Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 28, 2006, 4:31 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 28, 2006, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 27 hr. 39 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2006, 4:31 AM MST (11:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2006, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2006, 3:29 PM MST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Divide, CO | |
| Dec 28, 12:25 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 9 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 Nne Monument, CO | |
| Dec 28, 1:09 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 1:25 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Black Forest, CO | |
| Dec 28, 2:26 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Canon City, CO | |
| Dec 28, 3:17 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Black Forest, CO | |
| Dec 28, 3:27 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 3:40 PM MST | SNOW 8.5 | 5 Wsw Aguilar, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:05 PM MST | SNOW 2.8 | 9 Sw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:15 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Manitou Springs, CO | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Dec 28, 4:31 PM MST | SNOW 3.8 | Trinidad, CO | |
| Dec 28, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | Monument, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:17 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Canon City, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:19 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Black Forest, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:40 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 2 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 5:45 PM MST | SNOW 12 | Woodland Park, CO | |
| Dec 28, 6:05 PM MST | SNOW 7 | Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 7:25 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 9 S Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Dec 28, 9:42 PM MST | SNOW 9.8 | 6 E Monument, CO | |
| Dec 29, 2:02 AM MST | SNOW 8.5 | 1 Sse Monument, CO | |
| Dec 29, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 8.1 | 6 Ne Black Forest, CO | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Dec 29, 6:40 AM MST | SNOW 14 | 14 Nnw Pritchett, CO | WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
| Dec 29, 6:45 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Fowler, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Sse Monument, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:10 AM MST | SNOW 11.8 | 5 Ene Monument, CO | |
| Dec 29, 7:54 AM MST | SNOW 14 | 3 Nne Monument, CO | 5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT |
| Dec 29, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | John Martin Reservoir, CO | |
| Dec 29, 8:22 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 9 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | 0.5 INCH OVERNIGHT...LIGHT SNOW |
| Dec 29, 9:30 AM MST | SNOW 9 | Trinidad, CO | SNOWING HARD... VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE |
| Dec 29, 9:38 AM MST | SNOW 7 | Walsh, CO | 4 INCHES AS OF 7 AM...3 INCHES SINCE...TO 930 AM...VISIBILITY ABOUT 100 YARDS IN HEAVY SNOW |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Las Animas, CO | ESTIMATED 2 FOOT DRIFTS... MODERATE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AT TIMES |
| Dec 29, 10:39 AM MST | SNOW 10 | La Junta, CO | SNOWFALL 1 INCH PER HOUR... |
| Dec 29, 10:48 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Lamar, CO | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... |
| Dec 29, 12:16 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Sheridan Lake, CO | VISIBILITY RANGING FROM 20 FEET TO 250 FEET... WIND GUSTS TO 51 MPH... 8 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Dec 29, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 14.6 | 6 E Monument, CO | LIGHT SNOW... 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY... 2 INCHES IN 6 HOURS... |
| Dec 29, 1:30 PM MST | SNOW 17 | 3 Nne Monument, CO | 2 INCHES IN 3 HOURS.. |
| Dec 29, 2:09 PM MST | SNOW 18.5 | Woodland Park, CO | LIGHT SNOW |
| Dec 29, 3:18 PM MST | SNOW 12 | 1 Sw Walsh, CO | 8 INCHES NEW SINCE 7 AM... VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE ... |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2340 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KPUB 281131 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO.... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO TODAY. MOISTURE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND NEARBY PLAINS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO...AND THE SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS...AND OVER NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...UPSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY OVER MOST OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OVER SOME OF THE EASTERN AREAS...AND THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COZ072>075-078>080-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HS.W.0002.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061229T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HS.W.0002.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ087-088-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HS.W.0002.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD AREAS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ081-082-084-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0016.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ086-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. 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. $$ COZ085-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...AND OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT ON FRIDAY THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ076-077-083-281745- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061228T1900Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF FREMONT COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ COZ059-062-064-281745- /O.NEW.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET...INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ089-093>099-281745- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 431 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF GREATER THAN 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES EAST. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 281706 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO.... