Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 4, 2007, 3:29 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 23 hr. 56 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
- Jan 4, 2007, 3:29 PM MST (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2007, 2:25 PM MST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Summit County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 12:01 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ssw Centennial, CO | |
| Jan 5, 12:20 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Se Alma, CO | |
| Jan 5, 3:20 AM MST | SNOW 4.2 | Louisville, CO | |
| Jan 5, 4:14 AM MST | SNOW 4.2 | Louisville, CO | 4.2 INCHES NEW SNOW |
| Jan 5, 4:30 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 5, 4:35 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Broomfield, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 7 | Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:13 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 5 Wnw Conifer, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:14 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 4 E Parker, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:15 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 N Erie, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 N Longmont, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:38 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Idaho Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:50 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Arvada, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:51 AM MST | SNOW 3.7 | 6 Ssw Longmont, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:59 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.4 | 4 S Evergreen, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:01 AM MST | SNOW 4.3 | Estes Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:14 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Sse Bergen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:17 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 3 Nne Bailey, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:28 AM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Ene Lakewood, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:28 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Wsw Erie, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:29 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | 1 Nw Loveland, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:41 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 4 Ssw Black Hawk, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:50 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Ken Caryl, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:53 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 4 E Bergen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ne Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:01 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 E Parker, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:01 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ene Loveland, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:07 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Nw Broomfield, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:10 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Ssw Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:16 AM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 3 S Buckhorn Mountain, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:21 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 Wsw Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:29 AM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 1 Sse Perry Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:37 AM MST | SNOW 1.2 | Livermore, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:37 AM MST | SNOW 3.3 | Horsetooth Mountain, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:37 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 6 Ssw Highlands Ranch, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:37 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 N Jamestown, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:37 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10.4 | 1 Wnw Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:39 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 Ese Rand, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | N Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:05 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ssw Centennial, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:55 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.1 | 4 Nnw Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:03 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 N Fort Collins, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:04 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | 4 E Bergen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:20 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 3 N Chatfield Reservoir, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.8 | 4 Nnw Aspen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:56 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:22 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.3 | 1 N Bailey, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:36 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15.6 | 7 S Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:39 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 E Bergen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:40 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Se Alma, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:51 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.1 | 4 E Bergen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:59 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 E Parker, CO | |
| Jan 5, 12:01 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ssw Centennial, CO | |
| Jan 5, 12:20 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Se Alma, CO | |
| Jan 5, 1:01 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14.3 | 4 Nnw Gold Hill, CO | JAMESTOWN 3W |
| Jan 5, 1:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Arvada, CO |
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 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 2750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 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 KBOU 042229 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 .A POTENT JET STREAM...ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE AND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ONTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR AND PALMER DIVIDE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH RATHER QUICKLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA. COZ031-033-050630- /O.UPG.KBOU.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0001.070104T2229Z-070105T1900Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO BY NOON FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. ALL MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED ON HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING I-70 WEST OF DENVER. ALL DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE CONDITIONS AND EXERCISE CAUTION AND GOOD JUDGMENT. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ034-050630- /O.UPG.KBOU.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0001.070105T0400Z-070106T0100Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. ALL MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED ON HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING I-70 WEST OF DENVER. ALL DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OR ELSE DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATE ON FRIDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ036-050630- /O.NEW.KBOU.WS.W.0001.070105T0700Z-070106T0100Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR DIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ030-032-037-050630- /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0100Z-070105T1900Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...WALDEN... DILLON...FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS... KREMMLING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MST FRIDAY FOR NORTH AND MIDDLE PARKS IN NORTHERN COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND MIDDLE PARKS IN NORTHERN COLORADO BY NOON ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF JACKSON AND GRAND COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ035-050630- /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0100Z-070105T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY IN THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS OF COLORADO. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BEFORE WINDS TURN AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST WITH PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ038>040-050630- /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0700Z-070105T2100Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 URBAN CORRIDOR INCLUDING THE GREATER DENVER METRO AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY IN THE INTERSTATE 25 URBAN CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE GREATER DENVER METRO AREA. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME FRIDAY MORNING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY EAST OF I-25. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ041-050630- /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0700Z-070105T2100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 2 PM FRIDAY ON THE PALMER DIVIDE IN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME FRIDAY MORNING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE TONIGHT. DRIFTING MAY ALSO RESULT IN A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ045-046-050630- /O.NEW.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0700Z-070105T2100Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 329 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 2 PM FRIDAY ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS...EASTERN ARAPAHOE...EASTERN ELBERT AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST COLORADO. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN THIS PORTION OF NORTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND DRIFTING MAY RESULT IN A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BAKER
