Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Watches in 2013
Blizzard Watch 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard watch at Apr 7, 2013, 4:47 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 9, 2013, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2013, 4:47 AM MDT (10:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2013, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2013, 12:09 PM MDT
- In force
- 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 10:46 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, 10.8 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
- 3167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
695 WWUS45 KPUB 071047 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 447 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 COZ084-071700- /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 447 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG DURATIONS. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-066-068-071700- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 447 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING PEAKS. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-071700- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 447 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAIN RANGES ALONG WITH TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON PIKES PEAK. * WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
6 follow-up statements
497 WWUS45 KPUB 071644 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1044 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 COZ084-072300- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1044 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...PALMER LAKE...MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST... PEYTON...CALHAN...RAMAH AND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. * WIND...STRONG NORTH WINDS 20 TO 40 GUSTING TO 65 MPH CAUSING EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TRAVELERS MAY BECOME STRANDED IN AREAS OF HEAVY DRIFTING AND ZERO VISIBILITIES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-066-068-072300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1044 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-072300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1044 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK AND AROUND THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF BEULAH...RYE AND CUCHARA. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
677 WWUS45 KPUB 072150 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 350 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 COZ084-080400- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 350 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...PALMER LAKE...MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST... PEYTON...CALHAN...RAMAH AND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. * WIND...STRONG NORTH WINDS 20 TO 40 GUSTING TO 65 MPH CAUSING EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TRAVELERS MAY BECOME STRANDED IN AREAS OF HEAVY DRIFTING AND ZERO VISIBILITIES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-066-068-080400- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 350 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-080400- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 350 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK AND AROUND THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF BEULAH...RYE AND CUCHARA. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
462 WWUS45 KPUB 080305 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 905 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 COZ084-081045- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 905 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...PALMER LAKE...MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST... PEYTON...CALHAN...RAMAH AND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TRAVELERS MAY BECOME STRANDED IN AREAS OF HEAVY DRIFTING AND ZERO VISIBILITIES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-066-068-081045- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 905 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-081045- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 905 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK AND AROUND THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF BEULAH...RYE AND CUCHARA. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 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. && $$
238 WWUS45 KPUB 081025 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 COZ058-060-066-068-081630- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0007.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...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 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 EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ059-061-063>065-067-081630- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...BONANZA... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE REGION. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-078-081630- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0600Z-130409T2100Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ COZ083-085>088-081630- /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0900Z-130409T2100Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR REGION BETWEEN COLORADO SPRINGS AND THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR REGION. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY ICY DUE TO PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOWFALL. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. 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 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. && $$ COZ084-081630- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...PALMER LAKE...MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST... PEYTON...CALHAN...RAMAH AND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WINDCHILL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. READING OF 10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TRAVELERS MAY BECOME STRANDED IN AREAS OF HEAVY DRIFTING AND ZERO VISIBILITIES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-081630- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 425 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS... THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK AND AROUND THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF BEULAH...RYE AND CUCHARA. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 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
069 WWUS45 KPUB 081626 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 COZ058-060-066-068-082230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ059-061-063>065-067-082230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...BONANZA... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE LEADVILLE REGION. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-078-082230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0600Z-130409T2100Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ COZ084-082230- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...PALMER LAKE...MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST... PEYTON...CALHAN...RAMAH AND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WINDCHILL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. READING OF 10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO ARE LIKELY... ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TRAVELERS MAY BECOME STRANDED IN AREAS OF HEAVY DRIFTING AND ZERO VISIBILITIES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-082230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS... THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK AND AROUND THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF BEULAH...RYE AND CUCHARA. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 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. && $$ COZ083-085>088-082230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0900Z-130409T2100Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1026 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR REGION BETWEEN COLORADO SPRINGS AND THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PUEBLO...COLORADO SPRINGS...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR REGION. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY ICY DUE TO PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOWFALL. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. 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 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. && $$
