Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2013, 9:57 AM MST for Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado. It took effect at Jan 26, 2013, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 25, 2013, 9:57 AM MST (16:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2013, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2013, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 230 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 6:31 PM MST | SNOW 8.5 | 4 Sw South Fork, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 503 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
888 WWUS45 KPUB 251657 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 957 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 COZ068-260000- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0002.130126T1200Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0001.130126T1200Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 957 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THIS UPGRADES AND REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION RESULTING IN HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
693 WWUS45 KPUB 252221 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 COZ068-260500- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.130126T1200Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 321 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION RESULTING IN HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$
035 WWUS45 KPUB 260403 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 903 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 COZ068-261130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.130126T1200Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 903 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION RESULTING IN HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$
922 WWUS45 KPUB 261052 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 352 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ068-261700- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.130126T1200Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 352 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$
312 WWUS45 KPUB 261637 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 937 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ068-262245- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 937 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION... PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-262245- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.130126T2100Z-130127T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 937 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUANS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE ROCKIES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING A ROUND OF MODERATE SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ ROSE
534 WWUS45 KPUB 262210 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ068-270415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-270415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUANS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...AND THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 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. 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. && $$ COZ061-270415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE ROCKIES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ROSE
861 WWUS45 KPUB 270345 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ068-271100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE THEN POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-271100- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 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. 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. && $$ COZ061-271100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE ROCKIES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
133 WWUS45 KPUB 270933 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 COZ068-271545- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE THEN POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-271545- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 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. 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. && $$ COZ061-271545- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE ROCKIES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 25, 4:50 AM MST, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 4:50 AM MST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 450 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) MAIN UPPER WAVE HAS MOVED WELL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...BUT WITH PLENTIFUL MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND SERIES OF VERY WEAK SHORT WAVES STREAMING ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW HAS CONTINUED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SUSPECT THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS MID LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES...AND WHILE ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT...DID INCREASE POPS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. FARTHER EAST...PACIFIC COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA...WHICH WILL LEAD TO COOLER TEMPS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...WHILE FAR EASTERN PLAINS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN YESTERDAY DUE TO BETTER MIXING BEHIND THE FRONT. TONIGHT...UPPER TROUGH...EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING OFF THE COAST OF SRN CALIFORNIA...WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND AS DEEPER TAP OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE SPREADS NORTHWARD. EXPECT SNOW TO GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE SAN JUANS TOWARD MORNING....THOUGH HEAVIER ACCUMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 12Z. OVERNIGHT MIN TEMPS RATHER TRICKY AS WARMER AIR SPREADS NORTH AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER LIMITS COOLING...AND OVERALL EXPECT MOST AREAS TO STAY RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH THE NIGHT. .LONG TERM... (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) ...SNOW FOR EASTERN SAN JUAN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...LOW CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST AFTER SUNDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE WEATHER... .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...UPPER LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BECOME AN OPEN WAVE AN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST COLORADO BY SATURDAY NIGHT. A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IS AHEAD OF THE LOW CENTER WITH SOME EMBEDDED CONVECTION. AS THE WAVE MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST...THIS MOIST AND MILD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST COLORADO. 700MB TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND -2C WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE QG FIELDS WITH THIS TROUGH ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE AND 700 MB WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 10 TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. DESPITE THE MOIST AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM...BELIEVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED BY THE WEAK OROGRAPHICS,,,WEAK DYNAMICS... SPEED OF THE SYSTEM...AND SNOW BEING OF A HIGHER DENSITY DUE TO THE MILD TEMPERATURES. LIKE THE 06Z NAM ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 TO 12 INCHES...WHICH IS THE HIGHER END OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...AND ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUANS. WITH THE SYSTEM HAVING ABUNDANT MOISTURE...CHANGES IN SPEED OR STRENGTH CAN RESULT IN HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS AND AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA...ANTICIPATE MILD WEATHER. SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION AND SANGRE DE CRISTOS...AND ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT...SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAY DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. CURRENTLY...THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER KANSAS. DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH COOLING ALOFT BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH...AND ANTICIPATE ANOTHER MILD DAY OVER THE CWA. .MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LONGER RANGE MODELS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME HANDLING THE SPLIT FLOW AND AMOUNT OF PHASING OF WEATHER SYSTEMS. SEVERAL MODELS ON THE CPC WEB PAGE SUGGEST THE MJO WILL MOVE FROM PHASE 7 TO PHASE 8 DURING NEXT WEEK...AND THIS PROPAGATION WILL TEND TO MAKE THE SOUTHERN STORM TRACK MORE ACTIVE. WITH A MORE ACTIVE SOUTHERN STORM TRACK...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE STORMINESS OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO. THE FIRST CONCERN FOR NEXT WEEK IS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LATEST NAM AND GFS HAS THE TROUGH CURRENTLY AT 40N AND 140W AMPLIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN WITH A PERSISTENT MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING OVER COLORADO. THE 06Z GFS HAS AROUND 1 INCH OF LIQUID AND AROUND 18 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUANS FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THE 06Z NAM HAS EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...THEN AROUND ROUND OF HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUANS. THE SECOND CONCERN FOR NEXT WEEK IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TROUGHS OR CUTOFF LOWS TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE 00Z EC AND SOME 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE A CUTOFF MOVING ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THESE SOLUTIONS WOULD GIVE THE PLAINS AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS A CHANCE FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. HOWEVER...THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS AS THE 00Z EC SOLUTION HAS THE CUT OFF TOO FAR SOUTH OF COLORADO FOR MUCH PRECIPITATION. OTHER GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND THE 00Z GFS HAVE A SOUTHERN BRANCH TROUGH RACING EASTWARD AS AN OPEN WAVE...WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MINIMAL CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION FOR EASTERN COLORADO. WITH THE HIGH UNCERTAINTY FOR THE FORECAST...DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE CR EXTENDED ROUTINE...WHICH GENERALLY HAS MILD AND BENIGN WEATHER...WHICH IS ALSO QUITE POSSIBLE. ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE STATE...AND WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SOME ARCTIC AIR MOVING ONTO THE PLAINS. HOPEFULLY...THE MODELS WILL COME INTO MORE OF A CONSENSUS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS! --PGW-- && .AVIATION...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BR/FZFG AT KALS THIS MORNING...THOUGH RISK APPEARS TO BE DECREASING AS HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE AND TEMP/DEWPOINT SPREAD WIDENS THIS MORNING. WILL REMOVE ANY MENTION OF LIFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING IN THE 12Z TAF. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...A FEW -SHSN WILL OCCASIONALLY OBSCURE THE HIGHER PEAKS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DURING THE DAY...THEN MORE WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS SNOW INCREASES. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ068. && 10/06
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 6:54 AM MST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 654 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-261400- 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- 654 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH ONE OR TWO INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION AND SANGRE DE CRSITO MOUNTAINS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THIS PERIOD. ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...AND LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 10/06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:53 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.