High Wind Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO

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WWUS75 KPUB 260400
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
900 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

COZ072>075-079-080-082-087-088-261200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081226T1800Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 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...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
900 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND
THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR ACROSS HUERFANO AND EASTERN
LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING
IN STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE LOWER EASTERN
SLOPES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50
MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. THE
SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND WALSENBURG WILL
BE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$

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WWUS75 KPUB 261122
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
422 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

COZ072>075-079-080-082-087-088-261730-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081226T1800Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 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...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
422 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND
THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR ACROSS HUERFANO AND EASTERN
LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

A STRONG JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS
MORNING...RESULTING IN STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE PEAKS
AND THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH
WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. THE SOUTHERN
I-25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND WALSENBURG WILL BE
PARTICULARLY PRONE TO HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
SR

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WWUS75 KPUB 261721
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

COZ072>075-079-080-082-087-088-261830-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081226T1800Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE ADJACENT SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS
TOWARDS WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

$$

METZE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
313 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND FRIDAY)

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR THE HIGHER PEAKS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...

...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

..MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER MANY OTHER MOUNTAIN REGIONS...

FIRST SHORTWAVE/ASSOC JET STREAK MOVED ACROSS CO TODAY WITH AREA
COMING UNDER DOWNWARD FORCING BEHIND EXITING WAVE AS EVIDENT IN SOME
CLEARING TAKING PLACE IN SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.  KALS PICKED
UP SNOW OVER A GOOD PART OF THE MORNING AND LATEST WEB CAMS SHOWING
CLEARING SKIES ATTM.  HOWEVER ITS A DIFFERENT STORY FOR THE WESTERN
MTS.  WHILE MYP HAS EXPERIENCED FAIRLY GOOD VISIBILITIES MOST OF THE
DAY...CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE DETERIORATING IN LATEST WEB CAMS...AND
KCPW HAS HAD OFF AND ON POOR VSBY ALL DAY.  LATEST REPORTS FROM SKI
AREAS SHOW WOLF CREEK HAS PICKED UP 9 INCHES SO FAR IN PAST 24
HRS...WHILE MYP ONLY 3. ANOTHER AREA WHICH HAS HAD POOR
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN LA VETA PASS...WHERE CDOT WEB
CAM HAS SHOWN POOR VSBY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS.  RADAR SHOWED SOME
ECHOES PINNED UP ALONG THE SPINE OF THE SANGRES AND EVEN SPILLING
OVER INTO THE WETS AND LOWER ADJACENT SLOPES THROUGH EARLY AFTN.
THIS HAS SINCE IMPROVED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FIRST
SHORTWAVE...BUT EVEN STILL...WEB CAM AT VTP STILL SHOWING EXTENSIVE
BLOWING SNOW.  ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SANGRES
EARLIER TODAY...AND WILL KEEP THIS GOING WITH THE BLOWING SNOW ISSUE
THROUGH THE EVENING.

AS FOR WINDS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE
FCST AREA THIS AFTN AS LEE TROF DEEPENED AND KICKED EASTWARD IN
RESPONSE TO PASSAGE OF LEADING SHORTWAVE.  HIGHEST GUSTS SEEN SO FAR
WAS AROUND 50 MPH AT KSPD AND ALONG THE SRN I-25 CORRIDOR IN CDOT
SENSORS JUST SOUTH COLORADO CITY.  CPW HAS STARTED REPORTING WIND
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...AND PIKES PEAK IS GUSTING TO A LITTLE OVER 60
MPH.

FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW...UPPER TROF IS RELOADING IN THE WEST
WITH NEXT NEXT 120+ KT UPPER JET STREAK ROUNDING THROUGH SRN CA.
EXTENSIVE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ALREADY SPREADING INTO THE
GREAT BASIN...AND AS TROF CONTINUES TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST THANKS
TO 140 KT JET STILL ON BACK SIDE.  PRECIP WATERS IN 12Z RAOBS ACROSS
THE WEST WERE RUNNING AROUND 150% OF NORMAL...AND WITH STRONG
DIFFLUENCE MOVING OVER THE AREA AGAIN DURING THE EVENING...SHOULD SEE
HEAVY SNOW RAMP UP FAIRLY QUICKLY DURING THE EVENING.  SNOW AMOUNTS
AND HIGHLIGHTS OUT WEST LOOK FAIRLY GOOD.  BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW
ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND SANGRES SHOULD COME TO AN END AS SNOW
MOVES BACK IN.  LOOKING AT TOTALS STILL IN THE 2 TO 3 FEET
RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SW FACING SLOPES OF
THE EASTERN SAN JUANS/LA GARITAS.  AROUND 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE
SAWATCH RANGE. SNOWFALL OF 10-20 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY...AND AROUND 5-10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS IN THE ADVISORY LOCATIONS.
THIS SHOULD BE A LIGHT OFF AND ON SNOW EVENT FOR PIKES PEAK AND THE
WET MOUNTAINS...WITH ONLY A COUPLE INCHES EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER
AREAS AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.  PEAK INTENSITY APPEARS TO BE
AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH 15Z.

AS FOR HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...THERE IS A BRIEF TIME AROUND 00Z WHERE
CONDITIONS MAY BE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR A MTN WAVE SET UP AS JET
STREAK WITH LEADING SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND BEFORE NEXT
UPPER JET NOSES INTO THE WEST.  AFTER AROUND 06Z...FORWARD SHEAR
INCREASES IN MODEL SOUNDINGS AND MTN TOP WIND START TO INCREASE TO
AROUND 60-70 KTS. H7 WINDS IN NAM 12 INCREASE TO 70 KTS TO THE LEE
OF THE SANGRES AND WETS BY 12Z-15Z FRI MORNING.  AS MID LEVEL COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE MTS IN THE EARLY MORNING...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL
BECOMES MORE OF A BORA GAP FLOW EVENT.  LAST SYSTEM WHICH CAME
ACROSS PRODUCED VERY NEAR HIGH WIND CRITERIA THROUGH THE GAP OF LA
VETA PASS...AFFECTING THE CDOT SENSORS JUST SOUTH OF COLORADO CITY.
WITH WINDS LOOKING STRONGER IN THIS EVENT THAN THE PREVIOUS...WOULD
THINK THIS WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PUT THEM INTO THE HIGH WIND CRITERIA.
THE PEAKS WILL CERTAINLY STAY ABOVE HIGH WIND CRITERIA...BUT WITH
FEW SENSORS UP THERE (ASIDE FROM PIKES PEAK SENSOR) WE WONT REALLY
KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE HIGH WINDS. WOULD SUSPECT GUSTS BETTER THAN
80-90 MPH IS ACHIEVABLE.  THUS WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN MTS/ADJACENT SOUTHERN I-25
CORRIDOR AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11KFT.  EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WILL
ALSO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.  CONDITIONS DONT LOOK AS
FAVORABLE FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION...AND PER COORDINATION WITH BOU
OPTED NOT TO GO WITH A WARNING FOR EL PASO AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
TELLER ALONG WITH PUEBLO COUNTIES.  ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE LOWER
EASTERN SLOPES AND WRN FRINGES ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR COULD GET
CLOSE THOUGH.  LATER SHIFTS WILL MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL.

EAST OF THE MTS...THIS WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THAN A PCPN
EVENT AS FLOW STAYS DOWNSLOPE.  HOWEVER AS LAPSE RATES STEEPEN WITH
THE APPROACHING TROF FRI AFTN...COULD SEE ISOLATED TO SCT SHOWERS
SPREAD OFF INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS.  HAVE CUT BACK POPS SOME...BUT
NOT ENTIRELY.

WARM NIGHT TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...THEN FALLING TEMPS IN THE
WEST ON FRI AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES IN.  PLAINS SHOULD POP UP IN
THE MORNING AS GUSTY WINDS KICK IN WITH STEADY TEMPS OR EVEN RISING
TEMPS THROUGH THE AFTN BEFORE BORA FRONT GRADUALLY WORKS ACROSS AND
TEMPS BEGIN TO COOL. -KT

.LONG TERM...
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)

...SYSTEM MOVES EAST FRIDAY NIGHT...DRY AND COOL SATURDAY...DRY AND
WARMER SUNDAY AND MONDAY...COOLER AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY...

