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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 10, 20094 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Apr 10, 2009, 3:25 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 11, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2009, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 11, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 244 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2009-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2009-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1881 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 102125
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 PM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

COZ066-068-110330-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0006.090411T0600Z-090412T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0010.090411T0600Z-090412T0600Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
325 PM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000
FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF
CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS. 

A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES LATE
TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY LATE SATURDAY. HEAVY
SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA
GARITAS BY SATURDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER SOUTH
FACING SLOPES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 110321
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
921 PM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

COZ066-068-111130-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.090411T0600Z-090412T0600Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
921 PM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES LATE
TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY LATE SATURDAY. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND
LA GARITAS BY SATURDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY
LATE SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER
SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 111001
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
401 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

COZ066-068-111615-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T0600Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
401 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10
TO 20 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER HIGHER SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ058-060-111615-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090411T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
401 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY 
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
ROSE
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 111152
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
552 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

COZ066-068-111800-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T0600Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
552 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
10 TO 20 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER HIGHER SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-111800-
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090412T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
552 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6
PM MDT SUNDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION GENERALLY
ABOVE 8000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET AND THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE
8000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-111800-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090411T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
552 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

HODANISH
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 111741
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1141 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

COZ066-068-112345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T0600Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1141 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
10 TO 20 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER HIGHER SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ058-060-112345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1141 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-112345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090412T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
1141 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
MDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION GENERALLY
ABOVE 8000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET AND THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
ABOVE 8000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 112156
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
356 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

COZ066-068-120400-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
356 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10
TO 20 INCHES ANTICIPATED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER HIGHER SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ058-060-120400-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
356 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-120400-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090412T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
356 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
MDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION GENERALLY
ABOVE 8000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET AND THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
ABOVE 8000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 120252
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
852 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

COZ066-068-121100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
852 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EASTER
SUNDAY.

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ANTICIPATED BY EARLY
EASTER SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER
HIGHER SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ058-060-121100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
852 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
EASTER SUNDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EASTERN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-121100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090412T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
852 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
MDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
EASTER SUNDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION GENERALLY
ABOVE 8000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET AND THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS BY EARLY EASTER SUNDAY MORNING AND
LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 121006
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
406 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ066-068-121200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
406 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

THIS WARNING COVERS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ANTICIPATED BY EARLY
EASTER SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER
HIGHER SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ058-060-121615-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
406 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EASTER SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-121615-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.090412T1200Z-090413T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
406 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE 8000
FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000
FEET ELEVATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
SR
000 
WWUS45 KPUB 121205
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
605 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ066-068-121315-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
605 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITAS
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END
THIS MORNING.

$$

COZ058-060-072>075-079>082-121815-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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-
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-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...
PIKES PEAK
605 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EASTER
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
457 
WWUS45 KPUB 121215 CCA
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
607 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

COZ066-068-121315-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090412T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
607 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITAS
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END
THIS MORNING.

$$

COZ058-060-072>075-079>082-121830-
/O.COR.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090413T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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-
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-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...
PIKES PEAK
607 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000
FEET...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...AND THE
PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE 8000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EASTER
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...4 TO
8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE LOCALLY ABOVE
9000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$

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 Apr 10, 3:08 PM MDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:08 PM MDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
308 PM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)

CURRENTLY...JUST A FEW SPRINKLES OVER THE SOUTHERN SANGRES SO FAR
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY SOME RATHER FLAT CU ELSEWHERE. LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE VALUES SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM YESTERDAYS EXTREMELY LOW
NUMBERS...WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 20S AND 30S MANY LOCATIONS AT MID
AFTERNOON. SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS UPPER LOW WITH VERY DISTINCT
CIRCULATION EVIDENT OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST...WITH SYSTEM AT LEAST
APPEARING STRONGER THAN MOST 12Z MODELS SUGGEST.

TONIGHT...UPPER LOW MAKES THE TURN AND HEADS ONSHORE OVER NORTHERN
MEXICO OVERNIGHT...REACHING SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY MORNING. BROAD AREA
OF UPWARD MOTION SPREADS EASTWARD OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO AFTER
06Z...WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING IN EARNEST BY 12Z OVER THE SAN
JUANS AND LA GARITAS. WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A
WARNING FOR ZONES 66 AND 68...AS ALL MODELS QPFS SUGGEST 1 TO 2 FEET
OF SNOW LIKELY OVER AT LEAST THE HIGHER PEAKS BY SATURDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LATE...BUT WITH FLOW
REMAINING SOUTHERLY...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER. EASTERN
MOUNTAINS WILL SEE A FEW SHOWERS TOWARD 12Z...WITH PLAINS REMAINING
DRY.