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBOU 050345 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 .A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW AND WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS ONTO THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE DENVER AREA AS UPSLOPE WINDS STRENGTHEN. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA. COZ031-033-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED. $$ COZ034-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.070105T0400Z-070106T0100Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED ON HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING I-70 WEST OF DENVER. $$ COZ036-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.070105T0700Z-070106T0100Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR DIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED. $$ COZ030-032-037-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...WALDEN... DILLON...FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS... KREMMLING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ035-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY IN LARIMER COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ038>040-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0700Z-070105T2100Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL. $$ COZ041-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0700Z-070105T2100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIME FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON FRIDAY. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE TONIGHT. DRIFTING MAY ALSO RESULT IN A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. $$ COZ045-046-051145- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.070105T0700Z-070105T2100Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 845 PM MST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND DRIFTING MAY RESULT IN A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. $$ GIMMESTAD
000 WWUS45 KBOU 050730 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...MORE SNOW FOR COLORADO... .A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW AND WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS ONTO THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE DENVER AREA AS UPSLOPE WINDS STRENGTHEN. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA. COZ031-033-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED. $$ COZ034-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED ON HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING I-70 WEST OF DENVER. $$ COZ036-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR DIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED. $$ COZ030-032-037-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...WALDEN... DILLON...FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS... KREMMLING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ035-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY IN LARIMER COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ038>040-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T2100Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA... BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON... CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH... LITTLETON...PARKER 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL. $$ COZ041-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T2100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...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. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIME FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON FRIDAY. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED BY LATE TONIGHT. DRIFTING MAY ALSO RESULT IN A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. $$ COZ045-046-051530- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T2100Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 1230 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND DRIFTING MAY RESULT IN A FEW ROAD CLOSURES. $$ GIMMESTAD/GARD...WFO BOULDER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 051201 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL PRODUCE MORE SNOW FOR COLORADO... .A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW AND WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL SHIFT FROM THE MOUNTAINS ONTO THE PLAINS TODAY. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...ACROSS METRO DENVER AND THE PALMER DIVIDE AS UPSLOPE WINDS STRENGTHEN. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE PLAINS TODAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STORM MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. COZ034-051315- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ COZ031-033-051315- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ COZ030-032-037-051315- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1900Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...WALDEN... DILLON...FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS... KREMMLING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ COZ038-051315- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T2100Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ COZ039-052015- /O.UPG.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY STREETS AND ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ036-052015- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. CHAINS OR ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED. $$ COZ035-052015- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE IN BOULDER COUNTY. SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ COZ040-052015- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL. $$ COZ041-052015- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. $$ COZ045-046-052015- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 501 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. $$ GARD...WFO BOULDER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 051630 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...BACK EDGE OF LATEST WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL OVER AND EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO THIS MORNING. MANY LOCATIONS ON THE PLAINS UP AGAINST THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS HAVE REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...REPRESENTATIVE SNOW AMOUNTS INCLUDE 11 INCHES NEAR EVERGREEN AND A FOOT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOULDER. THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. AS OF 9 AM...ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES OR TIRE CHAINS WERE REQUIRED OVER MOST MOUNTAIN PASSES AND IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WEST OF THE DENVER-BOULDER METROPOLITAN AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...IN THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR...AND THE PALMER DIVIDE. SNOWFALL SHOULD THEN STEADILY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL ENDING IN ALL EXCEPT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WHEREAS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. COZ039-060030- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN BOULDER AND EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES BY 2 PM. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PEOPLE TRAVELING TODAY SHOULD ANTICIPATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOW PACKED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXIST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS STILL EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ036-060030- /O.CON.