Alert archive / Colorado / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this snow advisory at Jan 13, 2007, 3:04 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 13, 2007, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2007, 3:04 PM MST (22:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2007, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2007, 2:52 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KPUB 132204 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 304 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM ACROSS UTAH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT AND ACROSS COLORADO ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY END BY MIDDAY SUNDAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WHILE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING OVER THE EAST. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ON SUNDAY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS. COZ060-066-068-140415- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 304 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO FEET OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS WOLF CREEK AND MONARCH PASS. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ072>088-140415- /O.NEW.KPUB.SN.Y.0002.070114T0600Z-070115T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 304 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS THROUGH PUEBLO AND TRINIDAD. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...WITH STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL SPREADING TO THE ADJACENT PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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. $$ COZ058-059-064-067-140415- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 304 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES...LEADVILLE...SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 140352 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 852 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SNOW REDEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM ACROSS UTAH IS MOVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY END BY MIDDAY SUNDAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WHILE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING OVER THE EAST. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ON SUNDAY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS. COZ060-066-068-141030- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 852 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO FEET OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS WOLF CREEK AND MONARCH PASS. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ058-059-064-067-141030- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 852 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES...LEADVILLE...SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. $$ COZ072>088-141030- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0002.070114T0600Z-070115T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 852 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS THROUGH PUEBLO AND TRINIDAD. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING...WITH STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL SPREADING ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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 140803 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 103 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW REDEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM ACROSS UTAH IS MOVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY END BY MIDDAY SUNDAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WHILE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING OVER THE EAST. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ON SUNDAY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS. COZ060-066-068-141200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 103 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO FEET OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS WOLF CREEK AND MONARCH PASS. STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ058-059-064-067-141200- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 103 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES...LEADVILLE...SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ072>088-141415- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 103 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS THROUGH PUEBLO AND TRINIDAD. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING...WITH STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL SPREADING ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 141059 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 359 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. THE WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF COLORADO LATE TONIGHT. COZ060-066-068-141200- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 359 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING AND DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ COZ058-059-064-067-141200- /O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070114T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 359 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET...AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BELOW 10000 FEET. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING AND DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ COZ072>088-141700- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 359 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES FOR THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 141646 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 946 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO... .A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. THE WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF COLORADO LATE TONIGHT. COZ072>088-142300- /O.CON.KPUB.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 946 AM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES FOR THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 142152 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 252 PM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW ENDING ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO... .THE WINTER STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO EARLIER TODAY WAS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL COMING TO AN END OVER THE AREA. COZ072>088-142300- /O.CAN.KPUB.