Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 22, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2008, 1:38 PM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 26, 2008, 10:24 AM MST. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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
- Dec 24, 2008, 1:38 PM MST (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2008, 10:24 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2008, 3:43 PM MST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Lake County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 1:22 PM MST | SNOW 16.5 | 1 Nnw Monarch Pass, CO | IN THE PAST 48 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 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 242038 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 138 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 COZ060-250445- /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T1200Z-081226T0100Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT... MT MASSIVE 138 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST ON FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT PRIOR TO AND SUBSEQUENT TO THE BLIZZARD WARNING...FROM 5 AM MST THURSDAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY...AND FROM NOON UNTIL 5 PM MST ON FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ066-068-250445- /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081226T0100Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 138 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT PRIOR TO AND SUBSEQUENT TO THE BLIZZARD WARNING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM MST THURSDAY...AND FROM NOON UNTIL 5 PM MST ON FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-250445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 138 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ064-250445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081225T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARGENTS 138 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ LW
12 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 242234 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 334 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 COZ060-250500- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T1200Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 334 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ066-068-250500- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 334 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-250500- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 334 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ064-250500- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081225T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 334 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 250311 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 811 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 COZ060-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T1200Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 811 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ066-068-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 811 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 811 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ064-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081225T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 811 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 250324 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 824 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 COZ060-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T1200Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 824 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ066-068-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 824 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T0700Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 824 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ064-251200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081225T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 824 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 251050 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 350 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 COZ066-068-251700- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 350 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ060-251700- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.081225T1200Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 350 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-251700- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 350 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-251700- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081226T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE 350 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ064-251700- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081225T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 350 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ROSE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 251652 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 952 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 COZ060-066-068-252300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 952 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-252300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 952 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ072>075-252300- /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 952 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ONE ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH SNOW RAMPING UP AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PEAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ064-252300- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 952 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-252300- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081226T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE 952 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 252244 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 344 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 COZ060-066-068-260445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 344 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW AND WINDS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. && $$ COZ067-260445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 344 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ064-260445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS 344 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-260445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.081226T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE 344 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL AREAS IN THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE MAY RECEIVE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-260445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 344 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 260043 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 543 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 COZ060-066-068-261200- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081226T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.081226T0100Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 543 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW AND WINDS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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 SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. 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. && $$ COZ067-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 543 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-064-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS 543 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 543 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 260105 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 605 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 COZ060-066-068-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 605 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW AND WINDS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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 SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. 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. && $$ COZ067-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 605 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-064-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS 605 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 605 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 260551 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1051 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 COZ060-066-068-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 1051 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THESE HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW AND WINDS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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 SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. 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. && $$ COZ067-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1051 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-064-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS 1051 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-261200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 1051 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 261117 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 417 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 COZ060-066-068-261730- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1900Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 417 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW AND WINDS TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 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 SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED. AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. 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. 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. && $$ COZ067-261730- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 417 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-064-261730- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS 417 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-261730- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 417 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SR
