Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Watches in 2012
Winter Storm Watch 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Apr 1, 2012, 3:46 AM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2012, 3:46 AM MDT (09:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2012, 4:20 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 282 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846 WWUS45 KPUB 010946 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 346 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ072>075-079-080-011600- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120403T1800Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 346 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...12 TO 18 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO UP TO A 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...WET SLUSHY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LA VETA PASS. 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
6 follow-up statements
426 WWUS45 KPUB 011341 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 741 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ072>075-079-080-012000- /O.COR.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120403T1800Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 741 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...12 TO 18 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO UP TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...WET SLUSHY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LA VETA PASS. 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
582 WWUS45 KPUB 011855 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1255 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ072>075-079-080-020100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120403T1800Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1255 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...12 TO 18 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO UP TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...WET SLUSHY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LA VETA PASS. 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. && $$
693 WWUS45 KPUB 012110 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 310 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ087-088-020315- /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 310 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRDIOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...LOOKS TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO UP TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND OVER RATON AND LA VETA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ072>075-079-080-020315- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 310 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...LOOKS TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...12 TO 20 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 4 INCHES TO UP TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL OVER LA VETA AND RATON PASSES. 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. && $$
868 WWUS45 KPUB 020241 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 841 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ072>075-079-080-021015- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 841 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 4 INCHES TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL OVER LA VETA AND RATON PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-021015- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 841 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND OVER RATON AND LA VETA PASSES. 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. && $$
209 WWUS45 KPUB 020816 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 216 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ072>075-079-080-021430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 216 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 4 INCHES TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL OVER LA VETA AND RATON PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-021430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 216 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND OVER RATON AND LA VETA PASSES. 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. && $$
836 WWUS45 KPUB 021020 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 420 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ072>075-079-080-021630- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0008.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN 420 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET...ONE TO TWO FEET OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY...RANGING FROM 4 INCHES TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW AND WIND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-021630- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0008.120403T0000Z-120404T0000Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 420 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW...ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 10 INCHES. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY...WET AND SLUSHY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR. 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. && $$ COZ078-021630- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0008.120403T0000Z-120404T0000Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 420 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO ICY...SLUSHY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ081-082-084-021630- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0010.120403T0300Z-120404T0000Z/ 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...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY 420 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. PIKES PEAK ABOVE 9000 FEET COULD SEE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ ROSE
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 Apr 1, 3:42 AM MDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:42 AM MDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 342 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY... ONE MORE UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY TO CONTEND WITH BEFORE A STRONG SPRING STORM AFFECTS THE AREA MON-TUE (SEE LONG TERM DISCUSSION). HAVE MAINTAINED OUR RED FLAG FOR ALL OF THE CWA EXCEPT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS DO NOT LOOK QUITE AS STRONG AS THEY HAD IN PREVIOUS MODEL FORECASTS...BUT STILL EXPECT WIDESPREAD GUSTS IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE...PARTICULARLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE ERN SLOPES AND I-25 CORRIDOR...ALONG WITH THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. COMBINED WITH RH IN THE 10-15 PERCENT RANGE... CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MET. TEMPS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH LOW-MID 80S LIKELY FOR THE PLAINS. GUIDANCE HAS COME IN SPLIT...WITH THE NAM MOS A BIT LOWER THAN GFS...SO HAVE STAYED CLOSER TO THE COOLER SIDE. TEMPS ALOFT WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY...SO MAIN QUESTION IS HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND TO WHAT EXTENT THAT WILL NEGATE THE COOLING ALOFT. WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LOWER THAN ORIGINALLY PROGGED...TEMPS SHOULD COME IN PRETTY CLOSE TO THE VALUES FROM SAT. THIS WILL STILL PUT KALS...KPUB...AND KCOS AT RISK OF ANOTHER RECORD HIGH TEMP. NOT MUCH CLOUDINESS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT MID-HIGH CLOUD DECK WILL GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE WRN ZONES TONIGHT. BY 06-12Z COULD START SEEING SOME SHSN OVR THE CONTDVD...WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMS POSSIBLE BY MON MORNING. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD OVERTAKE THE PALMER DVD BY 12Z MON...AND WILL SEE SOME GUSTY N WINDS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SHOULD STAY MAINLY DRY E OF THE MTS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THERE COULD BE SOME PRECIP WITH THE FRONT OVR THE PALMER DVD EARLY MON...BUT THE BULK OF ANY PRECIP SHOULD HOLD OFF TIL THE EXTENDED PERIOD. ROSE .LONG TERM... (MONDAY - SATURDAY) ...CONFIDENCE IN THIS FCST IS LOW DUE TO VERY LARGE MODEL DISCREPANCIES... THERE ARE VERY LARGE MODEL DISCREPANCIES THIS MORNING REGARDING THE CUTOFF LOW THAT IS FCST TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE NAM AND SREF SIMULATIONS TAKE THE LOW WAY SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND HAVE VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION AFFECTING THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND...00Z GFS AND 00Z EC SHOW A SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE MTNS. THE ONLY THING THAT ALL MODELS DO AGREE ON IS THAT IT WILL BE VERY WINDY OVER THE REGION DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS ARE STILL FCST TO BE AOA HIGH WIND CRITERIA...I.E., G>58 MPH. FOR NOW...I HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE GFS/EC SOLUTIONS IN THE GRIDDS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF PUEBLO. FOR AREAS NORTH OF PUEBLO...I LEANED MORE TOWARDS THE DRYER SREF/NAM. MONDAY... WINDS WILL BE HOWLING ACROSS THE PLAINS BY 12Z MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. HAVE NOT ISSUED A HIGH WIND HILITE WITH THIS PACKAGE...BUT ANTICIPATE THE DAY CREW WILL LIKELY ISSUE WIND HILITES FOR THE PLAINS LATER TODAY. I DO EXPECT PRECIP ON THE PALMER DIVIDE IN THE MORNING BUT IT WILL LIKELY ONLY LAST DURING THE MORNING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME WIND DRIVEN SNOW WITH IT BUT SINCE THE GROUND IS SO WARM FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IT WILL MELT QUICKLY. NONETHELESS...DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW...WINTER WX HILITES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THE PALMER DVD REGION FOR MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY RAMP UP ACROSS THE WETS/SANGRES AND RATON MESA REGION LATE MONDAY MORNING AND LAST (POTENTIALLY) INTO TUESDAY. I HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WETS/SANGRES FROM 18Z MONDAY UNTIL 18Z TUESDAY. IF THE GFS/EC VERIFY THEN THESE AREAS COULD SEE OVER A FOOT OF NEW SNOW...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. IF THE NAM/SREF VERIFY...THEN AMOUNTS COULD BE CONSIDERABLY LESS. ANY PRECIP OVER THE CONTDVD WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE...WITH ONLY 2-3" OF SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY NIGHT... THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE PRECIP WILL BE ALONG THE GREATER I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO. ALL GUIDANCE HAS SOME PRECIP OCCURRING WITH THE EC/GFS SHOWING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF QPF (>0.5"). TUESDAY... THIS IS WHERE THE MODELS SHOW THE BIGGEST DISCREPANCIES AS THE EC AND GFS MOVE THE SYSTEM MORE NE ACROSS SW KS WHILE THE NAM MOVES IT INTO THE C TX PHDL. IF EC/GFS VERIFY...THEN A GOOD PART OF THE PLAINS COULD SEE A STEADY RAIN EVENT WHILE IF THE NAM/SREF VERIFIES THEN THERE WILL BE NO PRECIPITATION. FOR NOW JUST MENTIONED SCATTERED POPS OVER THE REGION WITH THE HIGHER POPS GENERALLY SOUTH OF US-50 ALTHOUGH I AM REALLY HOPING THAT THE GFS/EC VERIFY...MY GUT INSTINCT TELLS ME THAT THE NAM/SREF SOLUTION WILL EVENTUALLY VERIFY. THIS IS BASED SIMPLY ON THE FACT THAT THE CUTOFFS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN TAKING A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK...WITH MOST OF THE PRECIP MISSING THE REGION. I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE HPC GUIDANCE APPEARS TO BE LEANING TOWARDS THE GFS/EC SOLUTIONS AS THEY STILL HAVE A QPF BULLSEYE CENTERED OVER KTAD...BUT THE TREND IN THERE QPF PRODUCTS ARE SHIFTING THE PRECIP SOUTH. AS FOR THE REST OF THE FCST...IT WILL BE DRY. STRONGER SW FLOW ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY LATER IN THE WEEK. COULD SEE SOME FIRE WX ISSUES THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. A BONE-DRY PACIFIC COOL FRONT CROSS THE AREA SOMETIME FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT. OVERALL TEMPS ON THE PLAINS WILL BE IN THE 70S. \/HODANISH && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TAF SITES NEXT 24 HOURS. SW WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 30-35 KT RANGE POSSIBLE AT ALL THREE SITES. A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE PALMR DVD BY 12Z MON. THIS WILL MEAN A SHIFT TO STRONG NRLY WINDS...AND THE CHANCE OF SOME PRECIP N OF KCOS. SN WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE OVR THE MTS THROUGH MONDAY. ROSE && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ220>222-224>237. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR COZ072>075-079-080. && 44/34
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 7:00 PM MDT, 8 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 700 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 COZ058>089-093>099-020100- 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- 700 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE IN PLACE. ANY FIRE THAT STARTS...OR ANY ONGOING FIRES...WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND QUITE STRONG. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE PALMER DIVIDE MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL ON I-25 MAY BE QUITE DIFFICULT FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL...BUT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND EXPECTED SNOWFALL...TRAVEL COULD BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT. SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY MONDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW MAY ALSO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE RATON MESA... ALONG THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER LATER MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SAN JUANS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:52 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, El Paso, Otero and 3 more | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.