Winter Storm Watch 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

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WWUS45 KPUB 291644
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
944 AM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH A DIRECT SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE CONNECTION WILL SET THE STAGE FOR HEAVY WET SNOW TO
AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
SNOW.

COZ066-068-292245-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.071201T0000Z-071202T0000Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
944 AM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND THEN BECOME STEADY SNOW BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 T0 30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 292159
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
259 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH A DIRECT SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE CONNECTION WILL SET THE STAGE FOR HEAVY WET SNOW TO
AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

COZ060-061-300400-
/O.EXA.KPUB.WS.A.0009.071201T0000Z-071202T0000Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE
259 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000
AND 11000 FEET...INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH PASS...AND
TENNESSEE PASS. 

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STEADY SNOW BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL
LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 T0 30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

$$

COZ066-068-300400-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.071201T0000Z-071202T0000Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
259 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN JUAN AND LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK
PASS...CUMBRES PASS...AND NORTH PASS. 

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND THEN BECOME STEADY SNOW BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 T0 40 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

$$

METZE

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 300320
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
820 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL
COMBINE TO BRING SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

COZ060-061-066-068-300930-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.071201T0000Z-071202T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0010.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
GRANITE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
820 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000
AND 11000 FEET...AND THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET...INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS...MONARCH
PASS...TENNESSEE PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CUMBRES PASS...AND NORTH
PASS.

MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY EVENING...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD OVER THE WARNED AREA...AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR MAY OCCUR. STORM TOTALS BY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OVER THE SAWATCH RANGE AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET OVER THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES AND
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...AND 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE SAN JUANS AND LA GARITAS.
THE SNOW WILL HAVE A HIGH WATER CONTENT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN
INCREASED THREAT OF AVALANCHE ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW.

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

$$

ROSE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
418 AM MST THU NOV 29 2007

.SHORT TERM...

(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

CURRENTLY...SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF A PATCH OF MVFR CEILINGS OVER NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
SOME GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN LOGGED OVER THE EASTERN SAWATCH
RANGE...PARTICULARLY AT RED DEER RAWS.  A WIDE RANGE OF
TEMPERATURES...NEAR 0 TO OVER 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT DEPENDING ON
SNOW COVER/WIND.

TODAY...NAM12 HAS WINDS GETTING QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...RAMPING UP FROM MIDMORNING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING.  SOME 65 KNOT WINDS FORECAST ACROSS THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...BUT THAT MAY BE A BIT OVERDONE.
NOT A GREAT DAY TO SUMMIT PIKES PEAK.  GFS HAS WINDS ABOUT HALF THAT
STRENGTH...BUT WOULD TEND TO THINK NAM12 IS CLOSER BECAUSE OF BETTER
TERRAIN IN MODEL.  FLOW IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE BARRIER...BUT THERE
IS SOME FORWARD SHEAR...SO WINDS SHOULD...FOR THE MOST PART...STAY
UP HIGH...WITH A TRAPPED MOUNTAIN WAVE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. YOU
NEVER KNOW FOR SURE THOUGH. PER PREVIOUS THINKING...WINDS IN OUR
HIGHER ZONES WILL STAY JUST BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...WITH
SOME SPOTS HAVING SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
65 MPH.  OTHERWISE...THERE SHOULD BE A GENERAL INCREASE IN CLOUDS.
WARMING OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PLAINS VERY DEPENDENT ON MIXING.
WEST OF I-25 MIXING SHOULD OCCUR EARLY...BUT EAST OF I-25 IS ANYONES
GUESS.  KPUB AND AREAS ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER COULD BE QUITE COOL
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN QUICKLY SHOOT UP WHEN MIXING OCCURS.
HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH
20S TO LOWER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS.  ONE OTHER
NOTE...WITH THE MID 50S TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND LOWER
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WET
MOUNTAINS...SPANISH PEAKS...AND SOUTHERN SANGRES...THE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER GRIDS SHOW SOME ISOLATED LIKELYS IN THAT AREA FOR A TIME
THIS AFTERNOON.  NOT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH FOR A RED FLAG WARNING...BUT FIRE
WEATHER FOLKS SHOULD BE WARY.

