Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2008, 7:52 PM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 27, 2008, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 35 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2008, 7:52 PM MST (02:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2008, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 35 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 02:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 8:22 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ssw Nathrop, CO | SNOW ENDED ABOUT 0700 MST. |
| Jan 28, 8:48 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Buena Vista, CO | SNOW ENDED BETWEEN 0500 AND 0600 MST. |
| Jan 28, 9:39 AM MST | SNOW 12 | South Fork, CO | 2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM MST | SNOW 22 | Wolf Creek Pass, CO | |
| Jan 28, 12:16 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 1 Nnw Monarch Pass, CO | |
| Jan 28, 8:17 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Maysville, CO | |
| Jan 28, 9:51 PM MST | SNOW 11 | 10 Sw Creede, CO | APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES SINCE NOON. SNOW HARD TO MEASURE DUE TO SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. |
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 00:00Z, 2.9 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
- 1592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 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 270252 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 752 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE ONSHORE TODAY...THEN INTO THE WESTERN U.S. ON SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO SUNDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE... ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-271215- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.080127T1900Z-080129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0005.080127T1900Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 752 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND SPREAD TO THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY SUNDAY EVENING...THE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ PGW
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 271146 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 446 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-271800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.080127T1900Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 446 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND SPREAD TO THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING...THE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-271800- /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0100Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 446 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ072>075-271800- /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0700Z-080129T0600Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 446 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND INTENSIFY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 271643 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 943 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-280100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.080127T1900Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 943 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND SPREAD TO THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING...THE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-280100- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0100Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 943 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ072>075-280100- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0700Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 943 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND INTENSIFY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 272234 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 334 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-280200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 334 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES... WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-280200- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0100Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 334 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ072>075-280200- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0700Z-080129T0600Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 334 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND INTENSIFY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 280148 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 648 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-280800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 648 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-280800- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 648 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ072>075-280800- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0700Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 648 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE PEAKS AND ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...GUSTING UP TO 90 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 280628 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1128 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-281230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 1128 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL... ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-281230- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1128 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ072>075-281230- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.080128T0700Z-080129T0600Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 1128 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE PEAKS AND ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...GUSTING UP TO 90 MPH AT TIMES...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 281127 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 427 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-281730- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 427 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND SAWATCH RANGE THROUGH THE DAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL... ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-072>075-281730- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 427 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 281601 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 901 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-290115- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 901 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-072>075-290115- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 901 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 282220 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 320 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-290200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 320 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-072>075-290200- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 320 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...AND CREEDE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 282233 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 333 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-290215- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 333 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-072>075-290215- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 333 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COMMUNITIES OF CLIMAX... MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 290134 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 634 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT OR ABOVE PASS LEVEL. COZ060-066-068-290600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 634 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND MONARCH PASSES. