Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard warning at Apr 17, 2013, 8:02 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 17, 2013, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2013, 8:02 AM MDT (14:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2013, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2013, 6:02 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:13 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ene Monument, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
644 WWUS45 KPUB 171402 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-172015- /O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ059-062-063-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2100Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 1 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
937 WWUS45 KPUB 171617 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2100Z-130418T0600Z/ 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-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 1 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
841 WWUS45 KPUB 171743 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-172345- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1743Z-130418T0900Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-172345- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1743Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-172345- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1743Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING SNOW DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL PASO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ086-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$
802 WWUS45 KPUB 172102 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ 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-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ086-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$ COZ085-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW... WITH BLOWING SNOW DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL PASO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
690 WWUS45 KPUB 180002 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-180615- /O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT BRINGING AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. BASED ON LATEST SIMULATIONS...THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AND THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND ICY. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-061-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-180615- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ086-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...SLUSHY AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-180615- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW... WITH BLOWING SNOW DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A TRACE TO 2 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL PASO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ HODANISH
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.