SATURDAY...12Z MODELS ALL HAVE BECOME MUCH WETTER VERSUS 24 HOURS
AGO...WITH AT LEAST MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PRECIP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
BY AFTERNOON. APPEARS HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS...WHILE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ZONES WILL SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOWFALL. THOUGHT ABOUT AN ADVISORY FOR THE SAWATCH
RANGE...BUT HELD OFF AS AGAIN SOUTHERLY FLOW WONT PRODUCE MUCH IN
THE WAY OF OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT. WILL SEE SOME SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER PEAKS OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS....BUT WITH 700 MB TEMPS
HOLDING AROUND 0C...ACCUMS WILL BE LIMITED TO HIGHER PEAKS. OVER THE
I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS...STRONG WARM ADVECTION AND SLOWLY
INCREASING MOISTURE SHOULD PRODUCE AT COUPLE ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS...WITH PERHAPS AN EMBEDDED TSRA OR 2 AS LIFTED INDICES FALL
TOWARD ZERO. HEAVIEST PRECIP ON THE PLAINS MAY BE THE FAR SOUTHEAST
CORNER...AS TSRA FORMING ALONG THE STRONG LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO LIFT NORTH. WILL BE FAIRLY
BREEZY TO WINDY...ESPECIALLY FAR EASTERN PLAINS...AS JET LIFTS NORTH
AROUND THE LOW. MAIN CHANGES TO THE GRIDS WERE TO INCREASE POPS
SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE EAST...PLUS A MODEST DOWNWARD NUDGE TO MAX
TEMPS TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPECTED CLOUD COVER.

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

...CHALLENGE IS EASTER WEATHER SYSTEM...

SATURDAY NIGHT...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE CARRIED THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH
NAM12 INDICATES THAT SNOW WILL BE WANING...WITH ANOTHER COUPLE
INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WITH SWIFT SOUTHERLY MOIST FLOW...AND DYNAMICS
...THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS.  SOME
LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IN THE FORECAST AT
THIS TIME.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MODELS HAVE BEEN GIVING DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR
THE STRENGTH...SPEED...AND DIRECTION OF THIS SYSTEM.  THE
NAM12...GFS...AND EUROPEAN MODELS EACH HAVE THEIR OWN IDEAS.  THE
GFS MOVES THE UPPER LOW DIRECTLY OVER THE CWFA....AND MOVES IT
THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS AT A FAST CLIP.  THE LATEST EUROPEAN MODEL
HAS A SIMILAR SCENARIO...BUT THEN DROPS THE LOW INTO NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA ON MONDAY.  THE NAM12 IS THE MOST OMINOUS...TRACKING THE
UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND THEN STRENGTHENING AND
SLOWING OVER THE PANHANDLE REGION.  AT THIS POINT...HAVE CHOSEN A
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH...AS HAVE SURROUNDING OFFICES. SUNDAY
WILL BE A GRAY AND WET DAY...WITH SOME SNOW LIKELY.  IF THE
OUTCOME IS CLOSER TO THE NAM12 SOLUTION...THERE WOULD BE BRISK NORTH
WINDS...AND RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS TO THE KANSAS
BORDER.  JUST HOW MUCH SNOW WOULD BE A FUNCTION OF THE STRENGTH OF
WIDESPREAD LIFT...COOLING...AND CONVECTION.  THIS TIME OF
YEAR...SNOW RATES CAN TOP 2 INCHES AN HOUR FOR SHORT PERIODS OF
TIME.  AT THIS TIME...HAVE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO IN THE I-25
CORRIDOR...AND LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. FROM
SUNDAY MORNING TO MONDAY MORNING.  KEEP MONITORING THE LATEST
FORECAST FOR REVISIONS OF RAIN/SNOW AMOUNTS.

THERE WILL LIKELY BE A QUIET PERIOD OF WEATHER FOR MOST OF
MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND PART OF WEDNESDAY...BEFORE A STRONG NORTHERN
TROUGH RACES ACROSS WYOMING...PUSHING ANOTHER FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH THIS DISTURBANCE...AND THEN A QUIET WEATHER
PATTERN RETURNS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. -TLM-

&&

.AVIATION...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNSET OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AS MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASE OVER THE STATE.
CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD IFR CIG/VIS BY 12Z AS SNOWFALL INCREASES.
RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST SATURDAY...WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION BY LATE MORNING. AT TAF SITES...KALS WILL SEE
SLOWLY LOWERING CIGS OVERNIGHT...WITH MVFR CONDITIONS BY MID-MORNING
SATURDAY AS SHOWERS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. AT KCOS AND
KPUB...EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE AS CIGS
LOWER AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPS. OCCASIONAL MVFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY OVER THE PLAINS AS SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
SPREAD NORTH.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR COZ066-068.

&&

10/13
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 6:47 AM MDT, 8 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
647 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

COZ058>089-093>099-111300-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
647 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN
SAN JUANS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE
OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE STATE ON SATURDAY. IT WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SOME
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
GENERALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE AS WELL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS
THE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS.

ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE STATE TUESDAY...
POSSIBLY BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

44/27

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 5:00 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchPUBConejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache10 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.