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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Feb 20, 2013, 9:45 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 20, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 reports 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
- Feb 20, 2013, 9:45 AM MST (16:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2013, 10:50 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:38 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | FELL IN PAST HOUR. |
| Feb 20, 3:40 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Sheridan Lake, CO | |
| Feb 20, 4:29 PM MST | SNOW 2.3 | 7 Ese Texas Creek, CO | SINCE 230 PM. HIGHWAY 69 VERY SLICK |
| Feb 20, 4:34 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 N Florissant, CO | |
| Feb 20, 4:34 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Feb 20, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 11 Nne Crestone, CO | |
| Feb 20, 5:04 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 Wsw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Feb 20, 5:45 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Wsw Rosita, CO | |
| Feb 20, 6:16 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 6 E Monument, CO | |
| Feb 20, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 1.3 | 3 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 7:14 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 7:38 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 5 Nnw Peterson Afb, CO | FELL IN PAST HOUR. |
| Feb 20, 7:45 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 7:48 PM MST | SNOW 1.9 | 5 E Pueblo, CO | FELL IN PAST 3 HOURS. |
| Feb 20, 7:52 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 7:58 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 7:59 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Black Forest, CO | BRIARGATE AND UNION |
| Feb 20, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 E Fountain, CO | LINK ROAD AND ERMEL |
| Feb 20, 8:08 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 6 N Colorado Springs, CO | ROCKRIMMON AND WOODMEN |
| Feb 20, 8:12 PM MST | SNOW 1.3 | 14 Sse Schriever Afb, CO | |
| Feb 20, 8:13 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 2 Se Fountain, CO | |
| Feb 20, 8:14 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 8 Nne Colorado Springs, CO | RANGEWOOD AND MEADOW RIDGE |
| Feb 20, 8:16 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 4 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | MURRAY AND GALLEY |
| Feb 20, 8:16 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 2 Se Fountain, CO | COUNTRYSIDE IN FOUNTAIN |
| Feb 20, 8:20 PM MST | SNOW 6.3 | 6 Ese Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 8:27 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 6 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | 3 TO 4 INCHES AT PETERSON AND CONSTITUTION |
| Feb 20, 8:38 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | |
| Feb 20, 8:41 PM MST | SNOW 3.2 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 8:42 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO | COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT |
| Feb 20, 8:47 PM MST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | 5 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL |
| Feb 20, 8:48 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ssw Thatcher, CO | |
| Feb 20, 9:00 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Nne Woodland Park, CO | SINCE 7 PM |
| Feb 20, 9:00 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Woodland Park, CO | SINCE 7 PM |
| Feb 20, 9:00 PM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Ssw Rye, CO | |
| Feb 20, 9:11 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | SINCE 400 PM |
| Feb 20, 9:14 PM MST | SNOW 1.2 | 5 S Ellicott, CO | |
| Feb 20, 9:23 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | PETERSON AND PALMER PARK |
| Feb 20, 9:25 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | AT DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Feb 20, 9:26 PM MST | SNOW 10.5 | 2 Se Fountain, CO | |
| Feb 20, 9:35 PM MST | SNOW 5.6 | 5 Ne Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 20, 9:38 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 3 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | SINCE 600 PM |
| Feb 20, 10:00 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 10:26 PM MST | SNOW 4.3 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 20, 10:31 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 N Florissant, CO | |
| Feb 20, 10:31 PM MST | SNOW 9.7 | 2 Ne Fountain, CO | |
| Feb 20, 10:37 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 4 Ese Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 20, 10:39 PM MST | SNOW 4.3 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTAL |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM MST | SLEET 2.5 | 5 Ene Pueblo West, CO | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Ene Pueblo West, CO | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 6.3 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO | COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT |
| Feb 21, 12:04 AM MST | SNOW 5.3 | 6 E Monument, CO | |
| Feb 21, 1:42 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 S Ellicott, CO | |
| Feb 21, 5:30 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ene Monument, CO | |
| Feb 21, 5:31 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 6 Ese Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 21, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 13 HOURS. |
| Feb 21, 6:32 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 4 W Ellicott, CO | ESTIMATED DUE TO WIND. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET. |
| Feb 21, 6:41 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 2 Se Penrose, CO | |
| Feb 21, 6:54 AM MST | SNOW 6.3 | 6 E Monument, CO | |
| Feb 21, 6:57 AM MST | SNOW 5.4 | 3 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
443 WWUS45 KPUB 201645 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 COZ074-075-079-080-082-202245- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ096-098-202245- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST AND NORTH OF LAMAR. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ084-202245- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF PEYTON. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN THE TIMING AND WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$ COZ089-093>095-097-099-202245- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130221T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...LAS ANIMAS...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN KIOWA... BENT...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-202245- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130221T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130221T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EL PASO. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO AND EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. OVER PUEBLO COUNTY...NORTHEAST WIND OF 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN THE TIMING AND WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$ COZ076-202245- /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-066-072-073-081-202245- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... WOODLAND PARK 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS... AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ COZ068-202245- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 945 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
