Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Apr 16, 2013, 3:30 PM MDT for Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 17, 2013, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2013, 3:30 PM MDT (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2013, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2013, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 104 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 556 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 552 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
093 WWUS45 KPUB 162130 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 330 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 COZ058-060-061-170330- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0010.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0009.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 330 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ059-062-063-170330- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0010.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 330 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-170330- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 330 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ084-170330- /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1500Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 330 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT...BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO...BRINGING SNOW TO THE AREA AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACT...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
9 follow-up statements
420 WWUS45 KPUB 170137 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 737 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 COZ058-060-061-171200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 737 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ059-062-063-171200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 737 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET... CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-171200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 737 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ084-171200- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1500Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 737 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO...BRINGING SNOW TO THE AREA AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
123 WWUS45 KPUB 170954 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ058-060-061-171600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-171600- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2100Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXHIBIT CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 1 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-171600- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ085-086-171600- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-171600- /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-171600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-171600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1200Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ084-171600- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1500Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 354 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THIS BLIZZARD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
644 WWUS45 KPUB 171402 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-172015- /O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ059-062-063-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2100Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 1 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ066-068-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 802 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
937 WWUS45 KPUB 171617 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2100Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 1 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY ACROSS TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ059-062-063-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ066-068-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-086-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-172230- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1017 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
841 WWUS45 KPUB 171743 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.130417T2100Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-172345- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1743Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-172345- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1743Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-172345- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T1743Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH BLOWING SNOW DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL PASO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ086-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1143 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$
802 WWUS45 KPUB 172102 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING MONUMENT... BLACK FOREST...CALHAN AND RAMAH. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ059-062-063-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ086-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.130417T2200Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$ COZ085-180315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 302 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW... WITH BLOWING SNOW DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL PASO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
690 WWUS45 KPUB 180002 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ084-180615- /O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT BRINGING AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. BASED ON LATEST SIMULATIONS...THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AND THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND ICY. 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. && $$ COZ058-060-061-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-180615- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ059-062-063-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ066-068-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ086-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...SLUSHY AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-180615- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ085-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 602 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW... WITH BLOWING SNOW DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A TRACE TO 2 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THESE AMOUNTS BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL PASO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$ HODANISH
851 WWUS45 KPUB 180144 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ085-180245- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS EVENING. ROADWAYS WILL BE ICY IN SPOTS. $$ COZ058-060-061-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ072>075-078>080-084-180745- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ076-077-081>083-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FREMONT AND TELLER COUNTIES AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TELLER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS FREMONT COUNTY AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER PIKES PEAK... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...AND ICY...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. && $$ COZ059-062-063-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 7 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ066-068-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BECOME CONSIDERABLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ086-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE... LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE CITY OF PUEBLO OR PUEBLO WEST. AN INCH OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...SLUSHY AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ087-088-180745- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 744 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE...AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AS STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY AND ICY AS TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE. 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. && $$
