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Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Pueblo, CO

February 2, 201118 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 2, 2011, 4:14 AM MST for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2011, 4:14 AM MST (11:14 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 3, 2011, 8:39 AM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:12 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 243 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-02-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-02-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1169 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

164 
WWUS45 KPUB 021114
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
414 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

COZ084>089-093>099-021715-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WC.A.0001.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
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-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...
LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...
LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
414 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST
THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST
THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR...INCLUDING PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... 
  LAMAR...TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...DIMINISHING BY LATE
  MORNING. FOR TONIGHT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AROUND SUNRISE WILL RANGE FROM 5
  BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS OVER NORTHERN EL
  PASO COUNTY NEAR 20 BELOW. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM TO
  AROUND ZERO BY MIDDAY. FOR TONIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN
  FALL INTO THE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES
  THIS MORNING. AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 WILL HAVE THE LOWEST
  WIND CHILL VALUES. FOR TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15
  TO 25 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

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.

&&

$$

COZ069>071-021715-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1500Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
414 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST
THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...INCLUDING ALAMOSA.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARDS
  MID MORNING. FOR TONIGHT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 10
  BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...WITH READINGS WARMING TO AROUND ZERO BY
  MIDDAY. FOR TONIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE
  10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT 
  TIMES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN 
  LUIS VALLEY. FOR TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15
  TO 25 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ083-021715-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE
414 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...FREMONT COUNTY...INCLUDING CANON CITY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 BELOW TO
  15 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 25
  BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
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WWUS45 KPUB 021451
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
751 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

COZ069>071-022100-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1500Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
751 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...INCLUDING ALAMOSA.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WINDS HAVE BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING. FOR
  TONIGHT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO
  WILL CLIMB TO AROUND ZERO BY AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...LOW
  TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW
  ZERO RANGE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WITH WINDS FALLING BELOW 5 MPH...WIND CHILL
  VALUES THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE TO WARMER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO. FOR
  TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

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.

&&

$$

COZ084>089-093>099-022100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
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-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...
LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...
LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
751 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR...INCLUDING PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... 
  LAMAR...TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...DIMINISHING BY LATE 
  MORNING. FOR TONIGHT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5
  BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS OVER NORTHERN EL
  PASO COUNTY NEAR 20 BELOW. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM TO
  AROUND ZERO BY MIDDAY. FOR TONIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN
  FALL INTO THE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES 
  THIS MORNING. AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 WILL HAVE THE LOWEST 
  WIND CHILL VALUES. FOR TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 
  15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ083-022100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE
751 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...FREMONT COUNTY...INCLUDING CANON CITY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 BELOW TO 
  15 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 
  BELOW ZERO. 

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$
675 
WWUS45 KPUB 021549
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
849 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

COZ084>089-093-095>098-022200-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
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...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...
LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR
849 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR...INCLUDING PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... 
  LAMAR...TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-022200-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
849 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING
  SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...DIMINISHING BY LATE 
  MORNING. FOR TONIGHT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW
  TO 10 BELOW ZERO WITH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARMING TO AROUND ZERO
  BY MIDDAY. FOR TONIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO
  THE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES
  THIS MORNING. FOR TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO
  25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ069>071-083-022200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...CANON CITY...PENROSE
849 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...INCLUDING
  ALAMOSA AND CANON CITY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$
527 
WWUS45 KPUB 021743
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1043 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

COZ094-099-022345-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1043 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING 
  SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

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.

&&

$$

COZ069>071-083>089-093-095>098-022345-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
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...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...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
1043 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...INCLUDING ALAMOSA...CANON
  CITY...PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... LAMAR...TRINIDAD
  AND SPRINGFIELD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$
507 
WWUS45 KPUB 022203
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
303 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011

COZ069>071-083>089-093>099-030415-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.110203T0100Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
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-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...
TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
303 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...INCLUDING ALAMOSA...CANON 
  CITY...PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... LAMAR...
  TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$
397 
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WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
740 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011

COZ069>071-083>089-093>099-031130-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
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-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...
TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
740 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...INCLUDING ALAMOSA...CANON 
  CITY...PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... LAMAR... 
  TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SENT AN ARCTIC 
  AIR MASS INTO THE REGION. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$
400 
WWUS45 KPUB 031040
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
340 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011

COZ069>071-083>089-093>099-031600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
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-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...
TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
340 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATION...ALL THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...INCLUDING ALAMOSA...CANON 
  CITY...PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... LAMAR... 
  TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE
  REGION THIS MORNING.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 BELOW TO 25
  BELOW ZERO IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID-MORNING.