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS WOLF CREEK PASS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY AT PASS LEVEL AND ABOVE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 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. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-072>075-290600- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 634 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COMMUNITIES OF CLIMAX... MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA AND THE SPANISH PEAKS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 290540 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1040 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ENDING OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH CENTRAL COLORADO. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY END OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING. COZ060-066-068-290645- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ 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 1040 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ COZ058-059-061-067-072>075-290645- /O.EXP.KPUB.SB.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080129T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...GRANITE... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 1040 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ SR
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 Jan 26, 3:00 PM MST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:00 PM MST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 300 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND SUNDAY) BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS DETERMINING THE TIMING AND IMPACT OF THE NEXT STORM. MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN THE EASTWARD MOVEMENT/DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW CURRENTLY OFF OF WEST COAST. SEEMS REASONABLE CONSIDERING THAT ITS MOVEMENT IS BASED ON THE INTERACTION WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM SYSTEM. UPPER LOW HAS BEEN DROPPING SOUTH ALL DAY BUT LOOKS LIKE VORT MAX IS ROUNDING THE SOUTHERN PORTION WHICH COULD START THE EASTWARD MOVEMENT. GOOD FETCH OF TROPICAL MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR THIS SYSTEM AND MODELS SHOW IT DRAGGING INTO COLORADO LATE SUNDAY. TONIGHT SHOULD BE THE DOWN TIME BETWEEN SYSTEMS. AS WEST COAST SYSTEM MOVES INLAND UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION LETTING US QUIET DOWN. SHOULD HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING SHOULD TAKE US DOWN COOLER THAN SATURDAY MORNING. WENT WITH THE COOLER MAV GUIDANCE FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS. SUNDAY. WEST COAST STORMS STARTS TO WORK INLAND WITH MODELS IN PRETTY FAIR AGREEMENT ON HOLDING OFF THE MEASURABLE PRECIP TIL AFTER 18Z. STRONG UPPER JET MOVES INTO THE 4-CORNERS AREA IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GOOD OROGRAPHICS FOR LATE IN THE DAY. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH ACCUMULATION OF SNOW UNTIL CLOSER TO 00Z DUE TO WARMER TEMPS AND SLOWER MOVEMENT. WITH THE POTENTIAL SLOWER MOVEMENT HELD ON TO WINTER STORM WATCH BEGINNING 19Z ALTHOUGH ACTUAL ONSET MAY BE DELAYED TILL 00Z AND DECREASED POPS OVER SAN LUIS VALLEY. WARMED MAX TEMPS A FEW DEGREES. .LONG TERM... (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) NUMEROUS METEOROLOGICAL CONCERNS FOR THE LONG TERM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POPS...QPF...TEMPERATURES AND WINDS. LONG TERM MODELS SUGGEST THAT WESTERN CWFA MOUNTAINS(ZONES 60/66/68) SHOULD BE IN THE MIDST OF A WINTER STORM SUNDAY NIGHT AS FRONT SECTION OF IMPRESSIVE CALIFORNIA SYSTEM IMPACTS REGION. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL AT LEAST THE CURRENTLY INHERITED WINTER STORM WATCH EXPIRATION TIME OF 00Z TUESDAY. LATEST COMPUTER PROJECTIONS SUGGEST THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CONTINUE UNTIL 12Z TUESDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND WFO PUEBLO MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS TO NEAR THIS TIME-FRAME IF LATEST COMPUTER MODELS CONTINUE WITH THIS TREND. SPEAKING OF WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS...WFO PUEBLO WILL ALSO NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR ZONES 58/59/61/62/63/64/67/72/73/74 AND 75 AS WELL AS FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF ZONES 69/70 AND 71 FOR WINTER STORM WARNING CRITERIA AND POSSIBLE WINTER STORM WATCHES/WARNINGS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL AROUND 12Z TUESDAY. FOR NOW HAVE PAINTED THESE ZONES WITH GENERALLY SNOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS...HOWEVER WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE WARNING AMOUNTS MATERIALIZE IF SYSTEM MORE ROBUST THAN CURRENTLY DEPICTED. FROM THE I-25 CORRIDOR INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS DO NOT SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF 1 TO 3 OR 4 INCHES OVER FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR...GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS DURING THIS TIME- FRAME. WITH THE HELP OF THE WINDS...EXPECT THAT TEMPERATURES OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR/EASTERN PLAINS WILL RUN ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES...ESPECIALLY WIND-PRONE AREAS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MAJORITY OF CWFA SHOULD EXPERIENCE A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM THE ACTIVE METEOROLOGICAL PATTERN FROM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM IMPACTS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF THIS POTENTIAL SYSTEM. ANOTHER BREAK IN THE WEATHER ACTION SHOULD BE NOTED FROM LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH 3RD SYSTEM MAINLY IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OVER THE CWFA FROM TUESDAY UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY EXPECTED TO RUN BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES WHILE GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE MORE TAME THAN VALUES EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. && .AVIATION... VARIABLE GUSTY WINDS AT THE SURFACE CREATING SOME TURBULENT AIR ABOVE AS ATMOSPHERE MIXES UPWARD. WIND ISSUES SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 00Z AS TEMPS COOL. OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WITH SOME EASTWARD SPREAD OF MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS FOR SUNDAY. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ060-066-068. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 6:49 AM MST, 13 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 649 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 COZ058>089-093>099-271400- 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- 649 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN AND PRODUCE SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE TIME FRAME WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE FROM MIDDAY SUNDAY TO MIDDAY MONDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND BACK COUNTRY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM IS THEN FORECAST TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:46 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:51 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 39 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.