493 WWUS45 KPUB 180540 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 COZ058-060-061-180645- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY END. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ COZ076-077-081>083-180645- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 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- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW COULD OCCUR BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END PRIOR TO SUNRISE. $$ COZ059-062-063-180645- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY END. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ COZ066-068-180645- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY END. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ COZ086-180645- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS JUST EAST OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. AN INCH OR SO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR. $$ COZ072>075-078>080-084-180900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT.. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS PRIOR TO SUNRISE. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOWPACKED. PLEASE USE CAUTION. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-180900- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1140 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS PRIOR TO SUNRISE. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOWPACKED. PLEASE USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 Apr 16, 12:01 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 12:01 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1201 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1144 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 UPDATED TO ADJUST TEMPERATURES AND CLOUD COVER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY ERODING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS MIXING COMMENCES ACROSS THE REGION. WHERE SKIES HAVE CLEARED...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER 50S. WHERE CLOUDS REMAIN TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED IN THE 30S. EXPECT THE TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY AS CLOUDS ERODE. OVERALL THINKING THE AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT...ESPECIALLY NORTH OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. OTHERWISE THE GOING FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. MOZLEY UPDATE ISSUED AT 751 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 UPDATED GRIDS FOR CURRENT TEMPERATURE TRENDS AND TO EXTEND FREEZING DRIZZLE IN AND AROUND COS THROUGH 15Z. -PJC && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATING MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AT THIS TIME. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO INDICATING AN EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE TRANSLATING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AN INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AT THIS TIME. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS LAST NIGHT CONTINUES TO PUSH WELL INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO WITH MVFR AND IFR STRATUS AND EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AT THIS TIME. DEEPENING UPSLOPE FLOW IS PRODUCING SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW...FLURRIES AND PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY...WITH SOME DRIER AIR WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PUTTING AN END TO THE SNOW ACROSS THE CONTDVD AT THIS TIME. WITH THAT SAID...WILL CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL MTS WITH THIS PACKAGE. TODAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES ACROSS THE STATE AS UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. MODELS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A RATHER STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR BREEZY TO WINDY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLORADO...LIKELY KEEPING MUCH OF THE PLAINS COOL AND CLOUDY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. WITH THAT SAID...HAVE GONE AT OR BELOW THE COOLER SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS TODAY...WITH THE WARMEST READINGS LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...WHERE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH LOCALIZED CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...THOUGH NOT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN THE WARNING AT THIS TIME. SOME FLURRIES AND OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE TO PERSIST ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH MOISTURE PROGGED TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR LIGHT SNOWFALL TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE CONTDVD. TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE AS GREAT BASIN UPPER TROUGH STARTS TO LIFT OUT INTO WESTERN COLORADO. WILL SEE SNOWFALL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE CONTDVD THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO PERSISTS WITH STRATUS REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS. COULD SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL...AS MID LEVEL WAA DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT WITH THE INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...HIGH IMPACT WEATHER EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA... MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE LARGE SCALE DETAILS WITH THE UPPER TROF OVER THE GREAT BASIN EARLY WEDNESDAY...TRANSLATING EASTWARD ACROSS CO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL NE/NW KS BY 18Z THURSDAY. BIG DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST WITH THE POSITION OF THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...WITH GFS SIGNIFICANTLY FARTHER TO THE NORTH THAN NAM12 AND ECMWF...RESULTING IN 15 TO 20 DEGREE DIFFERENCES IN MAX TEMPS FOR WED. HAVE SIDED CLOSER TO THE NAM12 WHICH HAS SUPPORT OF THE ECMWF. BOTH OF THESE MODELS KEEP THE FRONT FARTHER SOUTH...WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME SHOWERS ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS NRN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PLAINS DURING THE MORNING. UPPER LIFT INCREASES ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH LAPSE RATES STEEPENING AS THE UPPER TROF MOVES OVERHEAD. SNOW SHOULD REALLY RAMP UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH LOOKS ON TRACK FOR THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY AND MTS OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTY. AM COMING UP WITH AMOUNTS MORE IN THE ADVISORY RANGE FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...BUT WITH INSTABILITY...THESE AMOUNTS COULD EASILY END UP ON THE LOW SIDE. SECONDARY SURGE OF THE COLD FRONT DROPS IN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO THE PIKES PEAK REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON...SPREADING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SE MTS BY 00Z. WIND GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT COULD HIT 50-60 MPH. GFS AND NAM12 DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SE MTNS/PLAINS WED NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH NAM12 A TAD MORE NORTHEASTERLY WITH THE LOW LEVEL WINDS...RESULTING IN MORE SNOW FOR THE FAVORED NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE WETS...SANGRES...SRN I-25 CORRIDOR AND PIKES PEAK REGION. NAM12 IS PAINTING AROUND 3 TO 8 INCHES FOR NRN EL PASO...AND TELLER COUNTY...WITH 5 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE WETS...SANGRES...THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND THE NRN SLOPES OF THE RATON MESA. BY CONTRAST...GFS HAS 2-4 INCHES FOR NORTHERN EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...AND 2-4 INCHES FOR THE SE MTS/SRN I-25 CORRIDOR AND THE NRN SLOPES OF THE RATON MESA. ONE THING BOTH NAM AND GFS AGREE ON FOR NOW...AS THAT STRONG DOWNSLOPE SOUTH OF THE PALMER DIVIDE WILL RESULT IN THE TYPICAL SNOWFALL MINIMUM ENCOMPASSING COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO. STILL FAR TOO MUCH VARIABILITY TO EXPAND WATCHES EASTWARD. WITH THE OPEN TROF SOLN...HUNCH IS THAT WINTER WX ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SE MTS/PLAINS. THERE COULD BE A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BAND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS WELL...ENCOMPASSING PORTIONS OF KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND OTERO COUNTIES IF THE SYSTEM CAN WRAP UP QUICKLY ENOUGH AND BRING A PERIOD OF ISENTROPIC LIFT TO THE REGION. CONCERNS ARE ALSO THERE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA (MAINLY PALMER AND RATON RIDGES)...BUT THINK SNOWFALL WILL BE WET (AT LEAST INITIALLY) WHICH MAY LIMIT IMPACTS FROM THE BLOWING SNOW SOME. AGAIN...