Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

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WWUS45 KPUB 150306
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
906 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

COZ066-068-151015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.090415T1200Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
906 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWESTERN
MOUNTAINS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF OVER A FOOT LIKELY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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 150612 CCA
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1210 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

COZ066-068-151330-
/O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0012.090415T1200Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1210 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWESTERN
MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS MORNING. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
8 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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 151043
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
443 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

COZ066-068-151645-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.090415T1200Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
443 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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>061-063-151645-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE
443 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR LAKE COUNTY AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET IN
CHAFFEE COUNTY.

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM
ONE TO TWO FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 151607
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1007 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

COZ066-068-152215-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1007 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ076-081-082-084-085-152215-
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
1007 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER
COUNTY...AND EL PASO COUNTY.  

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION THURSDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO
TWO FEET IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHERN EL PASO WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOW
AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE RAIN SNOW LINE SETS UP. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY
WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
OF HEAVY WET SNOW. COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS...THIS CAN
CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-077>080-083-086>088-152215-
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0900Z-090418T1800Z/
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-
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-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1007 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING
HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. 

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH
TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAIN
AREAS...WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY AS
PRECIPITATION SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ062-152215-
/O.EXA.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA
1007 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...INCLUDING SALIDA AND
BUENA VISTA.

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
WATCH TIME FRAME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ058>061-063-152215-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE
1007 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR LAKE COUNTY AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET IN
CHAFFEE COUNTY.

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE
FROM ONE TO TWO FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 152124
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
324 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

COZ058>061-063-160330-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE
324 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6
AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES ABOVE 9000
FEET. 

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS. SNOW
WILL FALL HEAVIEST THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ062-160330-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090417T0000Z-090418T1200Z/
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA
324 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6
AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000
FEET...INCLUDING SALIDA AND BUENA VISTA.

A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON
FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THURSDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-160330-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
324 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ076-081-082-084-085-160330-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
324 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER
COUNTY...AND EL PASO COUNTY.

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION THURSDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO
TWO FEET IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE HIGHLY VARIABLE
SNOW AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE RAIN SNOW LINE SETS UP. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW. COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTH
WINDS...THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-077>080-083-086>088-160330-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0900Z-090418T1800Z/
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-
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-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
324 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING
HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON
FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO
TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY AS
PRECIPITATION SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 160303
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
903 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

COZ066-068-161100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
903 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

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

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

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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>061-063-161100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE
903 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET.

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS.
SNOW WILL FALL HEAVIEST THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ062-161100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090417T0000Z-090418T1200Z/
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA
903 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW
9000 FEET...INCLUDING SALIDA AND BUENA VISTA.

A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY.
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THURSDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ076-081-082-084-085-161100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
903 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER
COUNTY...AND EL PASO COUNTY.

AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY...HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION THURSDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO
THREE FEET IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG THE CREST OF THE
PALMER DIVIDE.

SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE HIGHLY VARIABLE
SNOW AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE RAIN SNOW LINE SETS UP. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW. COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTH
WINDS...THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-077>080-083-086>088-161100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0900Z-090418T1800Z/
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-
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-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
903 PM MDT WED APR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING
HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY.
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND
THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
DURING THE WATCH TIME-FRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET FOR
THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE I-
25 CORRIDOR.

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY AS
PRECIPITATION SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KPUB 161037
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

COZ066-068-161145-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090416T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET.

$$

COZ076-081-082-161645-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090416T2200Z-090418T1800Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS FOR TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500
FEET...PIKE PEAK AND NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY BY
THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THE SNOW MAY DECREASE IN
INTENSITY...BUT IT IS THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WARNING TIME-FRAME MAY RANGE
FROM ONE TO TWO FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ084-161645-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
THIS EVENING...AND THEN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY
SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WARNING PERIOD MAY
RANGE FROM 13 TO 20 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>075-077>080-161645-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0900Z-090418T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090417T0900Z-090418T1800Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO NOON MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO NOON
MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY
ABOVE 8500 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO
MIDDAY SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE WARNING
PERIOD WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND
WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>061-063-161645-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090416T1800Z-090418T1200Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ062-161645-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0013.090417T0000Z-090418T1200Z/
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...INCLUDING
SALIDA AND BUENA VISTA.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ085-161645-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0300Z-090418T1800Z/
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FEET...INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT WITH SNOW
THEN CONTINUING OVER MANY AREAS INTO SATURDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY
BE PERIODS OF RAIN OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AREAS SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THUS THERE
IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW. COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTH
WINDS...THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ083-086>088-161645-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.090417T0900Z-090418T1800Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
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-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
437 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO COUNTY TO THE SOUTHERN COLORADO
BORDER...INCLUDING PUEBLO...CANON CITY...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES MAY BE WARM ENOUGH
IN SOME AREAS FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO BE RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW FOR A SHORT TIME. THUS THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO
HOW MUCH SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE. THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ALONG AND NEAR THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...WITH A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO
THE MOUNTAINS.

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY AS
PRECIPITATION SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
323 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

.SHORT TERM...

