Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006

Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 28, 2006Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Mar 28, 2006, 10:39 AM MST for Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2006, 10:39 AM MST (17:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2006, 5:00 AM MST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 230 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 253 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2006-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2006-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1811 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 281739
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1039 AM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY BY LATE TONIGHT...AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY THURSDAY
MORNING.

COZ068-290145-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0006.060329T0100Z-060330T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0009.060328T1739Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1039 AM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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

MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT.
ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

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

$$
ROSE
15 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 282213
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
313 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE TONIGHT...AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY
MORNING.

COZ068-290615-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
313 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND 6
TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...AND 15 TO 30 INCHES OF TOTAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT
20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

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

$$
ROSE
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 290047
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
547 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE TONIGHT...AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY
THURSDAY MORNING.

COZ068-290900-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
547 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

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

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 290403
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
903 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE TONIGHT...AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY
THURSDAY MORNING.

COZ068-291215-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
903 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

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

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 290622
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1122 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND WILL CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY MORNING.

COZ068-291430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1122 PM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

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

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 291335
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
635 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-292145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
635 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS INDICATE VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR MAY BE POSSIBLE. THUNDER
AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS. 

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.

$$

COZ058-060-292145-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
635 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW.

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

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 291419
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
719 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-292230-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
719 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS INDICATE VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR MAY BE POSSIBLE. THUNDER
AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS.

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

$$

COZ066-292230-
/O.EXB.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060329T1419Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
719 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS.

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ058-060-292230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
719 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
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.

$$

HODANISH
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 291618
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
918 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-300030-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
918 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS INDICATE VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR MAY BE POSSIBLE. THUNDER
AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS.

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.

$$

COZ073-075-300030-
/O.EXB.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
918 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
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.

$$

COZ066-300030-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
918 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS.

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ058-060-300030-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
918 AM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 292023
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
123 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-300430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
123 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS AND REMOTE IMAGERY INDICATE VERY
HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS.

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

$$

COZ066-300430-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
123 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS.

MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ073-075-300430-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
123 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
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.

$$

COZ058-060-300430-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
123 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY 
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS
EXPECTED. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 292300
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
400 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THURSDAY
ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-300700-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
400 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS AND REMOTE IMAGERY INDICATE VERY
HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS.

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

$$

COZ066-300700-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
400 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ACROSS THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ073-075-300700-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
400 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
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.

$$

COZ058-060-300700-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
400 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS
EXPECTED. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 292324
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
424 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AND TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...AND
THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE SAN JUAN...LA GARITA AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-300730-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
424 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIKELY.

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...AND WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE LIKELY.

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

$$

COZ066-300730-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
424 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ073-075-300730-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
424 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
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.

$$

COZ058-060-300730-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.060330T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
424 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS OF 15
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 300235
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
735 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AND TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING...AND
THERE COULD BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE SAN JUAN...LA GARITA AND SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-301045-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
735 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIKELY.

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

$$

COZ066-073-075-301045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
735 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ058-060-301045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
735 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 300454
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
954 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE STATE...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN...LA GARITA AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AND TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

COZ068-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
954 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
LIKELY.

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

$$

COZ066-073-075-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
954 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ058-060-301300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
954 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 300640
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1140 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE STATE...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN...LA GARITA AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AND TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

COZ068-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1140 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

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

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
LIKELY.

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

$$

COZ066-073-075-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
1140 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

COZ058-060-301445-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1140 PM MST WED MAR 29 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THURSDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 301049
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
349 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...SNOW DECREASING OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS BUT
CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL COLORADO THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW OVER THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL DECREASE.

COZ068-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
349 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

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

SNOW WILL DECREASE TOWARDS SUNRISE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
OVER THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ066-073-075-301200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
349 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

SNOW WILL DECREASE TOWARDS SUNRISE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
OVER THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ058-060-301900-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
349 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LOW
MOVED DIRECTLY OVER THE REGION. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

HODANISH
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 301152
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
452 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...SNOW DECREASING OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS BUT
CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EL PASO COUNTY EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO KANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...BUT WILL
DECREASE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

COZ068-301300-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
452 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO
INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

$$

COZ066-073-075-301300-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS
452 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. .

$$

COZ058-060-302000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-060330T2100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
452 AM MST THU MAR 30 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER
LOW MOVED DIRECTLY OVER THE REGION. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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.

$$

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 Mar 28, 3:56 AM MST, 6 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:56 AM MST, 6 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
356 AM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

.SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

METEOROLOGICAL CONCERNS FOR THE SHORT TERM MAINLY FOCUS ON STARTING
TIME AND AMOUNT OF SUSTAINED HEAVIER SNOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

CWFA CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING VARIABLE MAINLY HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDINESS...EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS WHERE SOME
SNOW IS CURRENTLY NOTED IN AREAS SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. ALSO...
CONTINUED MILD EARLY MORNING LATE MARCH TEMPERATURES OBSERVED. WINDS
RATHER WELL-CONTAINED WITH SOME GUSTS NOTED AROUND 30 MPH OVER THE
MOUNTAINS.

