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Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

November 13, 2006Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 14, 12:20 PM MSTSNOW 7.42 Ne Leadville, COSTORM TOTAL. 3.4 HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 AM.
Nov 14, 3:50 PM MSTSNOW 6Leadville, CO9.2 INCH TWO DAY STORM TOTAL.
Nov 14, 4:19 PM MSTSNOW 2.2Crestone, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2006-11-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2006-11-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 13, 9:56 AM MSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryPUBConejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache32 hr
Nov 13, 3:17 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more13 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.