Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Feb 7, 2008, 4:04 AM MST for Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 7, 2008, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 28 hr. 3 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
- Feb 7, 2008, 4:04 AM MST (11:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2008, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2008, 3:22 PM MST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 12:20 AM MST | SNOW 4.7 | 2 Ne Leadville, CO | 24 HOUR TOTAL WITH 0.27 INCHES WATER EQUIV |
| Feb 8, 6:33 AM MST | SNOW 1.7 | 1 N Buena Vista, CO | |
| Feb 8, 7:08 AM MST | SNOW 12 | Climax, CO | .60 INCH WATER EQUIVALENT. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 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 071104 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 404 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN IN EARNEST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. COZ058-060-071715- /O.UPG.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0007.080207T1800Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 404 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE NIGHT. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO THE HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION. 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. $$ COZ061-071715- /O.EXB.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.080207T1800Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE 404 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ059-071715- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 404 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATER THIS TODAY ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. 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. $$ HODANISH
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 071623 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 923 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL PICK UP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. COZ058-060-072230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.080207T1800Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 923 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE NIGHT. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO THE HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION. 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. $$ COZ059-072230- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 923 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATER TODAY ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. 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. $$ COZ061-072230- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.080207T1800Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE 923 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IN WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 072140 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 240 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LAKE COUNTY. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. COZ058-060-080345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 240 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE NIGHT. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO THE HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AREA. 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. $$ COZ059-061-080345- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE 240 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 072150 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 240 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LAKE COUNTY. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. COZ058-060-080345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 240 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE NIGHT. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO THE HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AREA. 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. $$ COZ059-061-080345- /O.COR.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE 240 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 072341 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 433 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. COZ058-060-080545- /O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 433 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AREA. 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. $$ COZ059-061-080545- /O.COR.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE 433 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ SR
000 WWUS45 KPUB 080439 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 939 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. COZ058-060-081045- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 939 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AREA. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS 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. $$ COZ059-061-081045- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE 939 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY IN ADDITION TO PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ SR
000 WWUS45 KPUB 081045 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 345 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... .SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. COZ058-060-081645- /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080209T0100Z-080209T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 345 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM SATURDAY. THESE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS 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. 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. $$ COZ059-081645- /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080209T0100Z-080209T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 345 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY IN ADDITION TO PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ061-081600- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE 345 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY IN ADDITION TO PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. 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 081109 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 346 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT... .SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. COZ058-060-081700- /O.COR.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080209T0100Z-080209T1300Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 346 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM SATURDAY. THESE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. THIS MORNING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TONIGHT...MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING 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. 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. $$ COZ059-081700- /O.COR.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080209T0100Z-080209T1300Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 346 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THESE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE. THIS MORNING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TONIGHT...MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. 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. $$ COZ061-081600- /O.COR.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE 346 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 081548 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 848 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT... .SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. COZ059-090000- /O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080208T1548Z-080209T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 848 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THESE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE. TODAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TONIGHT...MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. 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. $$ COZ058-060-090000- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080209T0100Z-080209T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 848 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THESE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. TODAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TONIGHT...MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING 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. 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. $$ COZ061-090000- /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080209T0100Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE 848 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 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. $$ JKH
000 WWUS45 KPUB 082222 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 322 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT... .SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. COZ058-060-090430- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080209T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.080208T2222Z-080209T1300Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 322 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET. TONIGHT...MORE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ061-082330- /O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080209T0100Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE 322 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...AND SNOW HAS...FOR THE MOST PART ENDED. WHILE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ COZ059-090430- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080209T1300Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE 322 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE. TONIGHT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$