000 WWUS45 KPUB 261724 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1024 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 COZ060-066-068-262330- /O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081226T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0022.081226T1724Z-081227T0000Z/ 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 1024 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES...AND MONARCH PASSES. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WESTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALLY NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...LA GARITA...AND SAWATCH MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ067-262330- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1024 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED... AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ058-059-064-262330- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...SARGENTS 1024 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-262330- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 1024 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PEAKS AND THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 262243 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 343 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 COZ060-066-068-262345- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- 343 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. BRISK WIND CONDITIONS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED AND MAINLY NEAR MOUNTAIN TOPS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. $$ COZ067-262345- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- 343 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW. BRISK WIND CONDITIONS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED AND MAINLY NEAR MOUNTAIN TOPS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. $$ COZ058-059-064-072>075-262345- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 343 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WESTERN MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET... SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET... AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. $$ METZE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 24, 4:33 AM MST, 9 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:33 AM MST, 9 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 433 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) CURRENTLY...THE UPPER TROUGH WAS SLIDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND NE AND OUT OF THE AREA...USHERING IN COLD AND DRY NW FLOW FOR COLORADO. CLEARING SKIES HAVE ALLOWED TEMPS TO TANK THIS MORN...-8 F AT KALS AS OF 3AM...AND 10-15 F ACROSS THE E PLAINS. LONE EXCEPTION WOULD BE KCOS WHERE GUSTY NW WINDS HAVE KICKED UP THE LOWER LEVELS AND WARMED TEMPS INTO THE 20S. HOWEVER...SFC OBS THERE ARE STILL SHOWING THE DRY AIR MOVING IN...WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS. DRY AIR INTRUSION HAS ELIMINATED PATCHY FOG THAT WAS LURKING EARLIER. TODAY...NEXT STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION WILL MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE PAC NW TODAY...GIVING COLORADO A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE WINTER WEATHER WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. GFS AND NAM MODELS KEPT DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE FOR THE DAY WITH THE NAM HINTING AT PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED PCPN ALONG THE CONTDVD DURING THE AFTN. THEREFORE...TOOK POPS OUT ALL AREAS THRU 21Z...THEN REINTRODUCED ISOLATED POPS ALONG THE CONTDVD AT THAT TIME. TEMPS TODAY WERE A STRUGGLE...WITH LATEST NUMERICAL GUIDANCE INDICATING COOLER TEMPS WITH THE GFS. SFC WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY STRONG TODAY...SO AREAS THAT RECEIVED SNOW YESTERDAY WILL PROBABLY HAVE A SLOW TIME RECOVERING FROM COLD TEMPS THIS AM. SO...SIDED WITH COOLER GUIDANCE TEMPS TODAY EVEN THOUGH THAT STILL REQUIRED SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT UPWARD AT SOME LOCATION FOR THE MAX T GRID. TONIGHT...THE NEXT SYSTEM BECOMES MORE AMPLIFIED AND STRENGTHENS TONIGHT OVER THE WEST COAST...ONCE AGAIN DRAWING MOISTURE UP ACROSS THE 4 CORNERS AND INTO WESTERN COLORADO. MODELS INDICATE THAT THE SNOW MACHINE REALLY DOES NOT START GAINING STEAM UNTIL RIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT...SO ADJUSTED POP GRIDS TO TRY AND SHOW THIS AS WELL AS PUSHED BACK ONGOING HIGHLIGHTS TO 07Z. 120 KT UPPER JET LAYS ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT AS WELL...SO WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. INITIALLY...SW FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUANS WILL BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE INCOMING MOISTURE AND INCREASING WIND...SO WINTER STORM WARNING IN PLACE FOR THIS AREA FROM 07Z TIL 12Z LOOKS GOOD...BEFORE SNOW STARTS TO SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE CONTDVD. LATEST QPF ESTIMATES FOR THE MTS SHOW A POTENTIAL 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE WOLF CREEK PASS AREA. MOORE .LONG TERM... (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ...LONG TERM CONCERNS REMAIN HEAVY SNOW AND WIND ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DVD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH WIND AND SNOW POTENTIAL ACROSS THE EASTERN MTS AND PLAINS... LATEST MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF NEXT SYSTEM DIGGING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY WHICH THEN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ROCKIES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SATURDAY. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND SPREADING ACROSS THE SW AND CENTRAL MTS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW LOOKS TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS LAPSE RATES INCREASE AHEAD OF TROUGH AXIS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE WEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY BEHIND TROUGH WITH FOCUS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL SHIFTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL MTS INTO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WITH SUBSIDENCE BEHIND PASSING SYSTEM. WITH THAT SAID...HAVE CONTINUED CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONES 66-68 THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HAVE UPGRADED ZONE 60 TO A WARNING AND ZONE 64 TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY STARTING AT 12Z THURSDAY WHICH ALSO CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ONCE AGAIN. MAY NEED ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MTS...THOUGH WILL LET LATER SHIFTS RE-EVALUATE AND ISSUE IF WARRANTED. ACROSS THE HIGH VALLEYS...EASTERN MTS AND PLAINS...GENERALLY WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW PERSISTING ALOFT. MODELS NOT INDICATING A STRONG MT WAVE POTENTIAL...THOUGH CANT RULE OUT GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE GAP FLOW REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS. BEST CHANCES OF PRECIP ACROSS THE HIGH VALLEYS AND EASTERN MTS TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE STATE AND HAVE KEPT HIGH CHANCE POPS IN TACT ATTM. LATEST NAM CONTINUES TO INDICATE SOME PRECIP DEVELOPING ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT PASSING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND HAVE KEPT BEST CHANCES IN THE NORTHERLY PRONE AREAS OF PALMER DVD AND SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...THOUGH NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW REMAINS WESTERLY. COOL NORTHWEST FLOW PREVAILS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH THE LATEST MODELS CONTINUING TO INDICATE A PATTERN CHANGE FOR THE LATE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS WARMER AND DRIER ZONAL FLOW SETS ACROSS ACROSS THE AREA WITH MAIN STORM TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES. -MW && .AVIATION... THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF SOME PATCHY FOG FOR KALS THIS MORNING THROUGH 16Z...AS LATEST SFC OB WAS SHOWING A 4 DEGREE SPREAD AND CLEARING SKIES WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND WOULD FACILITATE FOG DEVELOPMENT. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS FORECAST FOR THE TAF SITES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE IN FROM THE W-SW ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THIS EVENING...BUT FOR NOW MAIN IMPACT SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CONTDVD. H7 WINDS OVER THE FRONT RANGE WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...WITH 50-60 KTS OVER THE SANGRES AFTER MIDNIGHT. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ066>068. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ060. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ064. && 27/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 6:47 AM MST, 6 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 647 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008 COZ058>089-093>099-251400- 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- 647 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE STATE THIS EVENING...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT ALONG ALL OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ARE FORECAST TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE SNOWFALL STARTING TONIGHT...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 60 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER 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. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL MAY ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. 27/23
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:55 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more | 59 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:38 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 45 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.