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEEDING HIGH WIND WARNINGS...VS SOME COMBO OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLY BLIZZARD HIGHLIGHTS. PER COORD WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW AND HOPE FOR BETTER MODEL CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEXT SET OF RUNS. FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...THESE AREAS TOO COULD SEE A ROUND OF SNOW WED NIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. ONE THING IS CERTAIN...SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY WINDS ARE ON THE WAY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH A HARD FREEZE EXPECT. ALTHOUGH THE GROWING SEASON HASN'T OFFICIALLY BEGUN IN SE CO...THOSE WITH TENDER PLANTS OR WITH SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ALREADY RUNNING FOR THE SEASON NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PROTECT THESE FROM THE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE UPPER TROF EXITS THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH SOME RESIDUAL INSTABILITY SHOWERS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FOR FRIDAY...THEN ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM CLIPS BY TO THE NORTH IN NW FLOW ALOFT. THIS COULD SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS...MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY DROP IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY SENDING ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION AND A CHANCE FOR PCPN TO THE CENTRAL MTS...AND POSSIBLY THE SE PLAINS WITH A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT. -KT && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1156 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 KALS...STRONG GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. GUSTS TO 40-45 KTS ARE HAPPENING. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY THE EVENING HOURS. KCOS...LOW CIGS SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH 20Z WITH MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS AFTER. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. LOW STRATUS IS FORECAST TO SPREAD BACK OVER THE TERMINAL BY 05Z/WED WITH LIFR CONDITIONS LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH FOG...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING. KPUB...VFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 19Z AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 KTS. LOW STRATUS WILL MOVE BACK ACROSS THE TERMINAL BY 08Z/WED TONIGHT WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FOG IMPACTING THE TERMINAL. EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOZLEY && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR COZ058>063. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ224. && UPDATE...MOZLEY SHORT TERM...MW LONG TERM...KT AVIATION...MOZLEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 11:55 AM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1155 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-171800- 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- 1155 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OVER THE MOUNTAINS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP OVER EL PASO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FEW SLICK ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH IMPACT WEATHER TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND THE PALMER DIVIDE AND RATON MESA REGIONS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION WEDNESDAY BEFORE SPREADING RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BRIEF ROUND OF MODERATE SNOW FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...STRONG NORTH WINDS OFF THE PALMER DIVIDE IS EXPECTED TO KEEP SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS LIGHT FOR THE COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO AREAS. HOWEVER...THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS THOUGH THIS REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A BRIEF ROUND OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS COLD AIR POURING IN BEHIND THE FRONT CAUSES TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S DURING THE EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE ROAD SURFACES TO QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS COULD ALSO SEE SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF WIND DRIVEN SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...WHICH COULD CHANGE THE ANTICIPATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING STORM AND TO BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW INTO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS ON SATURDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. 88/28
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 16, 10:09 AM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1009 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 6 S LEADVILLE 39.16N 106.28W
04/16/2013 M4.0 INCH LAKE CO COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 E TURQUOISE LAKE 39.27N 106.34W
04/16/2013 M3.1 INCH LAKE CO COCORAHS
0730 AM SNOW 1 NW LEADVILLE 39.25N 106.30W
04/16/2013 M2.8 INCH LAKE CO COCORAHS
&&
PJCLocal storm report, Apr 16, 10:14 AM MDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1014 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0852 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 S ROYAL GORGE 38.30N 105.35W
04/15/2013 M60 MPH FREMONT CO PUBLIC
STATION DW5626
0721 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE BLENDE 38.29N 104.50W
04/15/2013 M66 MPH PUEBLO CO ASOS
KPUB ASOS.
&&
PJCLocal storm report, Apr 16, 10:15 AM MDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1015 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM SNOW 1 NW LEADVILLE 39.25N 106.30W
04/16/2013 M2.8 INCH LAKE CO COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 S LEADVILLE 39.16N 106.28W
04/16/2013 M4.0 INCH LAKE CO COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 E TURQUOISE LAKE 39.27N 106.34W
04/16/2013 M3.1 INCH LAKE CO COCORAHS
0852 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 S ROYAL GORGE 38.30N 105.35W
04/15/2013 M60.00 MPH FREMONT CO PUBLIC
STATION DW5626
0721 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE BLENDE 38.29N 104.50W
04/15/2013 M66.00 MPH PUEBLO CO ASOS
KPUB ASOS.
0536 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE BLENDE 38.29N 104.50W
04/15/2013 M63.00 MPH PUEBLO CO ASOS
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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4.00 6 S LEADVILLE CO LAKE 0700 AM
3.10 2 E TURQUOISE LAKE CO LAKE 0700 AM
2.80 1 NW LEADVILLE CO LAKE 0730 AM
PJCLocal storm report, Apr 16, 10:53 AM MDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1053 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW 2 NE LEADVILLE 39.27N 106.27W
04/16/2013 M7.2 INCH LAKE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0.48 INCHES OF LIQUID.
&&
PJCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 9:50 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 18 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:30 PM MDT | Blizzard Watch | PUB | El Paso | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:30 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.