Freeze Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

COZ069>071-010800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0005.130601T0900Z-130601T1300Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO 
  LOWER 30S ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY FOR A 
  FEW HOURS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER 
  VEGETATION. COVER PLANTS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED
WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

&&

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1231 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

COZ069>071-011215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0005.130601T0900Z-130601T1300Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
1231 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO 
  LOWER 30S ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY FOR A 
  FEW HOURS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER 
  VEGETATION. COVER PLANTS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED
WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
400 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

COZ069>071-011300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130601T1300Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
400 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
  LOWER 30S ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY FOR A FEW
  HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER 
  VEGETATION. COVER PLANTS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED
WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
655 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

COZ069>071-011400-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130601T1300Z/
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
655 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPED TO AROUND FREEZING THIS MORNING AND WILL
  RISE ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH 8 AM MDT.

* IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN HURT DELICATE PLANTS. SUCH
  PLANTS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS DURING A FREEZE.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
226 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
SATURDAY...

CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND UPPER AIR ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO
INDICATE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION
WITH AN UPPER LOW AND BROAD UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS AND NORTHERN TIER OF STATES ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED JET
CORE CONTINUING TO DIG ACROSS THE ROCKIES AT THIS TIME. REGIONAL
RADARS INDICATING A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND OUT OF
THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO INDICATING VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE
STATE WITH CURRENT DEW PTS MAINLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO SUPPORTING THIS AT THIS
TIME. GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH AND RHS IN THE 5-10 PERCENT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA AT THIS TIME ARE ALSO SUPPORTING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND WILL KEEP CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE
THROUGH 02Z SAT FOR AREAS WHERE LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAVE
INDICATED FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY.

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MODERATES
THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AS NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS UPPER LOW CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION. SHOULD SEE GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ONCE
AGAIN WITH LOSS OF SOLAR HEATING. WITH A DRY ATMOSPHERE IN
PLACE...SHOULD SEE GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AND HAVE ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WITH THE OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF THE
GROWING SEASON LISTED AS JUNE 1ST.

MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE ONE LAST PIECE OF ENERGY ROTATING AROUND
SYSTEM AT THIS TIME SENDING A SURGE OF COOLER AIR ACROSS EASTERN
COLORADO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH BREEZY
NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO SATURDAY MORNING AND
EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SURGE BRINGS
IN SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WITH THE WEAKER FLOW ALOFT...SHOULD
SEE A REPRIEVE IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
TOMORROW. WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR IN PLACE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
EASTERN COLORADO AND DEVELOPING UPSLOPE FLOW...WILL SEE HIGHS AT OR
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN TODAY.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

SATURDAY NIGHT WL BE DRY...BUT LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW WL BRING
SOME MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO SRN CO ON SUNDAY AND A WEAK SHORTWAVE
TROF WL MOVE ACRS NRN NM AND SRN CO DURING THE DAY. THIS
COMBINATION WL PROBABLY BRING CHANCES FOR PCPN TO AT LEAST SRN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING OVR
AND NR THE MTS. HIGH TEMPS ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE WARMER
THAN ON SATURDAY...AND SHOULD BE JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE IN
MOST AREAS.

ON MONDAY WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ACRS THE FORECAST AREA AS AN
UPR LOW SLOWLY MOVES EWRD ACRS MTS AND A UPR HIGH SITS OVR MEXICO.
MONDAY LOOKS MAINLY DRY ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A COUPLE
SHOWERS/TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. RH VALUES ON MON
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...
BUT WIND SPEEDS MAY BE MARGINAL FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. HIGHS
ON MON SHOULD BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.

AS THAT UPR LOW MOVES INTO NERN MT/NWRN ND...A FRONT WL MAKE ITS
WAY SOUTHWARD INTO ERN CO ON TUE. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE LOW
LEVEL WINDS BECOME UPSLOPE AND LOW LEVEL MSTR IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AND WE COULD SEE A BETTER CHANCE OF PCPN OVR THE SERN CO
MTS AND PLAINS. THU AND FRI AN UPR HIGH IS EXPECT TO BE CENTERED
OVR SRN CA/NRN BAJA WITH AN UPR TROF OVR THE CENTRAL PLAINS
STATES AND THIS CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR MOIST LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE OVR
ERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHILE WRN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA WL LIKELY SEE SOME ISOLD PCPN CHANCES.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 225 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST OF 25-35KTS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH AROUND 02Z SAT WITH WINDS DECOUPLING DO TO LOSS OF SOLAR
HEATING. WITH THE GUSTY WINDS...COULD SEE LOCALIZED RESTRICTIONS IN
VIS DUE TO BLDU. A WEAK FRONT MOVING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO LATER
THIS EVENING WILL KEEP NORTHERLY WINDS UP AT COS AND PUB THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ221-222-225-
227-233-237.

FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR COZ069>071.

&&

SHORT TERM...MW
LONG TERM...28
AVIATION...MW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1110 AM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

COZ058>089-093>099-011400-
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-
1110 AM MDT FRI MAY 31 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ONCE
AGAIN TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND PERSISTENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE
DANGER OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEAST PLAINS WHERE LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAVE INDICATED
FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. OUTDOOR BURNING OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES
THAT MIGHT SPARK A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

FROM SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD RETURN TO SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO. PRIMARY STORM THREATS DURING THESE DAYS WILL BE LIGHTNING
AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. STORM COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND STRONGER...ESPECIALLY OVER
EASTERN SECTIONS FROM LATER TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

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