS SWEEPING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. CONSIDERABLE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WERE INVADING FROM THE WEST AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING 170 KT JET AND LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE U.S...AS PER LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGERY. LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT PROVIDED THE LLVL MOISTURE FOR SOME LOW CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING...WITH LOW CEILINGS WAVERING AT KCOS AND KPUB. TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE UPPER JET EDGES INTO THE STATE THIS MORNING...THEN MOVES ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH THE NIGHT. CROSS SECTIONS SUPPORT STRONG MT TOP WINDS AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...WITH SOME GUSTS MAKING IT DOWN ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS. ONGOING FORECAST INTRODUCED POPS FOR THE MTS THIS AFTN THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH FAVORED AREAS BEING LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES AND ALONG THE CONTDVD. THIS STILL LOOKS GOOD...BUT CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY HINTS AT A POSSIBLE EARLIER START TO THE PCPN SO INTRODUCED ISOLATED POPS ALONG THE CONTDVD THIS AM. WINTER STORM WATCH LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET AS WELL WITH THE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE. AFTER UPDATING QPF AND SNOW AMOUNTS...DECIDED TO INCLUDE ZONES 59 AND 61 IN THE WATCH AREA AS WELL WHICH INCLUDES LEADVILLE. FINALLY...SHOULD BE A MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST DAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA STRETCHING FROM THE CONTDVD TO THE I25 CORRIDOR...SO HAD TO INCREASE SKY COVER IN PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS. MOORE .LONG TERM... (TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY) STRONG UPPER JET PLOWS INTO WESTERN COLORADO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LEE SIDE CYCLOGENESIS SOMEWHERE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS EARLY IN THE DAY. STARTING TO SEE MORE 50 KNOT FLAGS AT 700 MB OVER THE PLAINS IN THE LATEST MODEL RUNS...WITH INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS AREAWIDE DURING THE DAY. PROBLEM IS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WHICH IS RATHER BAGGY THROUGH 18Z AS SURFACE LOW SPINS UP...THEN INCREASES BY 00Z WED AS LOW PULLS EAST INTO THE PLAINS. SUSPECT WINDOW FOR HIGH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND PLAINS WILL BE FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN GET A FEW SHOWERS GOING AND TRANSPORT SOME OF THE HIGHER WINDS ALOFT DOWNWARD. EXCEPTION TO THIS SCENARIO MIGHT BE THE SOUTHERN SANGRES AND I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF KPUB...WHERE WESTERLY GAP FLOW THROUGH LA VETA PASS COULD CRANK UP WINDS EARLIER IN THE DAY. STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO PRECLUDE A 3RD/4TH PERIOD HIGH WIND WATCH...THOUGH DAY SHIFT WILL NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THINGS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SPILL OVER RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EAST. BUMPED UP SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND LEADVILLE AND IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS GIVEN IMPRESSIVE UPPER JET. SHOULD SEE THINGS TAPER OFF TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH TEMPS COOLING OFF TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMS WEDS. MADE VERY FEW CHANGES BEYOND WEDNESDAY AS FLAT UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA WITH STRONG ZONAL FLOW OVER THE NRN ROCKIES. STILL LOOKS LIKE WARM TEMPS WILL BE THE RULE FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THOUGH 06Z GFS HINTS AT WEAK FRONT DROPPING SOUTH OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AS JET SAGS SOUTH. DIDNT BITE YET ON ANY POPS FOR EITHER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS 00Z GFS WAS FARTHER NORTH WITH THE JET. --PETERSEN && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ058>061. && 27/10
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 13, 6:55 AM MST, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 655 AM MST MON NOV 13 2006 COZ058>089-093>099-141400- 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- 655 AM MST MON NOV 13 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. LIGHTER SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY...WHILE SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE PLAINS. PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH WINDS ALSO WEAKENING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 9:56 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 32 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:17 PM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 13 hr |
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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.