766 WWUS45 KPUB 081809 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 COZ084-090015- /O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING I-25 OVER MONUMENT HILL...PALMER LAKE...MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST... PEYTON...CALHAN...RAMAH AND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WINDCHILL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. READING OF 10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO ARE LIKELY... ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. TRAVELERS MAY BECOME STRANDED IN AREAS OF HEAVY DRIFTING AND ZERO VISIBILITIES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ COZ083-085>088-090015- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0900Z-130409T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0004.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE I-25 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS FROM COLORADO SPRINGS...DOWN THROUGH PUEBLO...CANON CITY...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD ALL THE WAY TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR REGION. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY ICY DUE TO PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOWFALL. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. 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. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-090015- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.130409T0600Z-130410T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0007.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK AND AROUND THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF BEULAH...RYE AND CUCHARA. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-068-090015- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0007.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ062-069>071-077-090015- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA... MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN FREMONT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE ARKANSAS RIVER CANON UP INTO THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ COZ089-093>099-090015- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T1500Z-130410T0300Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE REGION TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOWPACK ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-078-090015- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0900Z-130410T0000Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FREMONT COUNTY AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOWPACKED 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. && $$ COZ059-061-063>065-067-090015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0015.130409T0000Z-130410T0000Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...BONANZA... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1209 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE LEADVILLE AREA...AND THE LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard watch went out at Apr 6, 10:59 PM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 10:59 PM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1059 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1059 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATING SHORT WAVE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TRANLATING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO WITH DISTINCT CLEARING BEHIND SAID WAVE. REGIONAL RADARS INDICATING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED ECHOES MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL...THOUGH WEB CAMS AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATING MAINLY VIRGA WITH ONLY A FEW SPRINKLES MAKING IT TO THE GROUND WITH DRY SUB CLOUD LAYER AND DEW PT DEPRESSIONS STILL 15-20F. UPDATE ISSUED AT 558 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 ADDED ISOLATED POPS TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR WITH CURRENT RADAR TRENDS INDICATING ECHOES ACROSS THE AREA...THOUGH NOT SURE HOW MUCH IF ANY IS MAKING IT TO THE GROUND WITH DEW PT DEPRESSIONS IN EXCESS OF 20 DEGREE. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADAR TRENDS THROUGH THE EVENING WITH EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO TRANSLATING ACROSS THE STATE AND LATEST HRRR DATA SPREADING A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK AND PALMER DVD AROUND MIDNIGHT. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 323 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 CURRENTLY...UPPER 60S TO NR 70 FOR THE PLAINS...AND 40S-50S FOR THE MT AREAS. WINDS GENERALLY ARE WELL BEHAVED...BUT WILL SEE A FEW ISOLD WIND GUSTS INT EH 30KT RANGE DUE TO VIRGA. UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE TO OUR N IS EASILY SEEN IN IR IMAGERY ACROSS NRN UT AND ID. THIS WILL CROSS OUR AREA FROM AROUND 03Z-09Z TONIGHT...SO EXPECT THIS TO COINCIDE WITH HIGHEST POPS OVR THE MTS. BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE CONTDVD N OF KMYP...WHERE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD PICK UP ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW FROM SCT SHSN. TOMORROW...WILL START OFF FAIRLY QUIET...THEN COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER ABOUT 21Z...IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING UPPER LIFT FROM THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM NOW OVER THE N PACIFIC. INCREASING LAPSE RATES WILL LEAD TO LIFTED INDICES IN THE MINUS TWO RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FEW LTG STRIKES ACROSS THE AREA. BELIEVE LTG WILL BE RATHER LIMITED...BUT WILL LEAVE MENTION IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY AND COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING WFOS. TEMPS SHOULD BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO TODAY'S READINGS...MAYBE A COUPLE DEGREES HIGHER AS WRLY FLOW INCREASES. FIRE WX DANGER ALSO IS ON THE INCREASE TOMORROW DUE TO THE INCREASE IN WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS OVERALL. BEST BET FOR CRITICAL FIRE WX WILL BE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...WHICH SHOULD SEE GUSTS IN THE 25-35 KT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVE. WILL HOIST THE RED FLAG FOR THE VALLEY FOR THIS PERIOD. ALSO COULD SEE SOME CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER ARKANSAS FROM FREMONT INTO NRN PUEBLO COUNTY...AND IN HUERFANO COUNTY DUE TO GAP FLOW THROUGH LA VETA PASS. AT THIS TIME...LOOKS TOO LIMITED IN SCOPE TO INCLUDE IN THE RED FLAG...BUT MAY HAVE TO BE ADDED BY LATER SHIFTS IF IT APPEARS THAT WINDS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 323 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...POSSIBLE WEATHER TRIFECTA ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO MONDAY... MONDAY HAS A LOT OF WEATHER HAZARD POTENTIAL...INCLUDING POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER ON THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER OVER MOST OF THE REST OF THE PLAINS AND WINTER WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS. FIRST THE FIRE WEATHER. MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A HIGH FIRE DANGER PERIOD ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WITH WINDS...HUMIDITIES AND FUELS ALL MEETING CRITERIA. WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS... THIS IS DAY WHEN OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE SUSPENDED AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT SPARK A FIRE SHOULD BE AVOIDED. NOW THE SEVERE POTENTIAL. PARAMETERS ON BOTH MAJOR MODELS USED FOR THIS TIME FRAME ARE INDICATING POSSIBLE SEVERE CONVECTION ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PARAMETERS INDICATE TORNADO AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL. THE THREAT AREA CURRENTLY LOOKS EAST OF NORTH-SOUTH LINE THROUGH LA JUNTA. THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE THIS DAY AS WELL BUT LIKELY NOT SEVERE. NOW THE SNOW. IT WILL SPREAD INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND START TO SPREAD ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS BY TUESDAY MORNING. STILL BIG UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE STORM TRACK. CONTINUES TO LOOK PRETTY CERTAIN FOR GOOD SNOW AND WIND POTENTIAL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE...WITH MORE IFFY POTENTIAL ELSEWHERE. REGARDLESS OF THE MODEL...STILL LOOKS LIKE A PERIOD OF AT LEAST SOME SNOW AND WIND FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO...INCLUDING THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING. AS WE GET CLOSER...WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND PALMER DIVIDE AND POSSIBLY ELSEWHERE. STORM SHOULD BE MOSTLY EAST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EXCEPT FOR LINGERING WIND...COLD AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. STAY TUNED. LW && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 1059 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 SHORT WAVE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TRANLATING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO WITH DISTINCT CLEARING BEHIND SAID WAVE AT THIS TIME. WAVE PRODUCING MAINLY VIRGA WITH CIGS RANGING BETWEEN 070-100 ACROSS THE PLAINS AT THIS TIME. WILL SEE CLEARING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING WITH VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR KCOS...KPUB AND KALS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. COULD SEE ISOLD -TSRA DEVELOPING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN TOMORROW AFTENROON...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED STRONG WIND GUSTS. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR COZ228>233-235-237. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR COZ224. && UPDATE...MW SHORT TERM...ROSE LONG TERM...LW AVIATION...MW
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 11:01 PM MDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1101 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-080515- 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- 1101 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WHERE A COUPLE ADDITIONAL INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...DUE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES. PERIODS OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE PEAKS. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED. IN ADDITION...ON MONDAY IF THERE IS ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE FAR EASTERN AREAS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO BY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH...AND RAIN QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO THE PALMER DIVIDE FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WHERE UPWARDS OF A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS COULD ALSO SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S ACROSS THE PLAINS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND EVEN COLDER AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS YOU SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT.
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:47 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 7 more | 34 hr |
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