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Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 6, 201212 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Mar 6, 2012, 3:58 PM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 7, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2012, 3:58 PM MST (22:58 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 8:25 PM MST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 256 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-03-06Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 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.

629 
WWUS45 KPUB 062258
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
358 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

COZ060-061-065>068-070500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 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-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
358 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON
MST THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN...THE LA GARITA AND THE EASTERN
  SAWATCH MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST
  ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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>075-079-080-087-088-070500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120309T1300Z/
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-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
358 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS...THE WETS AND THE ADJACENT
  PLAINS ALONG TO THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST
  ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ076>078-081>083-070500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120308T1300Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
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-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK...
PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE
358 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

* LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST
  ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY AND 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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-070500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1300Z-120309T1300Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
358 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST
  ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
302 
WWUS45 KPUB 070455
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
955 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

COZ060-061-065>068-071200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 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-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
955 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
  EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT...THE EASTERN SAWATCH
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000
  AND 11000 FEET...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
  BELOW 10000 FT.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
  GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH AND EAST INTO EAST
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM
  WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING LATE TOMORROW MORNING
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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>075-079-080-087-088-071200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120309T1300Z/
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-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
955 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE
  SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND RATON MESA INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND
  TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
  GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH AND EAST INTO EAST
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM
  COULD BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY
  EVENING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ076>078-081>083-071200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120308T1300Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
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-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WOODLAND PARK...
PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE
955 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND THE WET MOUNTAIN
  VALLEY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
  GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH AND EAST INTO EAST
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM
  COULD BRING SNOW THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES MAY BE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY AND 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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-071200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1300Z-120309T1300Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
955 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
  GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH AND EAST INTO EAST
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM
  COULD BRING SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
006 
WWUS45 KPUB 071136
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

COZ065-071245-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

$$

COZ076-077-081-083-071245-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120308T1300Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

$$

COZ068-071745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN JAUN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000
  FEET.  

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL FALL
  ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAN JUANS.  

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ067-071745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120308T0300Z-120308T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  WITH 2 TO 7 INCHES ON THE UPPER RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY FLOOR. 

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ073-075-080-071745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120309T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
  OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND
  THE NORTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SPANISH PEAK AND
  SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WIND...NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ072-074-079-087-088-071745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120309T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120308T0300Z-120308T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...RYE...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND HUERFANO AND THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ON THE MID SLOPES OF THE
  NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ078-071745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120308T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120308T0300Z-120308T1900Z/
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 8 INCHES

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY AND 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.

&&

$$

COZ082-071745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T0100Z-120308T1300Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1200Z/
PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...PIKES PEAK
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5
AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...TOP OF PIKES PEAK.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND
  LASTING INTO EARLY THURSDAY

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY AND 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.

&&

$$

COZ060-061-066-071745-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
NORTH PASS
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN 
  WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-071745-
/O.EXT.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1900Z-120309T1800Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
436 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
055 
WWUS45 KPUB 071302
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
602 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

COZ068-073-075-080-071915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
602 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE
  WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE 
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH 
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND 
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND WET
  MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER
  THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH
  AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SPANISH PEAK AND SOUTHERN SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. FOR THE SAN JAUN MOUNTAINS...12 TO 18
  INCHES. MOST OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW OVER THE SAN JUANS WILL OCCUR
  ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES. 

* WIND...NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ067-072-074-078-079-087-088-071915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120308T0300Z-120308T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
602 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND HUERFANO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE 
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH 
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT 
  AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ON THE MID SLOPES OF THE
  MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE NORTH AND EAST
  FACING SLOPES. 

* WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

COZ060-061-066-071915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
NORTH PASS
602 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE 
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH 
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND 
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN 
  WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ082-071915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1200Z/
PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...PIKES PEAK
602 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...TOP OF PIKES PEAK.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE 
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH 
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY AND 
  LASTING INTO EARLY THURSDAY 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY AND 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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-071915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1900Z-120309T1800Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
602 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE 
  FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRACKING SOUTH 
  AND EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 
  MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
567 
WWUS45 KPUB 071855
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1155 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

COZ068-073-075-080-080100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
1155 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE
  CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST
  ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ067-072-074-078-079-087-088-080100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120308T0300Z-120308T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1155 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE
  CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...HUERFANO
  AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE I-25 CORRIDOR
  SOUTH OF PUEBLO AND LA VETA PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST
  ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. 10 TO 20 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES OF THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

COZ060-061-066-080100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
NORTH PASS
1155 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST
  ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT OVER THE
  HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ082-080100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.120307T1900Z-120308T1200Z/
PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...PIKES PEAK
1155 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST
  ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-080100-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1900Z-120309T1800Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1155 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST
  FROM NEW MEXICO INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
672 
WWUS45 KPUB 072216
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
316 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