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 Feb 6, 8:54 PM MST, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 8:54 PM MST, 7 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 854 PM MST WED FEB 6 2008 .AVIATION...JUST A QUICK NOTE ON AVN CONDITIONS OVR THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS/SAN JUANS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY. A JET STREAK IS NOW MOVING SOUTHEAST OVR THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. IT IS QUITE EVIDENT IN WAVE CLOUDS SEEN IN IR SATELLITE IMAGERY. NORTHWESTERN WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KTS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVER SOME OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN RIDGETOPS. MODERATE TO SEVERE MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE DIVIDE OVR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 06Z. ROSE && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 647 PM MST WED FEB 6 2008/ UPDATE... UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES TO REFLECT LOWER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE ERN MTS AND PLAINS. WSR INDICATES SCT LIGHT RETURNS ACROSS THE PLAINS...MAINLY E OF I25...BUT VERY LITTLE IF ANY PRECIP IS REACHING THE GROUND AS LLVLS REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE. WILL LEAVE ISOLD POPS INTACT OVR THE FAR ERN PLAINS THROUGH 09Z. SNOWS CONTINUE OVR THE CENTRAL MTS BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT OF A LULL OVERNIGHT UNTIL NEXT WAVE HITS ON THU. 44 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 235 PM MST WED FEB 6 2008/ SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND THURSDAY) CURRENTLY...FIRST OF TWO STORM SYSTEMS ARE APPROACHING THE FORECAST AREA. SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SPREADING INTO THE PLAINS. TONIGHT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...WITH THE RESULTING TRAVEL HAZARD CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BE FROM MAINLY THE WEST UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... THEN SHIFT TO MORE NORTHWEST AS THE FIRST SYSTEM MOVES PAST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE NIGHT...THEN DIMINISH AROUND DAWN. WILL ISSUE A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR ZONES 58 TO 61 FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY...THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. LITTLE PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR EXCEPT IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST ACROSS MOST AREAS...WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY...INCREASING PRECIPITATION OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. -JKH- LONG TERM... (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) .ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK... .SNOW/BLOWING SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT... .WINDY-VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY... .ANOTHER POSSIBLE HIGH IMPACT WEATHER SYSTEM NEXT WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY... THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...VIGOROUS WEST TO NORTHWEST UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM SHIFTS BACK OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. BASED ON THE NAM12...GFS...AND CONCEPTUAL MODELS...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...PROBABLY ANOTHER 4-9 INCHES OR SO...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES WITH CLIMAX LIKELY SEEING 1-2 FEET LOCAL SNOW TOTALS. THE SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE HIGHER SAWATCH/MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES(ABOVE 9K FT MSL) THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. GIVEN THE VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM DIRECTLY OVER CO...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A CRITICAL WEATHER IMPACT FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY. MIGHT ACTUALLY SEE SOME SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS MAKING INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT I-25 CORRIDOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH THE FLOW. WINDY-VERY WINDY CONDITIONS APPEAR TO CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS WITH MOUNTAIN PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 60-80 MPH. NOT SURE HOW FAR DOWN THE EAST FACING SLOPES THE MOUNTAIN WAVE WILL BREAK. HIGH RESOLUTION NAM12 CROSS- ECTION SHOWING AROUND PIKES PEAK/RAMPART RANGE NOT THAT GREAT OF A PRESSURE JUMP...A POOR MOUNTAIN TOP STABLE LAYER...AND SOME INCREASING FORWARD SHEAR AT THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND ABOVE. IT COULD TURN OUT THE MOUNTAIN WAVE STAYS TRAPPED AND ALL THE SIGNIFICANT WINDS STAY AROUND MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL. WILL HOLD OFF ISSUING A HIGH WIND WATCH AND LET THE FORECAST AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK DO THE TALKING. SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WEAKENING WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH THESE FORECAST PERIODS. BIGGEST C51ENGE WILL BE THE SIGNIFICANT MODIFIED ARCTIC COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAKING IT WESTWARD INTO EASTERN CO SATURDAY NIGHT AND RETREATING ON SUNDAY. GFS AND DGEX DO NOT TAKE THE BOUNDARY INTO EASTERN CO SATURDAY NIGHT AND BASICALLY DEVELOP A LEE SIDE TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN CO IN RESPONSE TO THE SUBTLE WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT. 00Z/06 ECMWF IS A TOUCH FURTHER EAST WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE...1040-1050MB HIGH OVER THE DAKOTAS...BUT DOES WEDGE IT UP THE AR RIVER VALLEY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING. VERY C51ENGING HOW FAR UP THE RIVER VALLEY THIS WILL OCCUR. BIG CHANCE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST ERRORS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO ON SUNDAY. IT COULD EASILY BE IN THE 50S AT PUEBLO AND 20S/30S LAMAR. IF THE S51OW CP AIR MASS DOES RECEDE QUICKLY ON SUNDAY...THEN THIS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A LEE SIDE TROUGH IN RESPONSE TO THE WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES. ECMWF HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT RUN-TO-RUN(4 MODEL RUNS) WITH THE NEXT POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM COMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY(13 FEB) AND THURSDAY(14 FEB). THE GFS IS NOW 2 DAYS FASTER WITH THE SYSTEM. WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE CURRENT FORECAST AND ECMWF FOR THESE FORECAST PERIODS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHOULD BE RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHERWISE. BY WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK/STREAM AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL FEATURES DEVELOPS OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE WEDNESDAY AND MOVES EASTWARD ON THURSDAY. STILL MANY MANY MANY MODEL RUNS TO GO...BUT THIS COULD BE A HIGH IMPACT WEATHER EVENT ACROSS MUCH OF CO IF IT COMES TO FRUITION. 17 AVIATION... MAIN CONCERN WILL BE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE KCOS AREA WHERE WINDS OFF THE SURFACE ARE FROM THE WEST...WHILE WINDS AT KCOS ARE FROM THE SOUTH. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WORK TO SURFACE AROUND 23Z. ELSEWHERE...GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED AT KPUB...WHILE WINDS AT KALS REMAIN LIGHT DUE TO A STRONG INVERSION. WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS MOST AREAS...WITH GUSTS AND WIND SHEAR NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THE SAN LUIS VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO HAVE LIGHT WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY UNTIL AROUND 20Z. PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ058>060. PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ058>060. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ058>060. && 44/10
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 3:13 PM MST, 12 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 313 PM MST WED FEB 6 2008 COZ058>089-093>099-071400- 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- 313 PM MST WED FEB 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES...GENERALLY ABOVE 9500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET...ESPECIALLY HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND BACK COUNTRY WILL BECOME HAVE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS ALL THE MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES ABOVE 9500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 15 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES ABOVE 9500 FEET...AND VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND BACK COUNTRY. WIND GUSTS OF 65 TO 85 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PIKES PEAK...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND WET MOUNTAINS...GENERALLY ABOVE 9500 FEET...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ALL OF THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH TONIGHT.
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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.