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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

February 26, 20126 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Feb 26, 2012, 3:02 PM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 27, 2012, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 27 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2012, 3:02 PM MST (22:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Lake County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 28, 6:34 AM MSTSNOW 102 W South Fork, COOVERNIGHT ACCUMULATION. STILL SNOWING.
Feb 28, 7:35 AM MSTSNOW 101 Sse Wolf Creek Pass, CO
Feb 28, 7:35 AM MSTSNOW 131 Sse Wolf Creek Pass, CO
Feb 28, 7:45 AM MSTSNOW 1.54 Wnw Buena Vista, COOVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING.
Feb 28, 8:22 AM MSTSNOW 1410 Sw Creede, CO
Feb 28, 9:48 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 244 Sw South Fork, CODRIFTS 2 TO 4 FEET. SNOW STILL OCCURRING. SNOW BEGAN AROUND SUNSET YESTERDAY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-26Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -85 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
110 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 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.

354 
WWUS45 KPUB 262202
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
302 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

COZ066-068-270415-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.120228T0100Z-120228T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
302 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 2 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM MONDAY TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG
  WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AS
  IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55
  MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-270415-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.120228T0100Z-120229T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
302 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO
  MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG WITH
  STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AS IT
  MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
609 
WWUS45 KPUB 270329
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
829 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

COZ066-068-271200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
829 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO
2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 2 PM
MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN 
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...
  ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-271200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
829 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO
8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM
MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN 
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... 
  ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY 
  EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
299 
WWUS45 KPUB 271143
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
443 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

COZ066-068-271745-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
443 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...
  ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-271745-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
443 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...
  ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
913 
WWUS45 KPUB 271211 CCA
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
511 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

COZ066-068-271830-
/O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
511 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...
  ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-271830-
/O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
511 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
  COLORADO MONDAY EVENING...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...
  ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
319 
WWUS45 KPUB 271820
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1120 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

COZ066-068-280030-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1120 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS
  MORNING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING AND THEN
  CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE MOVEMENT
  OF THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
  WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-280030-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1120 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS
  MORNING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING AND THEN
  CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE MOVEMENT
  OF THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
  EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND STRONG
  WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW...AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
683 
WWUS45 KPUB 272244
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
344 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

COZ066-068-280445-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
344 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT AND THEN
  ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND
  STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
  MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING WOLF
  CREEK PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-280445-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.120228T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
344 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT AND THEN
  ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
  ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
  MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING
  MONARCH PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
039 
WWUS45 KPUB 280418
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
918 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

COZ066-068-281200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
918 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO
  TONIGHT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON TUESDAY.
  STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS ANTICIPATED ALONG
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING 
  WOLF CREEK PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY 
  DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-281200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
918 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO
  TONIGHT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON TUESDAY.
  STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS ANTICIPATED ALONG
  PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
  INCLUDING MONARCH PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
415 
WWUS45 KPUB 281051
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
351 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ066-068-281700-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120228T2100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
351 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO 
  TONIGHT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON TUESDAY. 
  STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS ANTICIPATED ALONG 
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES BY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. STORM TOTALS OF 10-20 INCHES.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING 
  WOLF CREEK PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY 
  DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-281700-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
351 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO 
  TONIGHT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON TUESDAY. 
  STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS ANTICIPATED ALONG 
  PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BY TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... 
  INCLUDING MONARCH PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$
SR
701 
WWUS45 KPUB 281402
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
702 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ066-068-282015-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
702 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO 
  TONIGHT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON TUESDAY. 
  STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS ANTICIPATED ALONG 
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES BY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING 
  WOLF CREEK PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY 
  DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-282015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
702 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN COLORADO 
  TONIGHT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO ON TUESDAY. 
  STRONG WINDS AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS ANTICIPATED ALONG 
  PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... 
  INCLUDING MONARCH PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-282015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.120228T1402Z-120229T0300Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
702 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING.


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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE SNOW FROM A STORM MOVING THROUGH
  NORTHERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY
  ENDING TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

* IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.


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.

&&

$$

COZ064-065-067-282015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.120228T1402Z-120229T0100Z/
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-
INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
702 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

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


* LOCATION...SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW
  10000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE SNOW FROM A STORM MOVING THROUGH
  NORTHERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY
  ENDING TONIGHT.


* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.


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.

&&

$$
SR
260 
WWUS45 KPUB 281942
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1242 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ066-068-290100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1242 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE STATE THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP SNOW...HEAVY AT
  TIMES...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
  LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING
  BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AN 2 FEET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING 
  WOLF CREEK PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY 
  DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-290145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1242 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE STATE THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH
  TONIGHT. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP SNOW...HEAVY AT
  TIMES...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING EFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY
  EVENING BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 INCHES. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... 
  INCLUDING MONARCH PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-290145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
1242 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM A STORM MOVING
  THROUGH NORTHERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
  SLOWLY ENDING TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ064-065-067-290100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
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-
INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
1242 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SAGUACHE COUNTY AND THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 
  10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM A STORM MOVING
  THROUGH NORTHERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
  ENDING THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
768 
WWUS45 KPUB 290055
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
555 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ066-068-290200-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
555 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND
LA GARITAS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LESS
THAN AN INCH. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

COZ064-065-067-290200-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
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-
INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
555 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF SAGUACHE COUNTY...AND ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN
AN INCH. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.  

$$

COZ058-060-290300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
555 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE EVENING BEFORE THE SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO DEPARTS
  THE REGION LATER TONIGHT.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS EVENING
  BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 INCHES.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... 
  INCLUDING MONARCH PASS...WITH SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-290300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
555 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...AND WESTERN CHAFFEE
  COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM A STORM MOVING
  THROUGH NORTHERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
  BEFORE ENDING LATER TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
954 
WWUS45 KPUB 290258
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
758 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ058-060-290400-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
758 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...
HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS.
THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

COZ059-061-290400-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0300Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
758 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...HOWEVER
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 4:13 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchPUBChaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache11 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.