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338 WWUS45 KPUB 201657 CCA WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 COZ074-075-079-080-082-202300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ096-098-202300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST AND NORTH OF LAMAR. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ084-202300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130221T1800Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF PEYTON. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN THE TIMING AND WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$ COZ089-093>095-097-099-202300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130221T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...LAS ANIMAS...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN KIOWA...BENT...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-202300- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0004.130221T0100Z-130221T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130221T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EL PASO. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO AND EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. OVER PUEBLO COUNTY...NORTHEAST WIND OF 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN THE TIMING AND WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$ COZ076-202300- /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-066-072-073-081-202300- /O.COR.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130220T1800Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... WOODLAND PARK 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER COUNTY BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ COZ068-202300- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 948 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
947 WWUS45 KPUB 202055 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 COZ074-075-079-080-082-210300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ084-096-098-210300- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...SHERIDAN LAKE... LAMAR 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST AND NORTH OF LAMAR. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ061-063>065-067-210300- /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE...SARGENTS...BONANZA...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-087-088-210300- /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130221T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR OVER EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY. SOME HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND OF 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN THE TIMING AND WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$ COZ058-060-066-068-072-073-076-081-210300- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...WOODLAND PARK 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER COUNTY BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THEN...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-089-093>095-097-099-210300- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.130221T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...LAS ANIMAS... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 155 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN KIOWA...BENT...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM IS PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * OTHER INFORMATION...THIS IS A VERY DYNAMIC WINTER STORM. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK AND STRENGTH COULD CAUSE A SHIFT IN WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS COULD FALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. 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. && $$ SR
869 WWUS45 KPUB 210219 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 719 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 COZ074-075-079-080-082-211030- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 719 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE PIKES PEAK AREA ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ084-096-098-211030- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...SHERIDAN LAKE... LAMAR 719 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW PACKED. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ058-060-061-063>068-072-073-076>078-081-083-085>089-093>095- 097-099-211030- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... GRANITE...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS... BLANCA PEAK...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... WOODLAND PARK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...LAS ANIMAS... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 719 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...TELLER..SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... CROWLEY...OTERO...WESTERN KIOWA...BENT...BACA...HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE MOSQUITO AND SAWATCH RANGES...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A DYNAMIC WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$
862 WWUS45 KPUB 210839 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 139 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 COZ083-086>088-093-210945- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- 139 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PUEBLO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. AREAS CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS MAY SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH LATE MORNING. $$ COZ074-075-079-080-082-211445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 139 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE PIKES PEAK AREA ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ084-096-098-211445- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...SHERIDAN LAKE... LAMAR 139 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW PACKED. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ058-060-061-063>068-072-073-076>078-081-085-089-094-095-097- 099-211445- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... GRANITE...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS... BLANCA PEAK...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... WOODLAND PARK...COLORADO SPRINGS...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...LAS ANIMAS...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 139 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...TELLER..SOUTHERN EL PASO... CROWLEY...WESTERN KIOWA...BENT...BACA...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE MOSQUITO AND SAWATCH RANGES...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$
