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Winter Storm Watch 16, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 17, 201215 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Dec 17, 2012, 4:28 AM MST for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 18, 2012, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 78 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 17, 2012, 4:28 AM MST (11:28 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 18, 2012, 2:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 18, 2012, 3:18 PM MST
In force
78 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 281 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-12-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 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.

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WWUS45 KPUB 171128
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
428 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

COZ058>061-066-068-171800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
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-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
428 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...LAKE COUNTY...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000
  FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...WESTERN
  CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND
  EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES
  LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ063-072>076-079>082-171800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
428 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE OF EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY
  ABOVE 9000 FEET...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500
  FEET...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER
  COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS...PONCHA
  PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...AND PIKES
  PEAK.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
  15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
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WWUS45 KPUB 171727
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1027 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

COZ058>061-066-068-180000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
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-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
1027 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...LAKE COUNTY...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 
  11000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET... 
  WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...THE LA 
  GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS 
  INCLUDES LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF 
  CREEK PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ063-072>076-079>082-180000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
1027 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE OF EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY 
  ABOVE 9000 FEET...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 
  FEET... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER 
  COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA... 
  STONEWALL...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...AND PIKES PEAK. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
120 
WWUS45 KPUB 172220
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
320 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

COZ058-060-180430-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0030.121217T2220Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
320 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM MST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE
  11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF THE
  SYSTEM TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  THROUGH TONIGHT.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
  WILL FALL TONIGHT AND COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ANOTHER 10 TO 18 INCHES OF
  NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FURTHER TUESDAY
  NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE
  REGION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

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.

&&

$$

COZ084-180430-
/O.EXA.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
320 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 6 INCHES
MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING
THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE
WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-066-068-180430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
320 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN
  9000 AND 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES LEADVILLE..CUMBRES PASS AND
  WOLF CREEK PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET WILL
  BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN
  SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ063-072>076-079>082-180430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
320 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE OF EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY
  ABOVE 9000 FEET...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER COUNTY. THIS
  INCLUDES LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA...
  STONEWALL...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...AND PIKES PEAK.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
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WWUS45 KPUB 180352
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
852 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

COZ058-060-181000-
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/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
852 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES 
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF 
  THE SYSTEM TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
  WILL FALL TONIGHT AND COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ANOTHER 10 TO 18 INCHES OF
  NEW SNOW WILL FALL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FURTHER TUESDAY
  NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE REGION.

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.

&&

$$

COZ061-066-068-181000-
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WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
852 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

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

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

* LOCATION..WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET AND THE
  LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS
  INCLUDES CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET MAY
  OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS NEAR WOLF CREEK PASS.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-181000-
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/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
852 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...

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

* LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...INCLUDING LEADVILLE.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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. 

&&

$$

COZ063-181000-
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/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
852 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE OF EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY
  ABOVE 9000 FEET...INCLUDING TROUT CREEK PASS.  

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 


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.

&&

$$

COZ072>076-079>082-084-181000-
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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-
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-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
852 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET... THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN
  EL PASO COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS...PONCHA
  PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...BEULAH...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
  AND MONUMENT. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
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WWUS45 KPUB 180941
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
241 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

COZ058-060-181600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
241 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES 
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF 
  THE SYSTEM TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES 
  WILL FALL TONIGHT AND COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO 
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ANOTHER 10 TO 18 INCHES 
  OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH 
  TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FURTHER 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE 
  REGION. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ061-066-068-181600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
241 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

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

* LOCATION..WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET 
  AND THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 
  FEET. THIS INCLUDES CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY 
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET 
  MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN 
  SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR WOLF CREEK PASS. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-063-181600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
241 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...LEADVILLE...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY AND EASTERN CHAFFEE
  COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET INCLUDING THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY 
  BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ072>076-079>082-084-181600-
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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-
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-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
241 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN
  EL PASO COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
  CUCHARA...STONEWALL...BEULAH...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK AND
  MONUMENT.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
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WWUS45 KPUB 181158
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

COZ058-060-181830-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES 
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH AND FREMONT PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO
  ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
  WILL LEAD TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL
  THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FURTHER TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY AS HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE REGION.

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.

&&

$$

COZ061-066-068-181830-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

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

* LOCATION..WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET 
  AND THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 
  FEET. THIS INCLUDES CUMBRES PASS AND WOLF CREEK PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY 
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET 
  MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN 
  SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR WOLF CREEK PASS. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-063-181830-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...LEADVILLE...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY AND EASTERN CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET INCLUDING THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY 
  BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ086>089-095-096-181830-
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/
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-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...THE
  UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET...AND WESTERN LAS
  ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET. THIS INCLUDES
  PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...EADS AND SHERIDAN LAKE.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS
  THE PALMER DIVIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND RACE SOUTH...PRODUCING A
  QUICK SHOT OF NEW SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND ICY...SNOW
  COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ093-094-097>099-181830-
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0000Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...
LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...OTERO COUNTY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...BENT
  COUNTY...PROWERS COUNTY...AND BACA COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LA
  JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR AND SPRINGFIELD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS
  THE PALMER DIVIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND RACE SOUTH...PRODUCING A
  QUICK SHOT OF NEW SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND ICY...SNOW
  COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ076-079>082-084-181830-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
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-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE WET
  MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. THIS
  INCLUDES BEULAH...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK AND MONUMENT.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-181830-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA VETA
  PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA AND STONEWALL.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS 
  COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
772 
WWUS45 KPUB 181807
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

COZ058-060-061-066-068-190015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET AND WESTERN
  MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA
  GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH...FREMONT
  ...AND WOLF CREEK PASSES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO
  ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL THIS
  EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS
  ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS
  HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE REGION.

