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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO

January 25, 2013Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado

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

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 26, 6:31 PM MSTSNOW 8.54 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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.

&&

$$
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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.

&&

$$
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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:53 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBConejos, Mineral, Rio Grande6 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

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.