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO TODAY. SNOW WAS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OVER SOME OF THE EASTERN AREAS...AND THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ARE INDICATING THAT THIS STORM MAY NOT BE AS STRONG AS PREVIOUS THOUGHT...AND THE SNOW MAY END ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS. COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-087-088-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ072>075-078>080-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ081-082-084-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ085-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...AND OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT ON FRIDAY THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ COZ086-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ059-062-064-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ COZ076-077-083-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.061228T1900Z-061230T0000Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF FREMONT COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ089-093>099-282315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1006 AM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF GREATER THAN 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE... CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE AREA... ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES EAST. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 282016 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO.... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SAME STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-087-088-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ072>075-078>080-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ081-082-084-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FOR TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 INCHES TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BASED ON LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...THE SNOW MAY DECREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER...BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ085-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. BASED ON LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...THE SNOW MAY DECREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER...BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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. $$ COZ086-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ059-062-064-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. 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. $$ COZ076-077-083-290230- /O.EXT.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF FREMONT COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ089-093>099-290230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 116 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND EVENTUALLY INTO KANSAS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH BOTH THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT...AND A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 282221 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO.... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TOMORROW. THIS STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SAME STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME SNOW TO THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND A MUCH GREATER THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO HE AREA THIS WEEKEND. COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-087-088-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ072>075-078>080-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ081-082-084-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FOR TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 INCHES TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BASED ON LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE REGION. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ085-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BASED ON LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...THE SNOW MAY DECREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER...BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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. $$ COZ086-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ059-062-064-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. 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. $$ COZ076-077-083-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF FREMONT COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ089-093>099-290430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 321 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND EVENTUALLY INTO KANSAS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH BOTH THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW TO DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT...AND A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW LATE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS STORM MAY BECOME QUITE INTENSE OVER WESTERN KANSAS THIS WEEKEND...AND IF THIS HAPPENS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. PEOPLE IN THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO...MAINLY FROM LA JUNTA EAST TO THE KANSAS BORDER...ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 290002 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO.... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...AND INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SAME STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME SNOW TO THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND A MUCH GREATER THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. COZ076-077-083-290615- /O.UPG.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF FREMONT COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO TWELVE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-087-088-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ072>075-078>080-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ081-082-084-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FOR TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. $$ COZ085-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ086-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. $$ COZ059-062-064-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SEVEN TO ELEVEN INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ089-093>099-290615- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0014.061229T0100Z-061230T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 502 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND EVENTUALLY INTO KANSAS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH BOTH THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW TO DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT...AND A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW LATE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS STORM MAY BECOME QUITE INTENSE OVER WESTERN KANSAS THIS WEEKEND...AND IF THIS HAPPENS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. PEOPLE IN THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO...MAINLY FROM LA JUNTA EAST TO THE KANSAS BORDER...ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 290340 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WERE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AND TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SATURDAY. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS GOING TO PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. COZ089-093>099-291200- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0014.000000T0000Z-061230T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0016.061229T0700Z-061231T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SNOW TO DIMINISH DURING FRIDAY...BUT WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF EIGHT TO 24 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. ALSO...NORTH WINDS BLOWING AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL 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. $$ COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-087-088-291200- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. $$ COZ072>080-083-291200- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ081-082-084-291200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. FOR TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. $$ COZ085-291200- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ086-291200- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. $$ COZ059-062-064-291200- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 840 PM MST THU DEC 28 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SEVEN TO ELEVEN INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO SNOWFALL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 291131 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WERE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AND TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND THEN PUSH INTO TEXAS PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY AND THEN INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATER SUNDAY. THIS INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOWFALL...SOME QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY INTO SUNDAY. COZ058-060-061-063-065>068-291245- /O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS DECREASED IN BOTH INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...THEREFORE THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ059-062-064-291245- /O.CAN.KPUB.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061229T1500Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS DECREASED IN BOTH INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER THE LEADVILLE AREA AND CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUENA VISTA AND SALIDA...AND FOR A PORTION OF SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... INCLUDING THE SARGENTS AREA...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ072>080-083-291745- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ 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- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY NOON TODAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ COZ087-088-291745- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES BY NOON TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ COZ084-291745- /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ081-082-291745- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR TELLER COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON TODAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ COZ089-093>099-291745- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SNOW TO DIMINISH LATER TODAY...HOWEVER...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF EIGHT TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ALSO...NORTH WINDS BLOWING AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL 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. $$ COZ086-291745- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO EIGHT INCHES EXPECTED BY NOON TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ COZ085-291745- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061229T1900Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 431 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE NOTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 291707 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST COLORADO...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WERE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AND TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND THEN PUSH INTO TEXAS PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY AND THEN INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATER SUNDAY. THIS INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOWFALL...SOME QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY INTO SUNDAY. COZ072>080-083-292315- /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ 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- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ COZ087-088-292315- /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ COZ084-292315- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ081-082-292315- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR TELLER COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MORE HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ COZ089-093>099-292315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. FOR TODAY...EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 TO 10 INCHES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. THINGS WILL ONLY GET WORSE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE HEAVY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE PLAINS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 1 TO 2 FEET. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ086-292315- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO EIGHT INCHES EXPECTED TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. $$ COZ085-292315- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 1007 AM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE NOTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 291901 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST COLORADO... ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WERE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AND TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND THEN PUSH INTO TEXAS PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY AND THEN INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATER SUNDAY. THIS INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOWFALL...SOME QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY INTO SUNDAY. COZ089-093>099-300115- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.061229T1901Z-061231T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 30 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. VISIBILITIES WERE DOWN TO 1/4 OF A MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS AND WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH. REPORTS FROM THE EMERGENCY OFFICIAL INDICATE SNOW DRIFTS WERE IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE RUNNING ABOUT 12 INCHES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GET WORSE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. $$ COZ072>080-083-300115- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ 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- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ COZ087-088-300115- /O.CON.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ COZ084-300115- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND BLIZZARD WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW THIS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY ABOVE 7500 FEET. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ081-082-300115- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR TELLER COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MORE HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ COZ086-300115- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO EIGHT INCHES EXPECTED TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ085-300115- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 1201 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE NOTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 292229 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST COLORADO ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS... .A STRONG WINTER STORM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AND BE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TOMORROW. THIS STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. COZ084-300430- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 4O MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. $$ COZ081-082-300430- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ COZ083-300430- /O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ087-088-300430- /O.CAN.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE RATON MESA REGION THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL 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. $$ COZ085-300430- /O.UPG.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF EL PASO COUNTY. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS ELLICOTT...YODER AND TRUCKTON. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ086-300430- /O.UPG.KPUB.SB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-061230T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0017.061229T2229Z-061231T1300Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...WHILE NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PUEBLO...WILL RECEIVE THE LOWER AMOUNTS. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL 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. $$ COZ072>080-300430- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.061230T0300Z-070101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT VALLEYS...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ089-093>099-300430- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061231T1300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 329 PM MST FRI DEC 29 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS... KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. A DANGEROUS BLIZZARD WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 30 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES WERE DOWN TO 1/4 OF A MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS AND WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35 TO 50 MPH. REPORTS FROM THE EMERGENCY OFFICIAL INDICATE SNOW DRIFTS WERE IN EXCESS OF 4 TO 8 FEET ACROSS KIOWA AND BACA COUNTIES. HIGHWAYS 50 AND 287 ARE CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. IF YOU DO TRY TO GO OUT...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. $$ HODANISH
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 Dec 27, 8:38 PM MST, 7 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 8:38 PM MST, 7 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 838 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 .UPDATE... A LOT OF FORECAST CHALLENGES WITH THE TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM SCHEDULED THU AFTERNOON THROUGH POSSIBLY SUN MORNING. NOT ALL THE NEW MODEL DATA IS AND WILL BE IN BEFORE 9PM AND 10PM NEWS TIME TO REVIEW AND ALTER THE DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE. THE NEW 00Z/28 WRF12 SHOWS THE H5 AND H7 CLOSED LOWS TRACKING SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHERN NM THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...AND LOW ACTUALLY ELONGATES ON FRI WHICH LOOKS ODD. NEXT...THE LOW PARKS NEAR EXTREME SOUTHEAST CO FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...AND BEGINS TO PULL AWAY FROM EASTERN CO ON SUN. AS WITH THESE SYSTEMS...THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL MIDLEVEL DRY SLOTS THAT KILLS HEAVY SNOWFALL AND THE WRF HAS ONE ACROSS MUCH OF CO DURING FRI DAYTIME FORECAST PERIOD. IT APPEARS ANY POTENTIAL PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THU AFTERNOON. THE WRF12 HAS NO PRECIPITATION FOR TONIGHT AND THU MORNING. GIVEN SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS...INCLUDING UPPER AIR DATA...THIS SEEMS REASONABLE... SO WILL ADJUST POPS AND WX APPROPRIATELY. AS FOR THE HEADLINES...I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST 3 HOURS AND HAVE DECIDED TO MAINTAIN THE WINTER STORM WATCH...BUT ADJUST THE TIMING FOR A SLOWER START. WILL HAVE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS THU AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THU NIGHT. FOR THE SOUTHEAST CO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT I-25 CORRIDOR...THE WATCH WILL BE FOR THU AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. FOR THE SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS...I HAVE PUSHED BACK THE WATCH FOR THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. GIVEN MODEL SOUNDINGS...THERE MAY ACTUALLY BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO THU AFTERNOON...BUT EVAPORATION COOLING COULD ALLOW FOR A QUICKER CHANGE OVER. SINCE THE EVENT WILL NOT BE STARTING UNTIL THU AFTERNOON...DECIDE TO GIVE THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT ANOTHER MODEL RUN...OR TWO...TO PINDOWN THE FORECAST DETAILS. THIS STORM STILL COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DROP SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS BETWEEN THU AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUN MORNING. METZE && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 429 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006/ .