* IMPACT...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. EXPOSED SKIN CAN DEVELOP FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES IN THESE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$
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WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
839 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011

COZ069>071-083>089-093>099-031645-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T1600Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
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-
839 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

WARM AIR HAS BEGUN TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING QUICKLY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
ALONG THE LEE SLOPES HAVE ALREADY REACHED 0 TO 10 DEGREES AND WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND
FAR EASTERN PLAINS REMAIN COLD THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BEGIN TO
WARM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WINDS HAVE ALSO BEEN RUNNING
AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS. THERE ARE A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING WIND CHILL
VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS.

$$

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 Feb 1, 10:22 PM MST, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 10:22 PM MST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1022 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

.UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE SAN LUIS VALLEY IN THE WIND CHILL
WARNING AREA. KALS AND GREAT SAND DUNES RAWS GETTING STRONG GUSTS
IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WHERE EAST WINDS ARE CHANNELING THROUGH
THE PASSES IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING TO 10 BELOW ZERO...ALREADY GETTING WIND CHILLS BELOW -25
DEGREES. ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TOWARDS MORNING FOR ALL BUT
THE VERY EASTERN SIDE OF THE VALLEY...HAVE OPTED TO THROW THESE
AREAS INTO THE WARNING AREA...AS LATEST 00Z 4KM WRF SHOWING THESE
WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST 10-11Z. IF WINDS SUBSIDE
SUFFICIENTLY...ITS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THIS WARNING AREA MAY BE
CANCELLED BEFORE THE 8 AM EXPIRATION. -KT

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 749 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/

UPDATE...
MIN TEMPS ACROSS MUCH OF TELLER AND PORTIONS OF NRN EL PASO
COUNTIES ALREADY DROPPED TO BETWEEN -18 AND -24...SO HAVE UPDATED
TO DROP TEMPS DOWN A FEW MORE DEGREES ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS.
00Z STILL SEEMS TO HANG ON TO MORE CLOUD COVER SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50...SO FEW CHANGES THERE. ALSO STARTED PARING OUT POPS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS AFTER 06Z. CANT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED VERY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS UP UNTIL THEN...BUT NO APPRECIABLE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 601 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/

UPDATE...

WITH ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ANTICIPATED OVER THE
MAJORITY OF THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT...HAVE CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONES 66
AND 68. REMAINDER OF EXISTING WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS REMAIN IN
PLACE.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 331 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/

SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)

CURRENTLY...FRIGID CONDITIONS HAVE SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO
WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS.
TEMPERATURES HAVE GENERALLY RISEN TO AROUND THE ZERO DEGREE MARK
WITH A FEW LOCATIONS AS WARM AS 5 ON THE PLAINS.  THE WARM SPOT IS
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WHERE HIGHS HAVE REACHED JUST ABOUT 10 DEGREES.
LOCATIONS OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE INCLUDING EL PASO COUNTY HAVE
REMAINED BELOW ZERO.  NOT ANTICIPATING MUCH MORE WARMING THIS
AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS.  NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN VERY GUSTY ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH
GUSTS OF 20 TO 40 MPH.  THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAS PRODUCED VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
WIND CHILLS HAVE BEEN RUNNING AROUND 20 BELOW...WITH SOME AREAS
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 HAVING WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 40 BELOW!  LIGHT
SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR
THIS AFTERNOON.  SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN ONGOING ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOCUSED OVER THE
SOUTHERN SAN JUANS.

THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLD SNOWY WEATHER
IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER EASTERN WYOMING AND IS FORECAST TO REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT.  THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO WITH COLD AIR CONTINUING TO ADVECT INTO THE
REGION.  THE MAIN FORECAST QUESTION FOR TONIGHT WILL BE HOW COLD IT
WILL GET.  LIMITING FACTORS LOOK TO BE THE GUSTY WINDS AND WHEN OR
IF CLOUDS CLEAR OUT OF THE AREA.  BOTH THE WRF AND NAM TRY TO DROP
DRIER AIR SOUTH INTO CENTRAL COLORADO BY TOMORROW MORNING WHICH
WOULD HELP CLEAR OUT SOME OF THE CLOUD COVER.  MEANWHILE A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE PARENT LOW WILL TRACK ALONG THE
NEW MEXICO BORDER.  GFS AND NAM ARE GENERATING A PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES.  LIGHT SNOW
WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVERNIGHT WITH THE
FOCUS BEING OVER THE SAN JUAN RANGE.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIGHT FOR ALL AREAS...GENERALLY REMAINING UNDER AN INCH. LOCATIONS
IN THE SAN JUANS WILL LIKELY SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE
EXTREMELY COLD.  EXPECT AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 ON THE PLAINS TO
BE THE WARMEST WITH PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER TONIGHT.  LOWS WILL
LIKELY FALL TO AROUND 10 BELOW FOR THIS AREA.  MORE UNCERTAINTY LIES
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 WHERE PARTIAL CLEARING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER EL PASO COUNTY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  LOWS WILL FALL TO 15 TO
20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...AND IF THE REGION CLEARS OUT MORE QUICKLY
THAN MODELS INDICATE...A FEW LOCATIONS MAY FALL TO NEAR 30 BELOW
ZERO!  WIND CHILLS VALUES FOR TONIGHT WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO BELOW
30 BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO.  PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT
INDOORS AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PIPES FROM
FREEZING.  EXPOSURE TO TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE
IN MATTER OF MINUTES.

THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TRACKS SOUTH OVER COLORADO AND INTO
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  EXPECT SNOW TO
DISSIPATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR MOST AREAS WITH LIGHT SNOW
LINGERING OVER THE SAN JUAN RANGE AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH ABOUT AN INCH
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SKIES WILL START TO CLEAR BY THE
AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO NEAR 10 DEGREES FOR THE PLAINS.  THE WEAKENING WINDS AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL LESSEN THE WIND CHILL IMPACTS
DURING THE DAY...HOWEVER THESE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL DANGEROUSLY
COLD.  88

LONG TERM...
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)

BITTER COLD AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT...THEN MILDER THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...THEN COLDER AGAIN...

WIND CHILL WATCH FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL BE COLD ENOUGH...WITH JUST ENOUGH WIND FOR ANOTHER WIND
CHILL WARNING...LINGERING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SO...HAVE HOISTED
THE WATCH.

A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES MAY IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME NOTHING LOOKS VERY
STRONG OR COLD. SO...IN GENERAL...THE SYSTEMS MAY ACTUALLY HELP TO
MIX UP THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE LOWER LEVELS AND PROVIDE WARMING MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE. HOW MUCH MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES ON
THURSDAY IS A BIT C51ENGING AFTER SUCH A COLD NIGHT TOMORROW
NIGHT. HAVE KEPT HIGHS WELL BELOW GUIDANCE VALUES WHICH ARE IN THE
50S ACROSS THE PLAINS FOR THURSDAY. ONLY TOOK HIGHS ACROSS THE
PLAINS UP INTO THE 30S FOR NOW. HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.

ANYWAY...SOMETIME SUNDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BLAST THROUGH SOUTHERN COLORADO. THIS HAS
BEEN SHOWING UP FOR SEVERAL RUNS NOW...SO CONFIDENCE IS GROWING. THE
AIRMASS LOOKS QUITE COLD AGAIN...WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES HITTING
-20C OR SO...ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PLAINS MONDAY MORNING.
SO...ANOTHER BOUT OF BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS LIKELY LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ALSO...LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN MOST PLACES...POSSIBLY MORE IN
SOME...AND LESS IN OTHERS. STAY TUNED. LW

AVIATION...

WINDS CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST NEAR 30 KTS FOR KCOS THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING
AROUND 25 KTS AT KPUB THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL ALSO SUBSIDE THIS
EVENING. CIGS HAVE GENERALLY REMAINED ABOVE 3 KFT FOR BOTH KCOS
AND KPUB AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER TONIGHT REMAINS AN ISSUE. EXPECT PARTIAL
CLEARING AT KCOS TONIGHT WITH VFR CONDITIONS INTO TOMORROW
MORNING. KPUB WILL LIKELY BE ON THE EDGE OF THIS CLEARING WITH
MODELS INDICATING MVFR CIGS DEVELOPING LATER THIS EVENING AND
PERSISTING INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

SNOW HAS BEEN PERSISTENT AT KALS AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.  VIS HAS BEEN HOVERING AROUND 1 SM THIS AFTERNOON WHILE
CIGS HAVE REMAINED AROUND 1 KFT.  THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PERIODS
WHERE LIFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES HAVE OCCURRED DURING HEAVIER SNOW
BURSTS.  EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN IFR WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF LIFR
THROUGH AROUND 10Z TONIGHT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
WITH AN INCH OR SO EXPECTED ON AREA RUNWAYS.  88

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR COZ069>071-
084>089-093>099.

WIND CHILL WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR COZ084>089-093>099.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 10:44 PM MST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1044 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

COZ058>089-093>099-030545-
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-
1044 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25
TONIGHT...PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 20 TO
MINUS 45 DEGREES...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY
AND OUT ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS.

MEANWHILE...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO POUR THROUGH THE
PASSES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL DROP TO AS COLD AS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARDS MORNING.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND SAN
LUIS VALLEY TONIGHT WHERE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MORNING. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN AN
INCH.

THE ARCTIC AIR THAT HAS SETTLED OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO IS
EXCEPTIONALLY COLD FOR THIS REGION AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN
TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THAT ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT CAN FREEZE
EXPOSED SKIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED. TRY
TO STAY INDOORS. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR
SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE
PROTECTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
MAINLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD...SCATTERED
LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WHERE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERMOMETER READINGS AND WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY COLD WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. UNPROTECTED...EXPOSED SKIN WILL AGAIN BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES TIME.

A SLOW WARMING TREND TO AROUND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES CAN THEN BE
EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS
A SERIES OF WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.
A STRONGER SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY
AND MONDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST COLORADO...ALONG WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF VERY COLD ARCTIC
AIR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY
TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 1, 11:06 PM MST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1106 PM MST TUE FEB 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     SNOW             4 WNW BUENA VISTA       38.86N 106.20W
02/01/2011  M3.5 INCH        CHAFFEE            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL. 1 INCH NEW SINCE 230 PM TODAY.

&&

KT

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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.