STILL LOOKS RELATIVELY QUIET THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS...ALTHOUGH
TODAYS RUNS ARE MORE AMPLIFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF RIDGING ALONG THE
WEST COAST...AND THE AMOUNT OF TROUGHING OVER THE ROCKIES AND
CENTRAL PLAINS.  THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE
REGION...WILL EXIT TO THE EAST OF COLORADO BY SATURDAY MORNING.
LATEST MODELS RUNS BRING THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS A BIT
SHARPER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS...BUT STILL NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE.  THERE IS
STILL A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY WITH FROPA...BUT ONLY A DUSTING
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN MOST CASES.  THE ATMOSPHERE DOESNT WARM UP
TOO MUCH ON SATURDAY...SO ANOTHER COLD DAY BEFORE THE WARMUP BEGINS
ON SUNDAY.  TOOK TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY DOWN CONSIDERABLY...WITH
GENERALLY MID 20S TO MID 30S PLAINS...AND MOSTLY TEENS AND 20S FOR
THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS.

SHOULD GET A GOOD WARMUP SUNDAY...MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY...BEFORE
SOME COOLER AIR FILTERS BACK IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
MODELS ARE SHOWING A SLIGHTLY MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN FOR MIDWEEK
THAN THEY DID YESTERDAY...WITH MORE RIDGING OVER THE WEST...AND MORE
TROUGHING OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND PLAINS.  THIS IS HAVING THE
EFFECT OF SPILLING MORE COLD AIR SOUTH INTO EASTERN COLORADO. I
DROPPED TEMPERATURES BACK A LITTLE FOR MIDWEEK IN RESPONSE TO THIS.
EVEN WITH THE MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN...WEATHER STILL LOOKS BASICALLY
DRY...EXCEPT OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AT TIMES. LW

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CIGS EXPECTED FOR TAF SITES ALONG/EAST OF I-25.  STRONG MTN TOP
WINDS WILL LEAD TO TURBULENCE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH MOVING DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
SE MTS INTO THE ADJACENT I-25 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING.  THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR SOUTH OF PUEBLO.  HOWEVER
THERE COULD BE A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
RAMPARTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED WIND SHEAR OVER KAFF AND
POSSIBLY EVEN KCOS TOWARDS 12Z.  LATER SHIFTS WILL MONITOR THIS
POTENTIAL.  FOR THE MTS...LIFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW/BLOWING SNOW
EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW.  KALS WILL EXPERIENCE WAVES OF SNOW
SHOWERS INCREASING AGAIN BY TOMORROW MORNING.  IFR TO MVFR CIGS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEY...WITH LIFR CIGS OVER THE CREST OF THE
SANGRES.  STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 GUSTING TO 80 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE MTS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. -KT

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ072>075-079-080-
082-087-088.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ064-072>075.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ067.

BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY FOR
COZ060-066-068.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ058-059.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ060-066-
068.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ060-066-
068.

&&

31/50

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1046 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

COZ058>089-093>099-261800-
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-
1046 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...BRINGING
STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST
OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WITH 12 TO 18
INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE...AND
THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE PERIODS OF SNOW
AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST FACING
SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE REMAINING
MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD SEE UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
EASTERN SAN JUAN...LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY MORNING...INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WEST
WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES.

THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY
SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER
THE PAST WEEK. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND EVERYONE
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT.

AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...STRONG TO
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE PLAINS WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE...AND GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR OVER EXPOSED
RIDGES AND GAPS ALONG THE RAMPART RANGE...WET MOUNTAINS...AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...MORE SO NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BUT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST TO BEGAN WANING BY MIDDAY
FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH 8 AM.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LINGERING SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS FRIDAY EVENING...WITH PERHAPS UP TO AN INCH OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
958 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     SNOW             1 SSE WOLF CREEK PASS   37.47N 106.79W
12/25/2008  M5.0 INCH        MINERAL            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0730 AM     SNOW             1 NNW MONARCH PASS      38.51N 106.33W
12/25/2008  M3.0 INCH        CHAFFEE            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
159 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0149 PM     SNOW             WOLF CREEK PASS         37.48N 106.80W
12/25/2008  M9.0 INCH        MINERAL            CO   PUBLIC

            9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED BY WOLK CREEK PASS SKI AREA
            IN 24 HOURS ENDING AT 149 PM MST TODAY

&&

LWALROD