BRIEF-LIVED UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO GIVE WAY TO INCREASINGLY
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN TODAY AND ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT AS
CLOSED UPPER LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY 12Z WEDNESDAY.

LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING DEEPER MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS AT A SLOWER CLIP THAN EARLIER RUNS AND HAVE PUSHED BACK
ONSET OF SUSTAINED HEAVIER SNOW OVER ZONE 68 TO LATER IN MY SECOND
PERIOD...THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
ZONE 68.  IT STILL APPEARS THAT SUBSTANTIAL SNOW WILL FALL OVER AT
LEAST THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ZONE 68 BEGINNING IN EARNEST LATER
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE LONG TERM...PLEASE SEE DISCUSSION
BELOW.  WILL TRY TO CONTINUE TO REFLECT THIS IN UPCOMING GRIDS/ZONES.

TEMPERATURES RUNNING AT TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES
EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT MOST AREAS WHILE WINDS REMAIN
RATHER WELL CONTAINED TODAY BEFORE INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS DEVELOP TONIGHT.  THANKS SURROUNDING OFFICES FOR
COORDINATION/COLLABORATION.

.LONG TERM...
WED-MON

...HEAVY SNOWS FOR THE SW MTNS WED DAY...GOOD SNOWS C MTNS WED
   NITE...WINDY PLAINS ON WED...NOT MUCH PRECIP PLAINS THU...THEN
   ANOTHER DISTURBANCE FOR THE WEEKEND AND TUES...

FAIRLY ACTIVE WX PATTERN FOR THE AREA DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. MAIN
WX MAKER WILL BE ONGOING AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PERIOD AS POTENT
SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. IT APPEARS NOW THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BE A GOOD SNOW MAKER FOR THE SW MTNS WED DAY AND THEN
FOR THE C MTNS WED NITE AS FLOW GOES MORE WESTERLY. THINGS LOOK
GOOD FOR SIGGY SNOWS ACROSS THE SW MTS (1-2) AND C MTNS (5-10) AS
FLOW IS GOING TO BE RATHER STRONG AND LAPSE RATES WILL BE QUITE
FAVORABLE. I EVEN INCLUDED SOME ISOLD CG ACTIVITY IN THE SW MTNS
WITH THE SNOWFALL FOR WED. ALSO INCLUDED HEAVY SNOW WORDING
ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FOR THE PLAINS...WED IS
GOING TO BE BREEZY/WINDY. STRONGEST WINDS ATTM APPEAR TO BE
GENERALLY S OF US-50. THERE MAY BE AN ISOLD TSRA OVER THE PLAINS
WED AFTERNOON. IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
AND S MTNS. TEMPS WILL BE MILD/WARM IN THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW.

TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS STATE WED NITE/EARLY THU. IT APPEARS NOW
THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS EARLIER EXPECTED AND THIS
WILL DECREASE POP CHANCES PLAINS (NOT THAT THEY WERE ALL THAT HIGH
TO BEGIN WITH). PAC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS AREA DURING THE MORNING
HOURS GENERALLY AROUND AND AFTER SUNRISE. TEMPS WILL NOT COOL ALL
THAT MUCH WITH THE FRONT DUE TO THE DOWNSLOPE NW FLOW ALONG WITH
THE FACT THAT THERE REALLY IS NOT TOO MUCH COLD AIR WITH THIS
SYSTEM. IT WILL BE BREEZY ACROSS THE PLAINS AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY
WITH NW WINDS 15-30 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE FAR E
PLAINS ESPECIALLY ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY.

AFTER THIS SYSTEM GOES BY...ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT MAINLY
THE MTNS ALONG THE CONTDVD FOR THE WEEKEND. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIF SNOWS TO THE MTNS.

ANOTHER MORE SIGNIF SYSTEM IS THEN FCST FOR THE TUE TIME FRAME NEXT
WEEK. ALTHOUGH THIS IS STILL 7 DAYS OUT...IT APPEARS THAT THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT US LATER TODAY
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...THAT IS SIGNIF CONTDVD MTN SNOWS AND DRY
WINDY WX FOR THE PLAINS. IT JUST DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE I-25 CORRIDOR
(ALONG WITH MOST OF THE E PLAINS) IS GOING TO SEE A SIGNIF PRECIP
EVENT THIS SPRING. /HODANISH

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR COZ068.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 6:53 AM MST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
653 AM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

COZ058>089-093>099-291400-
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-
653 AM MST TUE MAR 28 2006

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

INCREASINGLY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE SNOW...
HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...OVER THE CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDER SNOW
SQUALLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ACROSS THE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY...IT WILL BE WINDY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONGER WINDS OF 25 TO 45
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTHEAST
COLORADO PLAINS...MAINLY FROM HIGHWAY 50 SOUTH TO THE NEW MEXICO
BORDER.

GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE
WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2006Every winter storm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.