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND THURSDAY) SHORT TERM CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE TIMING AND EFFECTS OF STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATING PAC NW SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WEST COAST WITH A STRONG 130+ KT NORTH/SOUTH JET DIGGING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM ATTM. CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY GIVING CREDENCE TO SLOWER MOVEMENT OF SYSTEM ACROSS THE AREA...AND HAVE GONE CLOSER THE LATEST GFS SOLUTION...WHICH IS SIMILAR IN TIMING AND LOCATION TO THE ECMWF...UKMET AND CANADIAN SPECTRAL MODELS. WITH SLOWER TIMING OF SYSTEM HAVE DELAYED START TIME OF WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ZONES 58/60/66/68 UNTIL 12Z THU AND ADDED ZONES 61/63/65/67 TO THE WATCH...AS DEEP MOISTURE SLOWER TO INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO. HAVE ALSO KEPT CURRENT WATCH IN TACT ACROSS THE EASTERN MTS AND PLAINS STARTING AT 19Z THU FOR...THOUGH MAY NEED TO DELAY START ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PLAINS. AT ANY RATE...UPPER LOW PROGGED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AROUND 12Z THU AND CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST UPPER FLOW DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DEVELOPS THU AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING SFC LOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. DEFORMATION BAND PRECIP EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SW MTS AND SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY WITH THE EASTERN SLOPES AND FAR WESTERN EDGES OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY LIKELY SEEING 3-6 INCHES BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WITH THE DEVELOPING SFC-H7 EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS...EXPECTING TO SEE LIGHT SNOW BREAKING OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN MTS AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS THU AFTERNOON...AS ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO SATURATE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. AGAIN WITH SLOWER TIMING OF SYSTEM ALONG WITH INTRA-OFFICE COLLABORATION...WILL NOT UPDATE ANY HIGHLIGHTS ATTM. -MW LONG TERM... (THU NITE THROUGH NEXT WED) ...BLIZZARD POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...STORM COULD BE LONG DURATION EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE REGION... BASED ON CURRENT DISCUSSIONS...BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL...DECIDED TO GO WITH 12Z GFS GUIDANCE AS 12Z NAM APPEARS TO BE TOO FAR NORTH IN LATER PERIODS. IN ADDITION...GFS MATCHING UP WELL WITH OTHER GUIDANCE INCLUDING OTHER INTERNATIONAL GUIDANCE. AS HPC PUT IT SO ELOQUENTLY IN THEIR 1944Z DISCUSSION...ANOTHER JUGGERNAUT (OF A WINTER STORM IS) ON THE HORIZON FOR COLORADO. STORM WILL LIKELY COME IN TWO PARTS: THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT EVENT IS GOING TO HIT THE PIKES PEAK REGION/PALMER DIVIDE AREA FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. I CURRENTLY HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 30-40KNT RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE AROUND 20 INCHES....10 INCHES FOR S COS...AND LESSER AMOUNTS FOR THE PUEBLO BROWN HOLE. NOTE...SINCE THINGS ARE A BIT DELAYED...AND DISCUSIONS AMONGST OTHER OFFICES...DECIDED NOT TO UPGRADE THE WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...I DID MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TIMING OF THE WATCH FOR THE E PLAINS (SEE BELOW) SECOND...LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...IT APPEARS THE FAR EAST PLAINS WILL GET INTO THE ACT WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. LATEST GFS (12Z) SLOWS THE SYSTEM DOWN AND TRACKS IT A BIT FARTHER SOUTH. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SIGNIF WRAP AROUND TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. AS ALWAYS THE CASE...WHERE THE DRYSLOT SETS UP WILL DEPEND ON SNOW AMOUNTS. IN THE MEANTIME...SNOW SHOULD BE ONGOING IN THE MTNS BY 00Z FRI (5 PM THU EVE)...AND SHOULD BE STARTING IN EARNEST ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE S MTNS...INCLUDING THE GREATER COS AREA. DO NOT BELIEVE THINGS WILL GET REAL BAD UP IN THE TELLER/EL PASO REGION UNTIL THE SYSTEM STARTS INTENSIFYING ON THE SE PLAINS ON FRIDAY. REGARDING THE INTERIOR MTS...THIS WILL BE AN EAST SLOPE EVENT...SO THE E SLOPES OF THE SW MTNS AND C MTNS SHOULD GET THE BRUNT OF IT GIVEN THE DEEP EASTERLY UPSLOPE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LARGE CUTOFF LOW. THE W SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY MAY ALSO SEE SOME DECENT AMOUNTS THU EVE. IF YOU TAKE THE GFS AS A PERFECT PROG...THIS SYSTEM COULD BE WITH US WELL INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR THIS REASON...EXTENDED THE WATCH OUT INTO LAT LEAST 13Z SATURDAY FOR THE I-25/EASTERN PLAINS REGION. IT MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED OUT FARTHER AS THE STORM MAY LAST INTO SUNDAY OVER THE FAR E PLAINS. /34 && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR COZ089-093>099. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR COZ072>088. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR COZ058-060-061-063-065>068. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 8:59 PM MST, 7 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 859 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 COZ058>089-093>099-290400- 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- 859 PM MST WED DEC 27 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE SAN JUAN...LA GARITA...SAWATCH...AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY UNDER 2 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE CAUSED BY A STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY...AND WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND INTO WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH COULD RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA...WINTER WEATHER WARNING OR ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...SO BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST PRODUCTS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:31 AM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 61 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:31 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 35 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:31 AM MST | Snow Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.