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 9 TO 16 INCHES BY AROUND 2 PM. SNOWFALL SHOULD DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. PEOPLE TRAVELING TODAY IN THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS SHOULD ANTICIPATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOW PACKED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXIST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS STILL EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COZ034-060030- /O.NEW.KBOU.SN.Y.0001.070105T1630Z-070106T0100Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 9 TO 17 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PEOPLE TRAVELING TODAY INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SHOULD ANTICIPATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOW PACKED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO INTERFERE WITH TRAVEL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ037-060030- /O.EXA.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH PARK IN PARK COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL SHOULD DIMINISH BY 6 PM...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ035-060030- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES BY AROUND 2 PM. SNOWFALL SHOULD STEADILY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ040-060030- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES BY AROUND 2 PM. SNOWFALL SHOULD STEADILY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW... MAINLY IN AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. A SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ041-060030- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THE PALMER DIVIDE AREA OF DOUGLAS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL SHOULD STEADILY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. A SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ045-046-060030- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE... HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON 930 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN ADAMS...EASTERN ARAPAHOE...EASTERN ELBERT AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL SHOULD STEADILY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. A SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BAKER
000 WWUS45 KBOU 052125 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 225 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...LATEST WINTER SNOW STORM LOSING GRIP ON NORTHEAST COLORADO... .SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE LATEST STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 7 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE 3 TO 10 INCHES ON THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL MOVE WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. COZ036-039-052230- /O.CAN.KBOU.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 225 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FRONT RANGE INTERSTATE 25 URBAN CORRIDOR INCLUDING THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ COZ035-037-040-041-045-046-052230- /O.CAN.KBOU.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...FAIRPLAY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE... SOUTH PARK...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR... BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON... MATHESON 225 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...THE REMAINDER OF THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE PALMER DIVIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ COZ034-052230- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T0100Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 225 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$
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 Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 4, 3:20 AM MST, 12 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 3:20 AM MST, 12 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 320 AM MST THU JAN 4 2007 .SHORT TERM...TDA-TNGT...MDLS MOVE PAC NW DIGGING UPR TROF INTO CNTRL RCKY MTNS BY END OF PRD. SYS HAS STG DYNAMICS AND UPWARD Q-G OMEGA. MSTR ALG WITH STG WNDS ALF WILL SPREAD OROGRAPHIC SNW INTO MTNS BEGINNING THIS AFTN AND CONTG OVRNGT. WILL ISSUE SNW AND BLWG SNW ADV FOR HIR MTNS WITH TOTAL ACCUMS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES AND LESSER AMTS IN MTN VLYS. THIS IS BASED ON AN AVG OF SNW AMTS BTWN GFS AND NAM12. STG DWNSLP WNDS WILL CONT ALG ERN SLPS OF MTNS TDA BFR DCRSG TNGT IN ADV OF SYS. WNDS SHUD NOT REACH HI WND CRITERIA. SNW WILL SPREAD OVR PLAINS BHND CDFNT AFT MIDNIGHT. SNW ACCUMS BFR DAYBRK FRI WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES ON PLAINS AND UP TO 3 INCHES IN ERN FTHLLS. TEMPS WILL BE WRM AGN TDA BUT SNW CVR ACRS PLAINS WILL CONT TO KEEP TEMPS DEPRESSED IN LO LYING AREAS SUCH AS S PLATTE RIVER VLY. WILL MAKE ONLY SML ADJUSTMENTS TO MOS TEMP GDNC VALUES. .LONG TERM...ON FRIDAY...150 KT UPPER JET WILL SWINGING THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ACROSS COLORADO. 700 MB TROF AXIS WILL STRETCH FM THE NEBRASKA PANAHANDLE INTO SERN UT AT 12Z FRIDAY WILL BE WELL SOUTH OF THE CWFA BY 00Z SATURDAY. IN THE MTNS...MDT WLY WINDS AT 700 MB WILL DIMINSH AND SPIN AROUND FM THE NNE AFTER 12Z FRIDAY...WITH BEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. SEE NO REASON TO CARRY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY INTO FRIDAY ATTM. FOR FRIDAY MORNING ...THERE WL BE FVBL QG OMEGA AT ALL LEVELS AS WELL AS NNELY UPSLOPE WINDS...FAVORING THE SRN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE PRIMARILY. AS ALLUDED TO EARLIER...THERE COULD BE SOME CONDITIONS SYMMETRIC INSTABILITY AS WELL. THESE FACTORS ARE PROGGED TO DECREASE AFTER 18Z AS THE UPPER TROF STARTS TO SLIP TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CWFA. CURRENT TREND OF HANGING ONTO POPS INTO FRIDAY EVENING OVER SRN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA STILL LOOKS ON TRACK. COULD SEE SNOW AMOUNTS REACH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NERN PLAINS BUT WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT HAVE THE FINAL CALL ON THIS. UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DRIER NLY FLOW DVLPS. OVER THE WEEKEND AN INCREASING ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP WITH A SYSTEM PROGGED OT MOVE ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES/GREAT PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SPATIAL CROSS-SECTIONS SHOW CROSS-MTN COMPONENT INCRG TO 70 KTS TOWARDS 18Z SATURDAY INTO 12Z SUNDAY MORNING. CUD SEE MARGINAL HIGH WIND CRITERIA MET IN THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. MDLS ALSO SHOW MSTR INCRG IN THE MTNS AFTER 06Z SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. LAPSE RATES FAIRLY STABLE SO SHUD BE MAINLY LIGHT SNOW AND CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WILL HOLD ONTO SCT POPS AT THIS TIME. ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT AT THIS POINT. LATEST GFS REMAINS DRY FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE FLOW IS PROGGED TO TRANSITION FM NWLY TO SWLY THRU PERIOD. MOST OF THE MSTR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF COLORADO UNTIL MIDWEEK. FOR THIS REASON DROPPED SLIGHT CHC OF POPS FOR IN THE MTNS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT REINTRODUCED THEM ON WEDNESDAY. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SNW AND BLWG SNW ADV FM NOON TDA UNTIL 600 AM MST FRI FOR N CNTRL MTNS...ZNS 31..33..34. && GARD/COOPER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 11:26 AM MST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1126 AM MST THU JAN 04 2007 COZ030>051-051300- JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/ SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/ EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 1126 AM MST THU JAN 04 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE FOR THE REST OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AS A FAST AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM RACES IN FROM NORTHERN UTAH. BY TONIGHT...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE QUITE A BIT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ON THE PLAINS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH LATE IN THE EVENING USHERING IN SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR AND UPSLOPE SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE PLAINS. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE PLAINS ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS UP AGAINST THE FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE PLAINS WHILE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE TOTALS RANGING BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. OVER THE WEEKEND...THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT BACK TO WIND AS STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ROCKIES. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE FRONT RANGE. THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO BRING A RETURN OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BUT THE PLAINS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. BAKER/BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:40 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:29 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 9 more | 23 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.