Red Flag Warning 45, NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1121 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
231 THROUGH 226...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
PLAINS...THROUGH 5 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE ALREADY DROPPED BELOW 15% OR ARE 
EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15% BY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS... AND COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY
FUELS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC
FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS.

COZ226>230-230000-
/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
1121 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH
230. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 230.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND 
  RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

COZ231>237-230000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
1121 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235...
  236 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE 
  EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND 
  RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

HODANISH

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
242 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
PLAINS...THROUGH 5 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15%
COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS...WILL LEAD TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
COLORADO PLAINS.

COZ226>237-230000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-
OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
242 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY 
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227... 228...229...230...
231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...THIS INCLUDES
  ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.  

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND 
  RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

HODANISH

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
444 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 PM...

.WINDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS TONIGHT
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON THE INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO COOL.

COZ226>237-230045-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-
OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
444 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...
228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO WEST
  AT 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...INCREASING TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 5 PM. 

* IMPACTS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL END BY 5 PM.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
904 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

.UPDATE...
QUICK UPDATE SENT OUT TO BUMP UP POPS FOR TELLER COUNTY THROUGH
06Z. WAVE OF PRECIP SHOULD BE QUICKLY OUT OF THERE AS IT RACES OFF
TO THE NORTHWEST...BUT LOCAL AREAS COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH ON THE GRASSY
SURFACES. -KT

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 613 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010/

UPDATE...

NO BIG CHANGES TO ONGOING FORECAST. HAVE ALLOWED THE RED FLAG FOR THE
PLAINS TO EXPIRE. STILL GUSTING PRETTY STRONGLY...IN THE 30 MPH
RANGE...ALONG THE NRN I-25 CORRIDOR...BUT WITH TEMPS FALLING RH IS
IN THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE MOST AREA. IN THE MTNS...MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES. BZ WARNING FOR THE SAN JUANS APPEARS TO BE
VERIFYING WELL WITH AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW REPORTED SO FAR...AND
WOLF CREEK SENSOR REPORTING A 72 MPH WIND GUST THIS HOUR...SO
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VALLEYS NOT TOO BAD
SO FAR WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES REPORTED. SHOULD CONTINUE SNOWING
HARD THIS EVE...THEN A SLIGHT LET UP IN THE SNOW MON MORNING
BEFORE ANOTHER WAVE COMES IN BY THE AFTERNOON. WOLF CREEK MAY NOT
END UP GETTING 4 FEET (EXCEPT MAYBE BY WEEKS END WITH MORE STORMS
COMING) BUT STORM TOTAL SHOULD BE IN THE 2 PLUS FOOT RANGE. 44

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 241 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010/

SHORT TERM...

(TONIGHT AND TOMORROW)

.SNOWS AND WINDS TO CONTINUE NEXT ~18-24H...

CURRENTLY...

HIGH ELEVATION SNOW EVENT GOING AS SAT PIX SHOW NEARLY ALL
CLOUDINESS OVER THE STATE TO BE RELATIVELY "LOW TOPPED". WOLF CREEK
HAS BEEN IN MDT TO HVY SNOW ALL DAY AS PER OBS...AND VIDEO WEB CAM
FROM WOLF CREEK PASS ALSO SHOWS MDT TO HVY SNOW FALLING. PASSES ALSO
ARE SNOW COVERED.

WINDS ACROSS PLAINS HAVE BEEN STRONG ALL DAY ACROSS NEARLY ALL
AREAS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET ACROSS FAR E PLAINS WHILE
AREAS NEAR THE I-25 CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN IN THE UPPER TEENS. WITH THE
DOWNSLOPE...TEMPS HAVE WARMED INTO THE 60S TO L70S.

THE COOL AIR UP IN NE CO HAS BEEN SLOWLY WORKING SWD AND WAS LIKELY
INTO FAR N EL PASO COUNTY.

TONIGHT...

FIRST...THE COOL AIR TO OUR N. LATEST HI RES SIMULATIONS INDICATE
THIS BOUNDARY WILL MAKE IT A BIT FARTHER INTO OUR REGION...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE FAR E PLAINS. 18Z HRRR SHOWS COOL AIR AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS
REACHING INTO E KIOWA AND NE PROWERS COUNTIES...AND HAVE ADJUSTED
GRIDDS TO SHOW THIS. BELIEVE BOUNDARY INTRUSION INTO EL PASO COUNTY
SHOULD BE PUSHED BACK TO THE NORTH GIVEN THE INCREASING SW FLOW.

LEADING SHORT WAVE IN THE DEEP TROUGH TO OUR WEST WILL COME ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT...ROUGHLY IN THE 03Z-09Z TIME FRAME. ONCE SHORT
WAVE GOES THROUGH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY COMPONENT AND COULD
BE QUITE GUSTY ALONG THE PACIFIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY. LATEST HI RES
RUNS SHOWS SOME PRECIP MAKING IT ONTO THE PLAINS ACROSS THE PALMER
DIVIDE AND INCLUDED SOME LOW POPS IN THE ABOVE AFOREMENTIONED TIME PD.
WITH THE WINDS KEEPING UP TONIGHT...MINS WILL NOT GET THAT COLD.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTDVD. BEST SNOWS
FOR THE SW MTNS WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO THE SHORTWAVE PASSAGE WHILE BEST
SNOWS OVER THE C MTNS WILL OCCUR AFTER THE TROUGH GOES BY AND WINDS
SHIFT TO A MORE W TO WNW DIRECTION.