TONIGHT...H7 WINDS DROPS OFF THROUGH MIDEVENING...WITH PARTLY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES A GOOD BET ACROSS THE AREA.  TRIMMED THE ALREADY
LOW POPS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.  LOOKS LIKE THE
REAL MOISTURE WILL NOT ARRIVES UNTIL FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER 20S...AGAIN DEPENDING ON SNOW
AND CLOUD COVER AND WINDS. -TLM-

.LONG TERM...

FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDY

...MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS POSSIBLE...

...FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE ON THE PLAINS...

THE WELL ADVERTISED WINTER STORM FOR THE MTNS STILL LOOKS TO BE ON
TRACK. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE LARGE QPF FIELDS OVER THE
MTNS...ESPECIALLY THE SAN JUANS...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. BASED ON THIS...I WENT WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SAN
JUANS/LAGARITAS FROM 00Z SAT THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WITH THIS
EVENT WILL LIKELY BE MEASURED IN FEET. IT WILL BE QUITE WET DUE TO
THE STRAIGHT TROPICAL CONNECTION. SNOWFALL WILL INITIALLY BE HIGH UP
BUT WILL WORK DOWN AS THE EVENT PROGRESSES.

OTHER MTNS AREAS AND HIGH VALLEYS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS
STORM AND HILITES MAY BE NEEDED FOR OTHER AREAS. WILL ALLOW LATER
SHIFTS MODIFY HILITES AS NEEDED.

NEXT CONCERN IS THE PLAINS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT EARLY SAT MORNING. I
BELIEVE GFS SFC LOW IS TOO FAR N AND THAT WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND
ACROSS OUR CWA DURING THIS PD. GIVEN THE VERTICAL PROFILES OFF THE
BUFFKIT SOUNDINGS...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN
MAINLY BELOW 5500 FEET ACROSS THE PLAINS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOT EXPECTING MUCH FREEZING RAIN...ANY OF THIS STUFF
WILL CAUSE SERIOUS TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND WINTER WX HILITES MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THE FREEZING PRECIP.

ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PLAINS FRI NIGHT WE MAY SEE 1-3 OF SNOW.

ON SATURDAY...SFC WINDS MAY BECOME A CONCERN FOR AREAS SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 50 AS AREAS GETS DRY SLOTTED. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE
IF THE GFS VERIFIES. THE MAV MOS FOR KSPD ON SAT AFTERNOON HAS
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35-40 KNOTS.

AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH WX WILL QUIET DOWN AS RIDGE BUILDS
OVER REGION ONCE AGAIN. MAY SEE SOME MORE ACTIVE WX BY MID WEEK.
/HODANISH

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS AT THE THREE TAF SITES EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS.
SOME MVFR CIGS MAY BE PRESENT NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF KCOS EARLY THIS
MORNING. GUSTY WINDS AND LLVL WIND SHEAR WILL BE A CONCERN AT KPUB
AND KCOS STARTING MIDMORNING...AS WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN
AND BECOME GUSTY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY MAKE IT TO KCOS BY
19Z...BUT IF NOT...LLVL WIND SHEAR WILL CONTINUE THERE. -TLM-

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ066-068.

&&

13/34

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
952 PM MST WED NOV 28 2007

COZ058>089-093>099-300500-
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-
952 PM MST WED NOV 28 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM FOR THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND...

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
REMAIN LESS THAN 1 INCH. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL
OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS ON THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
ACROSS THE ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO SPREAD WIDESPREAD MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUANS...LA GARITAS...THE EASTERN
SAWATCH AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...CREATING
THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE LATEST COMPUTER
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER THE
EASTERN SAN JUANS BY SUNDAY MORNING.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE STATE BY SATURDAY
NIGHT...PRODUCING MORE WIND THAN PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM. IF YOU HAVE
TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS COLORADO FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...KEEP INFORMED
OF THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.