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 252 PM MST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO...WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Jan 13, 2:52 PM MST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 2:52 PM MST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 252 PM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND SUNDAY) ...SNOW RETURNS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... CURRENTLY...MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA ENJOYING A BREAK FROM ACCUMULATING SNOW...THOUGH PATCHY FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST AREAWIDE. STILL ENOUGH WIND TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN ZONES...WITH PATCHY DRIFTING SNOW (NO VISIBILITY REDUCTION) AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE WET MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. DESPITE THE LACK OF SNOWFALL...KEPT THE HIGHLIGHTS GOING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TODAY AS VISIBILITY AT PASS LEVEL OCCASIONALLY DROPS BELOW 1/4 MILE. EASTERN PLAINS STILL LOCKED IN THE ARCTIC AIR WITH MOST AREAS BELOW 8000 FEET RUNNING IN THE 5-15F RANGE. SLIGHTLY WARMER OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY...AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT HAS KEPT THE COLD AIR FROM MOVING WESTWARD THROUGH MOSCA/LA VETA PASSES. TONIGHT...UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN AZ LIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO WESTERN NM BY 12Z SUNDAY...WITH INCREASING UPWARD MOTION OVER THE STATE AFTER ABOUT 03Z. STRONGER LIFT DEVELOPS AFTER 09Z AS STRONG SW 700 MB FLOW BEGINS TO REVERSE TO THE NE AS MID LEVEL CIRCULATION APPROACHES. BOTH NAM AND GFS DEPICT A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS BY 12Z...WITH BEST ACCUMS OVER NORTHEAST UPSLOPE FAVORED AREAS (I.E. CUCHARA/BEULAH/WET MOUNTAINS). LATEST IR SATELLITE LOOPS WOULD SEEM TO CONFIRM THIS SCENARIO AS CLOUD TOPS ARE SLOWLY COOLING OVER WESTERN COLORADO BACK INTO ERN AZ. MAIN NEGATIVE FACTOR FOR BIG SNOW ACCUMS IS RELATIVE LACK OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT WITH VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE EAST...LOW QPF WILL STILL LIKELY PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF LIGHT FLUFFY 25:1 SNOW. KEPT THE CURRENT SET OF HIGHLIGHT GOING OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS SNOW SHOULD REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...PLUS HOISTED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR FOR LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS UPSLOPE CRANKS UP. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF WIND OVER THE EAST AS SURFACE GRADIENT REMAINS FAIRLY WEAK. SUNDAY...UPPER TROUGH LIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY...WITH THE MAIN VORT CENTER SOMEWHERE ALONG THE COLORADO/NM BORDER BY EVENING. SYSTEM EVEN TAKES ON A BRIEF NEUTRAL TO NEGATIVE TILT LOOK...WHICH MAY INCREASE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL AS LOW AND MID LEVEL FLOW OBTAIN A MORE ELY UPSLOPE COMPONENT. HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD APPEAR TO FALL IN THE 12-18Z WINDOW OVER THE EAST...THOUGH LIGHTER ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER UNTIL 00Z OVER THE PLAINS AS WEAK UPWARD MOTION PERSISTS. DIDNT HOIST ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS MODELS KEEP ACCUMS UNDER 4 INCHES...THOUGH DEVELOPMENT OF ANY ENHANCED BANDING FEATURES COULD BUMP AMOUNTS UP SLIGHTLY. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN COLD AREAWIDE...THOUGH PERHAPS A DEGREE OR 2 WARMER THAN TODAY OVER THE PLAINS AS WINDS PICK UP SLIGHTLY. --PETERSEN .LONG TERM... (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ...COLD THROUGH THE WEEK THEN POSSIBLY ANOTHER SYSTEM NEXT WEEKEND... SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THE UPPER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO EXIT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...WITH SOME LINGERING PCPN OVER THE MTS. BOTH NAM AND GFS INDICATE THAT BY LATE MON AFTN CONDITIONS REALLY DRY UP...SO DROPPED POPS BEYOND 00Z TUE. OTHERWISE...DECREASING CLOUDINESS AND COLD. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...NAM AND GFS MODELS HINT AT A PIECE OF THE TROUGH ENERGY REMAINING BACK OVER AZ THROUGH MIDWEEK BEFORE BEING KICKED UP ACROSS THE 4 CORNERS BY THE NEXT APPROACHING SYSTEM. A COMPARISON OF THE TWO SHOWS THAT THE GFS ACTUALLY CLOSES THIS FEATURE OFF. HOWEVER...BOTH MODELS KEEP IT RELATIVELY DRY FOR THE CWA. THEREFORE...DRY AND COOL THROUGH TUES THEN ISOL POPS COME BACK FOR THE CONTDVD ON WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED...SO MAX TEMPS IN THE 20S FOR THE PLAINS LOOK GOOD EVEN THOUGH THIS IS UNDERCUTTING LATEST GUIDANCE...BUT SNOW COVER WILL CONTINUE TO MODIFY SFC CONDITIONS AGAINST MODELS AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST WEEK OR SO. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GFS AND ECMWF MODELS POINT AT ANOTHER SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE ROCKIES THIS NEXT WEEKEND...WITH AN UPPER TROUGH DROPPING DOWN THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE U.S. ON THU. FOR THE TIME BEING...INTRODUCED ISOL POPS ALL AREAS WITHOUT GOING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL SINCE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE NEXT SYSTEM THIS FAR OUT IS A QUESTION. MOORE && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ058- 059-064-067. SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ072>088. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ060-066-068. && 10/27
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:10 AM MST, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 510 AM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 COZ058>089-093>099-141400- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 510 AM MST SAT JAN 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS BY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES TODAY...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WESTERN FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOWFALL DIMINISHES CONSIDERABLY BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...SNOWFALL WILL RE-INTENSIFY FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO MONDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.