TOMORROW...

BNDRY SHORT WAVE WILL COME ACROSS DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE
DAY. IN ADVANCE OF THIS SHORTWAVE 700 MB WINDS GO BACK TO A MORE
WSW DIRECTION IN THE MORNING AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE SNOWS
TO RAMP UP AGAIN ACROSS THE SW MTNS. WITH THE GRADIENT
TIGHT...WINDS AT MTN TOPS ALONG THE DVD (AND ALL MTNS FOR THAT
MATTER) WILL CONTINUE STRONG...SO BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. HILITES FOR THE MTNS LOOK GOOD FOR TOMORROW.

OVER THE PLAINS...TEMPS WILL BE COOLER TOMORROW SO FIRE WX CONCERNS
NOT AN ISSUE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN PRETTY STOUT...15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUST TO 35 MPH...LIKELY. \/34

LONG TERM...

(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)

SNOW WILL BE ONGOING HEADING INTO MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING AS THE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE REGION MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING
HOURS. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY OVER THE MOUNTAINS
MONDAY NIGHT PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TAPERING SNOW OFF BY
TUESDAY MORNING. FOLLOWED THIS TREND IN THE FORECAST WITH SOUTHERN
COLORADO BETWEEN SYSTEMS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. EXPECT MOST OF
THE SNOW TO COME TO AN END BEFORE SUNRISE EXCEPT OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WHERE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO
5 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO DROP SOUTH OUT OF
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY. MODELS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT
SYSTEM. EXPECT SNOW TO ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINTER
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AND SAN JUANS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY.
UPPER LEVEL JET WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MODEL
ANALYSIS PEAKING AT AROUND 100 KTS AT 500 MB. MODELS STILL NOT
INDICATING A DOWNSLOPE SIGNATURE AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MIXING OF
WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY.
LOCATIONS ALONG THE LEE SLOPES...WEST OF I-25 WILL LIKELY SEE WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. THESE ARE CONSERVATIVE AND WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE NEAR HIGH WIND CRITERIA WINDS FOR THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND LEE SLOPES. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
BE TRICKY FOR WEDNESDAY. COOLING ALOFT AND THE TIMING OF A
SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED...CURRENTLY
THINK HIGHS WILL TOP OUT ON THE WARMER SIDE OF GUIDANCE GIVEN THE
LATE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT AND DOWNSLOPE GUSTY WINDS.
CURRENTLY HAVE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S FOR THE PLAINS
BUT IT MAY BE WARMER OR COOLER DEPENDING ON SYSTEM TIMING. THE
OTHER CONCERN FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL
ACROSS THE PLAINS. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 15
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS. IF
TEMPERATURES END UP WARMER THAN THE GOING FORECAST...MOST OF THE
PLAINS WILL LIKELY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
SNOW COMING TO AN END BY THURSDAY MORNING. COOL NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE WITH HIGHS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION ONLY REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 30S ACROSS THE PLAINS.
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD QUICKLY ACROSS THE ROCKIES FOR
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS WILL WARM
BACK UP TO NEAR 60 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS FOR THE WEEKEND.
88

AVIATION...

EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SNOW SQUALL TONIGHT...VFR NEXT 24
HOURS AT ALL 3 TAF SITE...KPUB...KALS...AND KCOS. MAIN CONCERN AT
THE TAF SITES WILL BE CONTINUED SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS
DURING THE NEXT 24H. WE WILL SEE A PAC FROPA TONIGHT...ROUGHLY
BETWEEN 04Z AND 07Z. COULD SEE SOME BRIEF SNOW SQUALLS AT KALS WITH
THE FROPA. MAY ALSO SEE A BRIEF SNOW SQUALL AT KCOS.  \/34

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR COZ058-060-061-
066-067.

BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR COZ068.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR COZ059-063.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
618 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-230130-
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-
618 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT
AND BRING ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
REGION...WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE. SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT
TIMES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW....ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL
ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WHERE
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING.
THE SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY OVER WOLF
CREEK PASS. THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
10000 FEET AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO
RANGES WILL SEE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER PASSES. CENTRAL LAKE
AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTIES WILL SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS COULD SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ALONG THE
CREST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

WHILE HEAVY SNOW AFFECTS THE WESTERN SLOPES...THE SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PERIODS OF STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...AND PIKES PEAK. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS MONDAY...WITH WEATHER GRADUALLY IMPROVING MONDAY EVENING
AS SNOWFALL RATES DIMINISH AND WINDS DECREASE.

A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME HOLIDAY TRAVEL
CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS MEETING REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...LAKE
COUNTY...AND ABOVE 9000 FEET IN CHAFFEE COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT.

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