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-063-190015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121218T2100Z-121220T0000Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...LEADVILLE...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY AND EASTERN CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET INCLUDING THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO
  ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING A PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
  THE REGION. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY 
  BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ086>089-095-096-190015-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/
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-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS...AND KIOWA
  COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW
  COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...BRIEF VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND ICY ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ093-094-097>099-190015-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0000Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...
LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...BENT...PROWERS...AND
  BACA COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...KIM...LAS
  ANIMAS...LAMAR AND SPRINGFIELD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW
  COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND ICY ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ072>075-190015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA 
  VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA AND STONEWALL. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO 
  ON WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW
  COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

COZ076-079>082-084-190015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
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-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1107 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE 
  WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. 
  THIS INCLUDES BEULAH...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK AND 
  MONUMENT. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW
  COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
  15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 50
  MPH IN NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITIES
  AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
849 
WWUS45 KPUB 182218
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

COZ086-089-182330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR PUEBLO COUNTY.

$$

COZ093-097>099-182330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0000Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WATCH FRO OTERO...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES.

$$

COZ076-182330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET.

$$

COZ084-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0003.121219T1500Z-121220T0100Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
  AREA IN THE MORNING...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW
  DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH...CAUSING WIND DRIVEN SNOW WITH THE VISIBILITY BEING BELOW ONE-
  QUARTER MILE FREQUENTLY.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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 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.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-061-066-068-190430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET AND WESTERN
  MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND
  LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING
  MONARCH...FREMONT AND...WOLF CREEK PASSES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO 
  ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW 
  AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL THIS
  EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS
  ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
  AS HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE REGION. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ094-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121219T1900Z-121220T0300Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES KIM AND
  TRINCHERA.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY
  WINDS TO THE AREA...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. .

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ087-088-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121219T1900Z-121220T0300Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND HUERFANO
  COUNTY...INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTH THROUGH
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY
  WINDS...WITH SNOW THEN DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...BRIEF VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND ICY
  ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ095-096-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0001.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121219T1900Z-121220T0300Z/
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...KIOWA COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTH THROUGH
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY
  WINDS TO THE AREA...WITH SNOW THEN DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  BLOWING SNOW...BRIEF VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND ICY
  ROADS.


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.

&&

$$

COZ079-080-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121219T0700Z-121220T0300Z/
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...RYE...GREENHORN MTN
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTH THROUGH
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING A QUICK SHOT OF
  SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

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.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121219T0700Z-121220T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES LA 
  VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA AND STONEWALL. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
  THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO 
  NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 8 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

COZ081-082-190430-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0016.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.121219T1300Z-121220T0100Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY...PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOODLAND PARK.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTH THROUGH
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING SNOW SNOW
  COUPLED WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES IN MOST AREAS...BUT UP TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* WIND...NORTHERLY 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-063-190430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
318 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...LEADVILLE...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY AND EASTERN CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET INCLUDING THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS COLORADO
  ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE
  REGION.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH OVER THE HIGHER AREAS.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Dec 16, 10:10 PM MST, 6 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 10:10 PM MST, 6 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1010 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012

.AVIATION...

FREEZING FOG IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT AT KALS WITH LIFR
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE 10-14Z TIME PERIOD. ONCE FOG
DISSIPATE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.  VFR CONDITIONS AT KCOS AND KPUB THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR MIXING MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND KCOS AND KPUB. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST 25 TO 30 KTS
AT BOTH LOCATIONS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 337 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012/

SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND MONDAY)

MAIN CONCERN FOR THESE PERIODS WILL BE INCREASE IN WINDS LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING SLOPES.

UPPER TROF WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY 06Z.  THERE
WILL STILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE IN NW FLOW ALOFT TO KEEP OROGRAPHIC
SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND
MOSQUITO RANGES...BUT WITH WARMING ALOFT ASSOC WITH SHORTWAVE
RIDGING BEHIND THE SYSTEM...SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD STAY ON THE LIGHT
SIDE.  GRIDS ARE CARRYING ANOTHER 1 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNT
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES.

WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND
HIGH RES SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE ALL SHOWING WINDS INCREASING TO 40
TO 50 KT AT OR JUST ABOVE MTN TOP LEVEL.  CONCERN IS WHETHER THESE
STRONG WINDS CAN ACCELERATE AND SPREAD DOWN INTO THE ADJACENT LOWER
ELEVATIONS.  MTN TOP INVERSION DEVELOPS BETWEEN 06Z AND 09Z AND
INITIALLY LOOKS A LITTLE TOO HIGH TO DEFLECT STRONG WINDS TO THE
SURFACE.  IT DOES LOWER BY 09Z TO AROUND MTN TOP LEVEL...BUT WINDS
QUICKLY ATTAIN MORE FORWARD SHEAR TOWARDS 12Z-15Z.  ANY SUBTLE
TIMING CHANGES THOUGH WITH THE INCOMING JET COULD RESULT IN A FEW
HOURS OF NEAR HIGH WIND CRITERIA GUSTS ALONG THE LOWER EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SE MTS AND SAWATCH RANGE.  NW WIND COMPONENT WOULD
PROVIDE BEST CROSS BARRIER COMPONENT TO THE RAMPART RANGE...AND
PERHAPS THE SAWATCH RANGE...AND WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME
GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH IN SOME OF THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
NEAR THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND COTTONWOOD PASS.  FOR NOW...NO WIND
HIGHLIGHTS LOOK NECESSARY...THOUGH THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY.

WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ON MONDAY AND SHOULD HELP WARM
TEMPS INTO THE 50S ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SE PLAINS.  THERE WILL BE
THE USUAL CHALLENGES OF TIMING OF THE WESTERLY WINDS...AS INITIALLY
THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG/WEST OF I-25
UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SE PLAINS.
COULD SEE GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SOME OF THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG/WEST
I-25 AND IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY.  GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS
COULD REACH 60 MPH...AND WITH THE FRESH SNOWFALL...THIS RAISES CONCERNS
FOR BLOWING SNOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO
RANGES.  ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT (UP TO 3
INCHES ON MONDAY) THE BLOWING COMPONENT MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS OVER THE MTN PASSES SUCH AS MONARCH AND FREMONT.  HAVE
ADDED BLOWING SNOW TO GRIDS ABOVE TIMBERLINE...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK
AND THE SANGRES WHERE POPS SHOULD BE NIL MOST OF THE DAY.

OTHER CONCERN IS POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS...BUT HUMIDITIES
APPEAR TO BE COMING OUT TO HIGH...NOT TO MENTION SNOW COVER FROM THE
LAST EVENT ACROSS THE SE MTS SHOULD PRECLUDE THE THREAT OF DRY
FUELS. -KT

LONG TERM...
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)

PRIMARY LONGER TERM FOCUS IS AMOUNT OF IMPACT THAT THE TUESDAY
EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING SYSTEM WILL HAVE OVER FORECAST
DISTRICT AS WELL AS ACTIVE WINDS AT TIMES.

HAVE CONTINUED TO PAINT ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY(PERIODS 3 AND 4) AS
MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO IMPINGE THIS REGION. FOR
NOW...HAVE DEPICTED SNOW AMOUNTS GENERALLY UNDER 4 INCHES THIS
AREA MONDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY
UNDER 4 INCHES ON TUESDAY. WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS IN THE FORM
OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BECOME NEEDED OVER PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WE NEAR THIS TIME-FRAME. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS AROUND 65 MPH AT TIMES ARE ALSO
ANTICIPATED OVER FAVORED HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS FROM MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

FOCUS THEN SHIFTS TO UPPER SYSTEM IMPACTING THE FORECAST DISTRICT
FROM TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. INITIAL ROUND OF
HEAVIER SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE NOTED OVER
THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVIER SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS SHOULD ALSO SHIFT INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST
DISTRICT FROM LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF
LATEST TRENDS CONTINUE...WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE ANTICIPATED
DURING THIS 5TH TO 7TH PERIOD TIME-FRAME. WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR CLOSELY.

FINALLY...COOLEST TEMPERATURES OF THE LONGER TERM ARE PROJECTED
TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY WITH WARMER CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED
BY LATER NEXT WEEK.

AVIATION...

MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WINDS INCREASING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AROUND/AFTER 06Z.  COULD SEE TURBULENCE AND POCKETS OF LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY...THOUGH WITHOUT CLEAR MTN WAVE PARAMETERS IN PLACE...THINK
STRONGER WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR LLWS WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF
KCOS.  THIS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY THROUGH THE NIGHT AND CHANGES
MADE TO TAFS IN DEEMED NECESSARY.  -SHSN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
CONTDVD WITH WIDESPREAD MTN TOP OBSCURATIONS AND IFR-LIFR CIGS AND
VIS THROUGH MONDAY.  THIS SHOULD BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE PEAKS AND
WEST FACING SLOPES.  ON MONDAY...WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD DOWN
INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AFFECTING KCOS AND KPUB IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY MIX INTO KCOS AROUND 18Z...AND
INTO KPUB AROUND/AFTER 21Z.  GUSTS TO 30 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.  KALS
COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF PATCHY GROUND FOG LATE TONIGHT AND WILL
INCLUDE IN 00Z TAF PACKAGE.  SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHALLOW AS WINDS ALOFT
WILL BE INCREASING OVERNIGHT...BUT SNOW COVER AND STRONG INVERSIONS
WILL LIKELY WIN OUT.  -KT

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 10:14 PM MST, 6 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1014 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012

COZ058>089-093>099-180515-
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-
1014 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION FROM ROUGHLY MONARCH
PASS AND NORTHWARD.

ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

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