(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)

CURRENTLY...EXTENSIVE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS AHEAD OF DEVELOPING
WESTERN U.S. UPPER LOW TEMPERING WARMING SOMEWHAT....THOUGH DEEPER
MIXING LAST HOUR HAS ALLOWED TEMPS AND WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE
FAR EAST AND ALONG THE NM BORDER. RADAR MOSAIC SUGGESTS A FEW
SHOWERS/SPRINKLES OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH BEST COVERAGE MAINLY
NORTH OF I-70. HAVE YET TO SEE A LIGHTNING STRIKE OUT OF ANY
ACTIVITY OVER THE STATE...AS INSTABILITY ISNT DEEP ENOUGH TO
SUSTAIN CONVECTION.

TONIGHT...FEW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THIS
EVENING...WITH BEST CHANCE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. REMOVED
MENTION OF THUNDER...AS INSTABILITY IS WEAK. STEADIER SNOW BEGINS
OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS MAINLY AFTER SUNRISE AS UPPER LOW IS
VERY SLOW TO MOVE EAST...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON STARTING THE WINTER
STORM WARNING UNTIL 12Z. CLOUDS AND BREEZES SHOULD KEEP MIN TEMPS
FAIRLY MILD...WITH MOST LOWER ELEVATIONS (PLAINS AND VALLEYS)
STAYING ABOVE FREEZING.

WEDNESDAY...UPPER LOW SLOWLY OOZES EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN...WITH INCREASINGLY DIFFLUENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER
COLORADO. WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING OVER THE
SAN JUANS/LA GARITAS...WITH MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING.
SATELLITE SUGGESTS AT LEAST SOME MARGINAL SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WITH
THIS SYSTEM...WHICH MAY ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES. WILL SEE SOME SNOW
OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH FLOW REMAINING
SOUTHERLY...OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT IS LACKING AND WILL REFRAIN FROM
ANY HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS POINT. FARTHER EAST...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
RETURN BEGINS OVER THE PLAINS AS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
DEVELOP...ALLOWING DEWPOINTS TO CREEP UPWARD INTO THE 40S ALONG THE
KANSAS BORDER BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIFTED INDICES ACROSS THE AREA
SOLIDLY BELOW ZERO...WITH SOME POCKETS OF MINUS 4C OVER THE PLAINS.
CAPES STILL NOT LARGE...THOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE PLAINS CLIMB
ABOVE 500 J/KG BY 00Z. 0-6KM SHEARS START ON THE LOW SIDE (30-40
KNOTS) THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY INCREASE TOWARD 50
KNOTS AFTER 00Z. MODELS ALL BREAK OUT PRECIP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
IN THE AFTERNOON...THUS LOW POPS FOR TSRA LOOK WARRANTED. SEVERE
THREAT LOOKS FAIRLY LOW...GIVEN MARGINAL CAPE AND SHEAR. BREEZY TO
WINDY MOST AREAS BY AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...WITH
DEEP MIXING PRODUCING ANOTHER DAY OF WARM MAX TEMPS.  --ETP

.LONG TERM...

(WED NITE - TUESDAY)

        ****  SIGNIFICANT STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT AREA  ****

.... CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN
     PLAINS WITH LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE...

.... HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE E FACING SLOPES OF THE
     S MTNS AND I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING ALL OF COLORADO SPRINGS
     AND POSSIBLY PUEBLO....

.... HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE EASTERN PLAINS...

SIMULATIONS THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON CONTINUE
TO SHOW A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE
FIRST HALF OF THIS PERIOD. THIS STORM COULD BRING SEVERE WEATHER
TO THE EASTERN PLAINS...HEAVY WET SNOWS TO THE MTNS AND I-25
CORRIDOR AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINS TO PARTS OF THE E PLAINS.

BY 12Z THURSDAY...LOW WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE 4 CORNERS.
WELL DEFINED DRY LINE WILL BE SET UP OVER THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS...AND WITH COLDER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT PROBABILITY OF SVR
CONVECTION WILL BE GREATER. THIS ASSUMPTION IS BASED ON THE
DRYLINE REMAINING IN COLORADO (AND THIS SHOULD HAPPEN GIVEN THE
UPPER LOW WILL STILL LIKELY BE OVER THE 4 CORNERS REGION DUE TO
ITS SLOW MOVEMENT). IF IT REMAINS OVER THE FCST AREA...THEN
INSTABILITY WILL BECOME RATHER LARGE EAST OF THE BOUNDARY. STRONG
SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE AND WE WILL HAVE A LOW END TORNADO THREAT
OVER THE FAR E PLAINS. SPC HAS FAR EASTERN SE CO PLAINS OUTLOOKED
IN DAY3 PRODUCT. AS FOR SNOW...BEST CHANCE WILL BE OVER THE C
MTNS. QPF FIELDS ALONG WITH OROGRAPHIC FORCING DID NOT LOOK ALL
THAT IMPRESSIVE...SO DID NOT ISSUE ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOW. WE WILL
EVENTUALLY NEED WINTER WX HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE C MTNS.