381 WWUS45 KPUB 211041 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 341 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 COZ084-211645- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 341 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING..A STORM IN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ074-075-079-080-082-211145- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 341 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THE REST OF TODAY...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. $$ COZ058-061-063>068-072-073-076>078-081-085-211145- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- 341 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN REGION AND TELLER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. $$ COZ096-098-211645- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 341 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW PACKED. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ COZ060-089-094-095-097-099-211645- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...LAS ANIMAS...SPRINGFIELD... WALSH 341 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS COUNTIES OF BACA...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...BENT AND WESTERN KIOWA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES PLAINS...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * WIND...FOR THE PLAINS...BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. IN THE MOUNTAINS WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ HODANISH
845 WWUS45 KPUB 211624 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 924 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 COZ089-094-095-097-211730- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- 924 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. $$ COZ096-098-212230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 924 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WEILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW PACKED. BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ060-084-099-211800- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 924 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS COUNTIES OF BACA...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...BENT AND WESTERN KIOWA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...FOR THE PLAINS...BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. IN THE MOUNTAINS WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES 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. && $$ SR
399 WWUS45 KPUB 211750 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1050 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 COZ096-098-211900- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- 1050 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED EAST INTO WESTERN KANSAS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FROM SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ COZ060-084-099-211900- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130221T1800Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 1050 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH...WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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 Feb 20, 7:38 AM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 7:38 AM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 738 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 718 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 UPDATED NEAR-TERM FORECAST GRIDS/ZONES TO COME INTO ALIGNMENT WITH RECENT OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS. && .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ACTIVE METEOROLOGICAL PATTERN FOR THE SHORT-TERM WITH SEVERAL METEOROLOGICAL ISSUES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SNOW AMOUNTS AND SNOW LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS THIS MORNING. FORECAST DISTRICT CURRENTLY NOTING GENERALLY ABOVE SEASONAL EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES...INCREASING CLOUDS...LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS...SNOW ENCROACHING THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LOW CLOUDS/LIGHT PRECIPITATION(SOME POSSIBLY FREEZING) THREATENING PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS. LATEST REAL-TIME DATA AS WELL AS RECENT NEAR TO SHORT TERM COMPUTER SIMULATIONS AND FORECAST MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT DYNAMIC UPPER SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED TO PUSH TO THE SOUTH AND SLOW DOWN SLIGHTLY. FOR EXAMPLE...RECENT NAM12 COMPUTER SIMULATION NOW SUGGESTS THAT THE CORE OF THE CLOSED UPPER LOW AT 00Z/THURSDAY WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 104 MILES FURTHER TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST(IE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA) THAN NAM12 WAS INDICATING AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY. THE CLOSED UPPER LOW SHOULD THEN SHIFT INTO THE FAR EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO/TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION BY 12Z THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO SOME LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS THIS MORNING...IT APPEARS THAT THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS(PUBLIC ZONE 68) SHOULD EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS MORNING AND HAVE ADJUSTED THE START TIME FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONE 68 TO 12Z THIS MORNING INSTEAD OF INHERITED 18Z START TIME WITH AN ENDING TIME OF 18Z THURSDAY. HAVE KEPT THE REMAINING HIGHER TERRAIN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR PUBLIC ZONES 58/60/66/68/72>75 AND 79>82. IF THE MORE SOUTHERN AND THEN NORTHEASTERN TRACK OF THIS UPPER LOW CONTINUES..IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THESE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. IN ADDITION...PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE 76 WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR A POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHT WITH THIS DYNAMIC WEATHER SYSTEM. WFO PUEBLO WILL MONITOR CLOSELY AND ADJUST WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS AS NEEDED. SWITCHING GEARS TO EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST DISTRICT...WITH THE MORE SOUTHERN AND SLIGHTLY SLOWER TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...IT APPEARS THAT MORE AREAS OF THE CWFA WILL BE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING ACCUMULATING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FROM EARLY THIS EVENING/TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THURSDAY MORNING(WFO PUEBLOS 2ND AND 3RD FORECAST PERIODS). PER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES(WFO BOU AND WFO AMA)...WILL KEEP EXISTING WINTER STORM WATCH IN PLACE FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY/THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES 84/85/89 AND 93>99. IN ADDITION...HAVE ALSO ADDED PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE 86(PUEBLO AND VICINITY) INTO THE WINTER STORM WATCH DUE TO MORE FAVORABLE STORM TRACK. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD RUN SOME 5F TO 12F BELOW MID-FEBRUARY CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES MOST AREAS TODAY WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT HOVERING NEAR MID-FEBRUARY CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. FINALLY SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS(HELPING TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES) SHOULD BE MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN THE I-25 CORRIDOR BY LATE TONIGHT WITH EASTERLY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS. .LONG TERM... (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ...VERY ACTIVE PATTERN TO CONTINUE... ...ANOTHER STRONG STORM POSSIBLE SUNDAY... STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE ONGOING AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PERIOD...AND THE 2ND WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ACROSS THE PARTS OF THE PLAINS AT 12Z THURSDAY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL WILL BE ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE AND FAR EASTERN PLAINS...MAINLY FROM KLHX EASTWARD. THIS HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE WEST TO EAST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WINDS WILL BE AN ISSUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BUT I DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE PERSISTENT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST ACROSS MANY REGIONS OF THE PLAINS AND I-25 FROM KCOS NWD TO KDEN WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED. ALSO 287 OUT EAST WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM KSPD NORTHWARD. US-50 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED FROM KLHX EASTWARD TO THE KS BORDER. I SHOULD NOTE THAT W KANSAS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SNOW THEN THE SE CO PLAINS...AND TRAVEL INTO W KS MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ON THE PLAINS GENERALLY N OF HIGHWAY 50. NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND KIOWA COUNTY WILL SEE THE BRUNT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. HOWEVER...SIMULATIONS ARE SHOWING BANDING FEATURES WITH THIS EVENT...AND WE MAY SEE SOME LOCALLY NORTH-SOUTH BANDS PRODUCE HEAVIER SNOW ANYWHERE FROM KPUB EAST TO THE KS BORDER. THE MTNS...ESPECIALLY THE EAST FACE OF THE S MTNS MAY SEE MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW AFTER THIS STORM IS FINISHED. I NEED TO EMPHASIZE WE ARE DEALING WITH A FAIRLY DYNAMIC STORM SYSTEM AND THINGS COULD CHANGE WITH THIS EVENT. A WEAK SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THIS WILL BRING SOME MORE LIGHT SNOW TO THE MTNS AND POSSIBLY THE FAR SE PLAINS. OUR EYES THEN TURN TO SUNDAY. ANOTHER VERY DYNAMIC STORM IS FCST TO DROP ACROSS SOUTHEAST FROM W WYOMING INTO E CO ON THIS DAY. IT WILL THEN RAPIDLY CLOSE OFF OVER THE CO/KS BORDER. WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG...WITH 700 MB WINDS IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE. WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL LIKELY GUST INTO THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. ATTM...THERE WILL BE SNOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO KNOW IF THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY. WINDS WILL EASILY EXCEED BLIZZARD CRITERIA WITH THIS EVENT...I JUST AM NOT TOO SURE YET ABOUT THE HEAVY SNOW DOWN HERE IS SE CO. ATTM MODELS HAVE PRECIP...BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIP REMAINS IN NE CO AND W KS. FOR NOW...I HAVE STRONG WINDS ALREADY IN THE NDFD (BUT NOT AS STRONG AS GUIDANCE) AND I HAVE 20-30 POPS IN THE GRIDDS. THE NEXT STORM IS FCST TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE GOOD NEWS WITH ALL OF THIS WEATHER IS THAT THE PLAINS ARE GOING TO SEE SOME MUCH NEEDED PRECIP. HOWEVER...THESE STORMS WILL BE HI IMPACT EVENTS AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE PREPARED. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WINTER SURVIVAL GEAR IN YOUR CAR...ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ON THE PLAINS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS INCLUDES THE I-25 CORRIDOR. REGARDING TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD...MAX AND MIN TEMP VALUES ARE GOING TO DEPEND ON HOW MUCH SNOW ACTUALLY FALLS. FOR NOW TRENDED TEMPS LOWER THAN GUIDANCE/CRH PROCEDURE AS I BELIEVE QUITE A FEW AREAS ON THE PLAINS WILL HAVE SNOW COVER (ESPECIALLY FAR E PLAINS AND N EL PASO COUNTY) WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPS...BOTH MINS AND MAX VALUES...TO BE LOWER THAN GUIDANCE. \/HODANISH && .AVIATION... MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE KCOS AND KPUB TAF SITES...ESPECIALLY AFTER 00Z THURSDAY AND THEN CONTINUE INTO 12Z THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...EVEN SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE KCOS TAF SITE AFTER 06Z THURSDAY. AT KALS...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING WITH INCREASED SNOW SHOWER POTENTIAL AFTER 18Z...WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING IFR OR MVFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ089-093>099. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR COZ058-060-066-072>075-079>082. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR COZ084>086. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR COZ068. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 7:06 AM MST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 706 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-211415- 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- 706 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DYNAMIC METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES...CENTERED OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA BY EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE PUSHING INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT FROM TODAY INTO THURSDAY OVER MANY AREAS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY WITH SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN PROJECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME...THE MOUNTAINS ARE PROJECTED TO RECEIVE SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW AS WELL AS SOME LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE MAJORITY OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS SHOULD NOTE THREE TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 25 AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS WITH THIS STORM. THE SAN LUIS VALLEY SHOULD EXPERIENCE SNOW AMOUNTS GENERALLY UNDER FOUR INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION BY LATER TONIGHT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY OR TONIGHT...PLEASE LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO...PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD. SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY...WILL LIKELY BE OCCURRING ACROSS THE PLAINS THURSDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE AND THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AREAS OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE OCCURRING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO BOTH THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. COMPUTER SIMULATIONS SHOW AN INTENSE STORM AFFECTING THE REGION ON SUNDAY. CONFIDENCE IS RATHER HIGH THAT STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW MUCH SNOW FALL WITH THIS EVENT...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY...AND THIS STORM COULD BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO ALL OF THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. 77/34
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Local storm report, Feb 20, 7:43 AM MST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
743 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0741 AM SNOW ANTONITO 37.08N 106.01W
02/20/2013 E1.0 INCH CONEJOS CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW BEGAN APPROX. 5AM. STILL FALLING.
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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.