COZ068-073-075-080-080515-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
316 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES 
  PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ067-072-074-078-079-087-088-080515-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.120308T0300Z-120308T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
316 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...HUERFANO 
  AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE I-25 CORRIDOR 
  SOUTH OF PUEBLO AND LA VETA PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN
  VALLEY...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. ACROSS THE
  LOWER SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

COZ060-061-066-080515-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
NORTH PASS
316 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT OR MORE OVER
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ082-080515-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T1200Z/
PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...PIKES PEAK
316 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-080515-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1900Z-120309T1800Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
316 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK 
  EAST FROM NEW MEXICO INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
966 
WWUS45 KPUB 080325
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
825 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

COZ082-080430-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T1200Z/
PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
825 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS PIKES PEAK
AND THE RAMPART RANGE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

$$

COZ060-061-080430-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T1900Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
825 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ094-099-080430-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.A.0007.120308T1900Z-120309T1800Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
825 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING IS 
EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH INTO SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA ALLOWING FOR THE
WINTER STORM WATCH TO BE CANCELLED.

$$

COZ067-068-072>075-078>080-087-088-080930-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120308T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
825 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE
  UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW
  10000 FEET...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  THE I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO AND LA VETA PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE FOUR
  CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING WILL TRACK SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS
  NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN
  VALLEY...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACROSS THE
  LOWER SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

COZ066-080930-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120308T1900Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS
825 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE FOUR
  CORNERS REGION THIS EVENING WILL TRACK SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS
  NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT OR MORE 
  OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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 Mar 6, 3:37 PM MST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:37 PM MST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
337 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)

...WINTER RETURNS TOMORROW...

CURRENTLY SEEING VERY WARM WX ACROSS THE SE CO PLAINS...AS OF 230 PM
MOST SITES OVR THE PLAINS ARE IN THE MID 70S...WHILE PIKES PEAK
REGION AND ERN FOOTHILLS ARE IN THE 60S. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH SW
WINDS BLOWING OVR THE PLAINS...CURRENTLY RH IS 5-10 PERCENT MOST SPOTS
E OF THE MTS. SO...RED FLAG IS VERIFYING EASILY. EVEN SEEING NR
CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS OVR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...BUT FUEL STATUS
THERE IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR RED FLAG. HIGH CLOUDS FROM THIS MORN HAVE
DRIFTED EWD TO KS...BUT WILL START TO SEE HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE FROM
THE W THIS EVE AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN.

TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD RELAX A BIT BUT WILL STILL SEE A BIT OF A
BREEZE...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HIGH CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPS ON THE
MILD SIDE. GENERALLY WILL SEE LOWER 30S FOR THE PLAINS AND TEENS-20S
FOR THE MTS AND HIGH VALLEY. COULD SEE A FEW LIGHT SHSN DEVELOP OVR
THE CONTDVD BY MORNING...BUT KEPT POPS SILENT OVERNIGHT.

TOMORROW...FRONT STILL ON SCHEDULE TO ARRIVE WED MORNING OVR THE
PALMER DVD...WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE N AND NE. TIMING ON FRONT IS A
BIT SLOWER IN MODEL PROGS...BUT SUSPECT THE FRONT WILL BE A BIT
AHEAD OF THE MODEL TIMING. CURRENTLY...STRONG NRLY WINDS AND COOLER
AIR ALREADY ARE MOVING THRU CENTRAL WY. NOT EXPECTING MUCH PRECIP
TOMORROW...WITH THE BULK OF THE QPF WAITING TIL AFTER 00Z.
HOWEVER...THE CENTRAL MTS COULD SEE A COUPLE OF INCHES ACCUMULATE IN
THE AFTERNOON....AND COULD EVEN SEE A LIGHT ACCUMULATION FOR THE
PIKES PEAK AREA AND NRN SANGRES...AT LEAST FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WENT WITH A NON-DIURNAL TEMP CURVE...WITH MAX TEMPS
BEING REACHED IN THE MORNING AND THEN A STEADY FALL IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITH SLIGHTLY SLOWER INFLUX OF COLD AIR...RAISED TEMPS A BIT TO THE
UPPER 40S FOR THE ARKANSAS VALLEY AND SOME LOWER 50S FOR THE SE
PLAINS. WILL BE A RAW DAY FOR SURE...AND QUITE A CHANGE FROM THE
BALMY WX OF TODAY! ROSE

.LONG TERM...
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)

...SNOW...BUT HOW MUCH AND WHERE...

SOME OF THE TOUGHEST QUESTIONS IN THE FORECAST BUSINESS.  ALTHOUGH
LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE COME INTO SOME LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY ON THE
TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW...THERE ARE STILL HUGE SHIFTS IN QPF...OR
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTS...FROM MODEL TO MODEL AND RUN
TO RUN.

