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Winter Storm Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO

November 11, 2011Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Nov 11, 2011, 4:36 AM MST for Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado. It took effect at Nov 12, 2011, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2011, 4:36 AM MST (11:36 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2011, 6:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 12, 2011, 3:31 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Chaffee County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:37 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 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-11-11Temperature 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, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

473 
WWUS45 KPUB 111136
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
436 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

COZ058-060-111745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
436 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGES ABOVE
  11000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A
  PERIOD OF WIND-DRIVEN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING
  WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS WHERE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST.

* WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER.


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.

&&

$$

COZ061-111745-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
436 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY.


* LOCATION...CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A
  PERIOD OF WIND-DRIVEN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER.

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-111745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0015.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1800Z-111114T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
436 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
  10000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A
  PERIOD OF WIND-DRIVEN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
 
* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
ROSE
5 follow-up statements
044 
WWUS45 KPUB 111705
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1005 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

COZ058-060-061-112300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1005 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE
  EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE
  GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING
  WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES.

* WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH CREATING BLOWING
  SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-112300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1800Z-111114T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1005 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE
  GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH CREATING LOCAL
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER.

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.

&&

$$
253 
WWUS45 KPUB 112228
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
328 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

COZ058-060-061-120500-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
328 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE 
  EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM 
  THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 
  SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SUNDAY 
  EVENING WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES. 

* WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH CREATING 
  BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-120500-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1800Z-111114T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
328 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM 
  THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 
  SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH CREATING LOCAL 
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$
472 
WWUS45 KPUB 120140
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
640 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

COZ058-060-061-120745-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
640 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE 
  EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING IS PROJECTED TO MOVE INTO WYOMING
  SATURDAY...PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND THE
  EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SUNDAY 
  EVENING WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES. 

* WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH CREATING 
  BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-120745-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1800Z-111114T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
640 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING IS PROJECTED TO MOVE INTO WYOMING
  SATURDAY...PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE
  EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT TIMES CREATING
  LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$
005 
WWUS45 KPUB 120526
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1026 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

COZ058-060-061-121200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1026 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE 
  EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INTO WYOMING SATURDAY...
  PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SUNDAY 
  EVENING WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES. 

* WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH CREATING 
  BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-121200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1800Z-111114T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1026 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INTO WYOMING SATURDAY...PRODUCING
  PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  OVER THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
  ABOVE 10000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT TIMES 
  CREATING LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

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.

&&

$$
821 
WWUS45 KPUB 121031
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
331 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

COZ058-060-061-121645-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0019.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
331 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE 
  EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE
  PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO WYOMING SATURDAY...
  PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SUNDAY 
  EVENING WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES. 

* WIND...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH OR
  HIGHER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY.

* IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL OVER THE
  PASSES IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU TRAVEL YOU SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A
  SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

AVOID TRAVELING 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. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING
PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO
WALK TO SHELTER. 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.

&&

$$

COZ059-121645-
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1300Z-111114T0100Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
331 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN INTENSE WINTER STORM OVER THE PACIFIC
  NORTHWEST WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
  THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.

* WIND...WEST WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER TODAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-121645-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0037.111112T1800Z-111114T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
331 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE PACIFIC 
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INTO WYOMING SATURDAY... 
  PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE 
  EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT TIMES CREATING
  BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING 
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES...ICE...AND SNOW COVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

HODANISH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 4:36 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBConejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache67 hr
Nov 11, 3:25 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more44 hr

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Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011

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.