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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 31, 2010, 5:24 AM MST for 15 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2010, 5:24 AM MST (12:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 3:40 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:23 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 281 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
177 WWUS45 KPUB 311224 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 COZ081-084-311830- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.101231T1224Z-101231T1900Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ082-311830- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.101231T1224Z-110101T1700Z/ PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...PIKES PEAK 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO AS COLD AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS BELOW 40 BELOW MAY CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ073-075-080-311830- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.101231T1224Z-110101T1700Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO AS COLD AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN WILL EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS BELOW 40 BELOW MAY CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ085-311830- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.101231T1224Z-101231T1900Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN WILL EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ062-067-072-076>079-083-086>088-093-311330- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1600Z/ CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 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- 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- LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. $$ COZ068-311800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ060-311800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST WITH SNOWFALL DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 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. && $$ COZ058-059-061-063-064-066-089-095-096-311800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE 524 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...WESTERN SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS INCLUDING CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST WITH SNOWFALL DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AS COLD AS 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND TO AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...WITH ROADS REMAINING SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROST BITE TO OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
430 WWUS45 KPUB 311554 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 COZ089-095-096-311700- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TODAY...BUT THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ COZ068-311800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ060-311800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST WITH SNOWFALL DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 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. && $$ COZ058-059-061-063-064-066-311800- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...WESTERN SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS INCLUDING CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST WITH SNOWFALL DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AS COLD AS 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND TO AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...WITH ROADS REMAINING SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROST BITE TO OCCUR WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ081-084-085-311900- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-101231T1900Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 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...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ073-075-080-082-312200- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110101T1700Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 854 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO AS COLD AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS BELOW 40 BELOW MAY CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
433 WWUS45 KPUB 311751 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1051 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 COZ068-010000- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110101T1700Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1051 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...AS THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO AS COLD AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS BELOW 40 BELOW MAY CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ060-010000- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110101T1700Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1051 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...AS THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO AS COLD AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS BELOW 40 BELOW MAY CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ081-084-085-311900- /O.CAN.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-101231T1900Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 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- 1051 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE CREPT ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS RISING TO WARMER THAN THE MINUS 18 DEGREE THRESHOLD FOR AN ADVISORY. WIND CHILLS WILL STILL BE LOW TODAY...WITH VALUES OCCASIONALLY DROPPING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ COZ058-059-061-063-064-066-311900- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-101231T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS 1051 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TODAY...BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ COZ073-075-080-082-010000- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110101T1700Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 1051 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITHIN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TODAY. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO AS COLD AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER WIND CHILLS BELOW 40 BELOW MAY CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