THE LATEST RENDITION OF THE NAM12 HAS ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW POSSIBLE
OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AREAS MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF.  DURING THIS SAME TIME
FRAME...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME SNOWFALL OVER
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY UP AGAINST THE SAN JUANS...BUT
PROBABLY NOT TOO MUCH OVER THE REST OF THE VALLEY.

FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...THE MAIN WINDOW FOR SNOWFALL
BEGINS TOMORROW EVENING AND LASTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT OR POSSIBLY
LATER DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION.  FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN AREAS
AND PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...NORTH OF
PUEBLO...THE WINDOW FOR SNOWFALL CLOSES DOWN BY NOON THURSDAY.  FOR THE
MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...SOUTH
OF PUEBLO...THE WINDOW FOR SNOW CLOSES DOWN BY THURSDAY EVENING.
FOR THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER...THE WINDOW FOR
SNOWFALL MAY STAY OPEN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

BUT...THIS IS ALL THE LATEST RENDITION.  THE 12Z RUN OF THE NAM12
HAD THE BEST PRECIP BAND MUCH FARTHER NORTH...ALONG THE PALMER
DIVIDE.  NOW THE BEST PRECIP BAND IS ALONG THE RATON DIVIDE.  THE
GFS40 HAS A MUCH BROADER FIELD OF PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHERN
COLORADO...TYPICAL OF THE MODEL BECAUSE OF ITS LOWER TERRAIN
RESOLUTION AND SPECTRAL NATURE.  SO...IT IS HARD TO MAKE A DETAILED
POINT SNOWFALL FORECAST FROM THAT KIND OF OUTPUT.

IN ANY EVENT...THIS STORM IS FAR FROM DECIDED.  MOST AREAS WILL
LIKELY SEE SOME SNOW BEGINNING IN THE WEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
SPREADING TO THE EAST BY TOMORROW EVENING.  IT IS ALSO LOOKS LIKE
THE EASTERN SLOPES AREAS OF ALL MOUNTAINS RANGES AFFECTED WILL SEE
THE MOST SNOWFALL BECAUSE OF THE STRONG EASTERLY COMPONENT TO THE
WINDS COMING INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO AROUND WHAT IS A RATHER LARGE
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.  THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE WETS...SANGRES AND RAMPARTS...AS WELL AS THE
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT PLAINS...BUT ALSO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAN
JUANS AND POSSIBLY THE LA GARITAS AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS.

HOWEVER...IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN EXACTLY HOW MUCH
SNOW...EXACTLY WHERE...AND EXACTLY HOW LONG IT WILL LAST BEFORE IT
WINDS DOWN IN ANY GIVEN AREA.  THE MODELS HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE
PLACE ON THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM WITH THE GFS SPEEDING THE SYSTEM
THROUGH WITHIN 24 HOURS WHILE MOST OF THE OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN
KEEPING THE SYSTEM AROUND FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS.  WITH SYSTEMS THAT
CUTOFF...LIKE THIS ONE IS FORECAST TO DO...IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT
TO FORECAST WHEN IT WILL MOVE.  SO...STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST...WE
WILL TRY AND KEEP YOU UPDATED. LW

&&

.AVIATION...
STILL EXPECTING VFR FOR THE NEXT 24 H AT THE TAF SITES. COMPUTER
FORECASTS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME PINNING DOWN THE HEAVY PRECIP
POTENTIAL FOR THE UPCOMING STORM. AT THIS TIME...THE FOCUS APPEARS
TO BE FROM THE ARKANSAS RIVER SWD...BUT EVEN A MINOR SHIFT IN THE
TRACK OF THE STORM COULD SHIFT THE HEAVIER SNOW AMTS FOR LATE
WED-FRI TO THE KCOS VCNTY. ALL THREE SITES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AT
LEAST SOME -SN OVR THE NEXT THREE DAYS...AND THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
STILL FOR MDT SN ACCUMS AT KPUB AND KCOS THU-FRI. ROSE

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ222-226>237.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR COZ072>075-079-080-087-088.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR COZ076>078-081>083.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR COZ094-099.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON MST THURSDAY
FOR COZ060-061-065>068.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 6:57 AM MST, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
657 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

COZ058>089-093>099-071400-
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-
657 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 10
PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL
OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF FREMONT COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN COLORADO
WITH UNSETTLED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM LATER WEDNESDAY INTO
POTENTIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS
PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL INCREASE PRECIPITATION CHANCES...ESPECIALLY
FROM LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION
POTENTIALLY CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY EASTERN
SECTIONS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
EVENT...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

The office that day

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

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Mar 6, 3:58 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBChaffee, Conejos, El Paso, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande and 2 more41 hr

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