BY 12Z FRIDAY...LOW IS FCST TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CO/NM
BORDER. SOME GUIDANCE HAS IT OVER FAR NW NM WHILE OTHER S HAVE IT
OVER FAR NE NM. IN EITEHR CASE...WINDS AS 700 WILL SHIFT TO THE NE
BY LATER FRIDAY MORNING AND THIS WILL ALLOW PRECIP TO DEVELOP OVER
THE S MTNS/ADJ I-25 CORRIDOR. THIS PRECIP WILL SPREAD OUT ONTO THE
EASTERN PLAINS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THIS PRECIP COULD BECOME
QUITE HEAVY.

THERE IS SOME DISCREPENCY WITH THE 500 MB LOW TRACK DURING FRIDAY.
GFS MOVES THE SYSTEM TO EXTRM SE CO BY 00Z SAT...THE EC HAS IT N OF
KLHX...THE 12Z NAM HAS IT OVER EXTRM NE NM WHILE THE NEW 18Z NAM
ALSO HAS IT OVER NE NM (GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN HAS IT MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST OVER SE CO). ALL OF THESE TRACKS INDICATE THAT THE
PALMER DIVIDE ALONG WITH THE OTHER S MTNS WILL GET HAMMERED BY
THIS EVENT (THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE NAM DOES VERIFY).
EXAMINATION OF 700 MB WIND FIELDS OFF THE NAM AND GFS SHOW 40-55
KNT NE WINDS ALONG WITH COLD AIR DAMMING ALONG THE S MTNS. IF THIS
COMES TO FRUITION...VERY HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE PIKES PEAK REGION...AND THE E FACING SLOPES OF THE WET AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS HEAVY SNOW...IF THE NAM IS
CORRECT...IS FCST TO OCCUR IN COLORADO SPRINGS PROPER...AND
POSSIBLY EVEN PUEBLO DEPENDING ON HOW FAR E THE COLD AIR DAMMING
EXTENDS OUT ON THE PLAINS. IT IS POSSIBLE THIS COULD BE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW THAT THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS RECIEVES THIS
YEAR.

HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE PLAINS...ESPECIALLY N OF HIGHWAY
50...ON FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY. QPF
GUDIANCE WAS SHOWING 2-4 OF PRECIP OVER A WIDE AREA. IT HAS BEEN
VERY DRY OF LATE...BUT I AM A BIT CONCERNED THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME
HYDROLOGICAL ISSUES IF THE RAIN COMES IN QUICK AND HEAVY ENOUGH.

WITHOUT SAYING...THESE COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ARE A BIT DIFFERNT
THEN WHAT GUIDANCE WAS SHOWING THIS TIME YDAY (ESPECIALLY AT 700
MB)...AS YDAYS RUN HAD A LARGE BUT FILLING 700 MB LOW OVER THE
AREA DURING THE FRIDAY TIME PD. AS MENTIONED TO ME DURING THE
MORNING SHIFT CHANGE...IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SUBTROPICAL JET IS
HAVING MORE OF AN INFLUENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...IT IS
ALSO KNOWN THAT THE MODELS WEAKEN CUTOFFS TOO QUICKLY...AND THIS
MAY BE THE CASE IN THIS SITUATION.

I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE CURRENT DIGITAL DATABASE THAT I WILL BE
SENDING OUT AT 3 PM HAS MARGINAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF
EL PASO COUNTY FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY
OF THE TRACK...I DID NOT ISSUE ANY WINTER WX HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE
PLAINS. /HODANISH

&&

.AVIATION...

ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH STEADIER
PRECIP DEVELOPING OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS TOWARD MORNING. TAF
SITES WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD IFR
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN JUANS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH
MOST STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED...WITH A THREAT OF GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...OVER
20 KNOTS MOST AREAS...BY LATE MORNING.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY
FOR COZ066-068.

&&

10/34

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
312 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

COZ058>089-093>099-151400-
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-
312 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION
STARTING WEDNESDAY AND LAST INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING SEVERE WEATHER...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY
RAINS TO THE REGION.

FOR WEDNESDAY...HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES.
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL.

FOR THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD STEADY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. ON THE
EASTERN PLAINS...A WELL DEFINED DRY LINE WILL DEVELOP. THIS
DRYLINE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP. DUE TO THE STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE...A TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

ON FRIDAY...AS THE MAJOR LOW PUSHES OUT ONTO THE PLAINS...THE
WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY RAIN
AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR BY MID
MORNING...AND PUSH OUT ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
AT THIS TIME...THE SNOW RAIN LINE MAY BE AS LOW AS 5500 FEET. THIS
MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS
AREA...AND SNOW MAY OCCUR IN PUEBLO. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PIKES
PEAK REGION.

IF THE COMPUTER SIMULATIONS RUN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ARE
CORRECT...THEN THIS COULD BE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALL TO OCCUR IN
THE PIKES PEAK REGION THIS YEAR.

ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...THE HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE
GREATER I-25 CORRIDOR IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. HEAVY RAINS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN PLAINS EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRACK OF THIS
STORM...HOWEVER...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF THIS
MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEM...ALL PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
COLORADO SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS MEETING REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

HODANISH