744 WWUS45 KPUB 312215 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 315 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 COZ060-068-073-075-080-082-010415- /O.UPG.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110101T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.W.0001.101231T2215Z-110101T1700Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 315 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING FROM ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ058-066-010415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.W.0001.101231T2215Z-110101T1700Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...NORTH PASS 315 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... * CAUSE AND TIMING...ARCTIC AIR AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING FROM ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ059-061>065-067-069>072-074-076>079-081-083>089-093-095>098- 010415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0003.110101T0100Z-110101T1700Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 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- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 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- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 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- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA... SARGENTS...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CENTER...DEL NORTE... ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD... SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE... HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...WOODLAND PARK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 315 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND TELLER COUNTY. ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM RATON PASS TO THE PALMER DIVIDE AND THE EASTERN PLAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ARCTIC AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT OVERNIGHT...MAINLY FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...THE COMBINATION OF A LIGHT WIND AND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
087 WWUS45 KPUB 312241 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 340 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 COZ060-068-073-075-080-082-010445- /O.UPG.KPUB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110101T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.W.0001.101231T2240Z-110101T1700Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 340 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET INCLUDING CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE PASS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING FROM ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ058-066-010445- /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.W.0001.101231T2240Z-110101T1700Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...NORTH PASS 340 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... * CAUSE AND TIMING...ARCTIC AIR AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING FROM ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ059-061>065-067-069>072-074-076>079-081-083>089-093-095>098- 010445- /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0003.110101T0100Z-110101T1700Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 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- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 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- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 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- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA... SARGENTS...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CENTER...DEL NORTE... ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD... SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE... HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...WOODLAND PARK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 340 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN BELOW 10000 FEET INCLUDING THE ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND TELLER COUNTY. ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM RATON PASS TO THE PALMER DIVIDE AND THE EASTERN PLAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ARCTIC AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT OVERNIGHT...MAINLY FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...THE COMBINATION OF A LIGHT WIND AND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...EXPOSED SKIN MAY EXPERIENCE FROST BITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Dec 31, 4:42 AM MST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 4:42 AM MST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 442 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) UPPER LOW HAS LIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO. NICE CIRCULATION CENTER EVIDENT IN RADAR MOSAIC LOOPS JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO. DRIER AIR HAS WORKED INTO THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE PLAINS...THOUGH A LIGHT BAND OF SNOW IS WRAPPING AROUND THE UPPER LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. OUT WEST...SNOW STILL ONGOING ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY EVIDENT IN MTN WEB CAMS. FOR THIS MORNING...STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PULL OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH LIGHT SNOW DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. HAVE PARED OUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. EVEN THOUGH SOUTHERN EL PASO...FREMONT...AND THE WETS ARE STILL GETTING SOME SNOW...ITS FAIRLY LIGHT...AND AFTER 12Z DONT THINK IT WILL AMOUNT TO MUCH MORE THAN A FLUFFY INCH OR TWO. GIVEN THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW (20+ TO 1 LIQUID TO SNOW RATIOS) THIS ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL SHOULDNT HAVE THAT MUCH IMPACT ON TRAVEL. NOT TO SAY THAT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE...AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP WHAT SNOW COVER WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE GROUND. HAVE EXTENDED THE ADVISORIES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE MORNING...AS THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHT SNOW WITH POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. AREAS TO RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE FAVORED NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. EVEN THE MORE WEST FACING SLOPE OF THE EASTERN SAN JUANS WILL PICK UP ANOTHER 2-3 INCHES THIS MORNING. OTHER MAIN STORY WILL BE THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING IN THE 20-30 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. COMBINED WITH CURRENT TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...HAVE BEEN GETTING WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 BELOW ACROSS THIS REGION. MTN PEAKS ABOVE 10-11KFT AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF TELLER COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE WIND CHILLS IN THE -25 TO -35 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THE DAY. EVEN GETTING A FEW PIXELS OF WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA DOWN TO AROUND -40 ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS...BUT THESE AREAS ARE VERY LIMITED IN COVERAGE. THUS WILL HOIST SOME WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE PIKES PEAK REGION...AND THE SANGRES AND WETS ABOVE 10KFT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL ALSO BE MET ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...THOUGH WILL ADDRESS THIS IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ALREADY IN AFFECT. AS HIGH TEMPS WARM INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS...WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COME UP ABOVE WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO WILL LET WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF TELLER CO AND EL PASO END AT 18Z...BUT WILL KEEP THEM GOING ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSPECT THAT ONCE HIGHLIGHTS EXPIRE OUT WEST...LATER SHIFTS WILL PROBABLY NEED TO ADD WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE PEAKS OUT WEST AS WELL. SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MOUNTAIN AREAS DIMINISHING. NOT MUCH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED...BUT WITH CLEARING SKIES AND ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE...SHOULD SEE MIN TEMPS DROP WELL INTO THE NEGATIVE READINGS...ESP OVER THE FRESH SNOW PACK. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL DROP DOWN TO -10 TO -25 DEGREES...AND TO BETWEEN 0 AND -10 ACROSS THE PLAINS. ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD DECOUPLE ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS...THE PEAKS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...AND WITH LEE TROF REDEVELOPING OVERNIGHT ITS POSSIBLE THAT LIGHT WESTERLY DRAINAGE WINDS WILL KICK IN AGAIN ALONG THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES AND ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL ONLY BE AROUND 10 KTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...COMBINED WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILLS MAY SPREAD DOWN INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WILL HOLD OFF ON STARTING ANY NEW WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND LET LATER SHIFTS GET A BETTER HANDLE ON HOW DECOUPLED LOWER ELEVATIONS MAY STAY. -KT .LONG TERM... ...FRIGID START TO THE NEW YEAR... 2011 WILL BEGIN WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. ALAMOSA COULD SEE TEMPS AS LOW AS MINUS 25 SAT MORNING...AND ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...ANY WIND WILL SEND WIND CHILLS INTO THE MINUS 30 OR LOWER RANGE. KPUB WILL WAKE UP WITH TEMPS MINUS 10 OR LOWER...AND WITH SNOW STILL ON THE GROUND AND COLD AIR SLOWLY RETREATING TO THE E...WILL BE TOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE TEENS OVR THE NRN I-25 CORRIDOR. ASIDE FROM THE COLD START...REST OF THE WX PICTURE LOOKS FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL. TEMPS WILL MODERATE SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS COLD AIR MOVES OFF TO THE E AND FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL. POPS PRETTY CLOSE TO NIL FOR SAT NIGHT THRU MON MORNING FOR ALL OF SE CO. STILL SOME MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS IN HANDLING THE UPSTREAM SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE OVR CENTRAL CA ON MON-TUE. THE EC SPLITS THE NRN AND SRN BRANCHES...LEAVING MOST OF THE ENERGY OVR SRN CA AND INTO MEXICO BY MID WEEK. THE GFS PHASES THE TWO SYSTEMS AND CARRIES MORE MOISTURE INTO THE WRN PORTION OF CO MON NIGHT THRU WED MORN. PRIMARY IMPACT FROM THIS SOLUTION WOULD BE FOR SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW OVR THE CONTDVD...BUT NOT MUCH IF ANYTHING EXPECTED E OF THE MTNS. HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE GFS SOLUTION...WITH THE EC SHOWING MORE INCONSISTENCY BETWN RUNS...AND SUPPORT FROM THE ENSEMBLE MEAN. WILL HAVE TO INCREASE MTN POPS A BIT MORE IF THIS TREND CONTINUES. ROSE && .AVIATION... MVFR CIGS WITH OCCASIONAL IFR VIS IN -SN WILL AFFECT THE KCOS AND KPUB TAF SITES THROUGH THE MORNING. CIGS WILL LIKELY STAY IN THE MVFR CATEGORY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH MORE ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THROUGH THE MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 KTS WILL CONTINUE AT KCOS CONTRIBUTING TO SOME BLSN THROUGH THE MORNING. NAM12 HOLDS ON TO AT LEAST SOME MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SE WINDS POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A DROP IN CIGS INTO THE IFR CATEGORY BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY DRY AIR WORKS IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...AND PLAN TO KEEP CIGS IN THE MVFR TO VFR CATEGORY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS A POTENTIAL UNCERTAINTY THOUGH AND WILL BE MONITORED THROUGH THE MORNING. KALS WILL STAY UNSETTLED WITH VFR TO MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE MORNING AND ISOLATED -SHSN. IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. -KT && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR COZ058- 059-061-063-064-066-089-095-096. WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ073-075-080- 082. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR COZ060-068. WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON MST TODAY FOR COZ081-084-085. && 31/44
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 8:22 PM MST, 9 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 822 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 COZ058>089-093>099-010330- 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- 822 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS BY FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAWATCH RANGE WHERE 10-16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL SEE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS PIKES PEAK AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER TELLER COUNTY. FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY IN FREMONT AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. FOR THE COLORADO SPRINGS METRO AREA...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. FOR PUEBLO COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PLAINS... AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 0 TO 15 BELOW ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE REGION BY FRIDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES...BUT A FEW SPOTS IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE...WET MOUNTAINS...AND SAN JUANS COULD SEE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...BUT ALSO OVER PARTS OF TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH APPARENT TEMPERATURES OF MINUS 40 DEGREES OR LOWER POSSIBLE ABOVE 12000 FEET. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT. 88/77
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 31, 12:11 AM MST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1211 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1206 AM SNOW 2 SSW PUEBLO 38.24N 104.63W
12/31/2010 M4.0 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
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KTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 3:15 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 19 hr |
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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.