Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Watches in 2013
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Jan 26, 2013, 3:10 PM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 27, 2013, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2013, 3:10 PM MST (22:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2013, 3:36 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Lake County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
534 WWUS45 KPUB 262210 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ068-270415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-270415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUANS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...AND THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ061-270415- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 310 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE ROCKIES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ROSE
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861 WWUS45 KPUB 270345 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ068-271100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE THEN POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-271100- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ061-271100- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 845 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE ROCKIES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
133 WWUS45 KPUB 270933 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 COZ068-271545- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE THEN POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ058-060-066-067-271545- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ COZ061-271545- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- 233 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE ROCKIES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
062 WWUS45 KPUB 271241 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 541 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 COZ066-068-271845- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 541 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES...AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND BRING MOIST SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY SUNDAY EVENING AND IT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY IN THE EASTERN SAN JUANS...AND ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ067-271845- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 541 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND BRING SNOW TO THE REGION. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-061-271845- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0900Z-130129T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 541 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN...BRINGING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY GETTING IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
649 WWUS45 KPUB 271815 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1115 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 COZ066-068-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1115 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY IN THE EASTERN SAN JUANS...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE LA GARITAS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ COZ067-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1115 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058-060-061-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0900Z-130129T1200Z/ 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 1115 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW MAY DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME AS A MOIST PACIFIC JETSTREAM CROSSES THE REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER MAY INCREASE AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
163 WWUS45 KPUB 272236 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 336 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 COZ066-068-280500- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0002.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 336 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY IN THE EASTERN SAN JUANS...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE LA GARITAS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE CONSIDERABLE AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-061-280500- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0002.130128T0900Z-130129T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.130128T0900Z-130129T1200Z/ 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 336 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME AS A MOIST PACIFIC JETSTREAM CROSSES THE REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL LIKELY INCREASE AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. && $$ COZ067-280500- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0004.130128T0000Z-130129T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 336 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 26, 10:57 AM MST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 10:57 AM MST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1057 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 .AVIATION...MAIN AVN CONCERN TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AT THE TAF SITES. KALS COULD SEE INTERMITTENT -SHSN THROUGH ABOUT 03-05Z THIS EVE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MVFR OR EVEN BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THERE IS THE SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR LIFR CIGS DURING THE 23-03Z TIME FRAME. KPUB SHOULD STAY VFR...BUT WITH SCT SHOWERS IN THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVE...CANNOT RULE OUT SOME BRIEF MVFR. KCOS WILL LIKELY SEE SHOWERS AT LEAST INVOF THE TERMINAL LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND COULD SEE SOME LIGHT PRECIP THROUGH 03-05Z. ALL SITES SHOULD GRADUALLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT...AND SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ROSE && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 932 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013/ UPDATE... HAVE ISSUED ADVISORIES FOR THE REST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW ALREADY PICKING UP AT KCPW...AND WILL INCREASE FOR THE REST OF THE MTS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. EXPECTING VARIABLE SNOW AMTS...BUT GENERALLY IN THE 5-7 INCH RANGE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WARNING FOR THE SAN JUANS CONTINUES...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT HEADLINES FOR THE DIVIDE FOR THE NEXT WAVE OF SNOW BEGINNING SUN EVE TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. 44 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 447 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013/ SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) UPPER TROUGH MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS ARIZONA AND NORTHWEST NM. PRECIP HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY SLOWER REACHING SOUTHERN COLORADO THAN MODEL FORECASTS...THOUGH OBS/RADAR SUGGEST LIGHT RAIN/SNOW HAS MADE IT ACROSS THE BORDER INTO THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE AS OF 11Z. OVERALL...FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH MOIST/RELATIVELY WARM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SAN JUANS AND LIGHTER SNOWS TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. MAIN CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WERE TO DECREASE SNOW AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING ALL AREAS AS HEAVY SNOW WON'T LIKELY BEGIN UNTIL 15Z OR LATER...ALSO DECREASED POPS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS THE FIRST HALF OF TODAY...AS STEADIER SNOW WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER 18Z. ALSO NUDGED UP POPS OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...WHERE PERIOD OF SOUTHERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL LIKELY SPREAD AT LEAST SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE VALLEY BY LATE IN THE DAY. TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS RATHER DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN AS RELATIVELY COLD AIR IS STILL TRAPPED IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...WHILE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN IS WARMER WITH LAYER OF NEAR/SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING AIR UP TO AROUND 9K FEET. MAY THUS SEE WARMER VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS BEGIN AS LIGHT RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MIX BEFORE STEADIER/HEAVIER PRECIP DRIVES SURFACE TEMPS DOWNWARD AND CHANGES PRECIP TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CONCERN ABOUT LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY WHERE SURFACE AIR MASS MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME WARMING...THOUGH FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST COLUMN REMAINS NEAR 0C THROUGH THE DAY...MAKING ANY PROLONGED MELTING DIFFICULT. WILL HOLD OFF MENTION OF FZRA FOR NOW...BUT BEARS WATCHING THIS MORNING. OVER THE PLAINS...A FEW SPILLOVER RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE MAY MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING AS AIR MASS GRADUALLY COOLS...BUT ONLY MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. MAX TEMPS TODAY FAIRLY MILD ALONG AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE A FEW 60S WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR. OVERNIGHT...UPPER TROUGH AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE STATE AFTER 06Z...THOUGH MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT ANY RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO END OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS BY 06Z...THOUGH SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST COMPONENT TO THE FLOW SUGGESTS HEAVIEST SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL FALL OVER THE SAN JUANS WITH LIGHTER SNOWS OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF SAWATCH FROM MONARCH PASS NORTHWARD. THOUGHT ABOUT ISSUING A SNOW ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT LATEST MODEL ACCUMS CAME UP JUST SHORT SO WILL HOLD OFF. LONG TERM... (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) .ACTIVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SUNDAY...SHORTWAVE CONTINUES MOVING EAST OF THE REGION DURING THE DAY. WEAK WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH COOLING BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH SO SUNDAY WILL BE ANOTHER MILD DAY. MAXIMUMS ARE FORECAST TO BE A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER THAN SATURDAY BECAUSE OF MORE SUNSHINE. SUNDA NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...TROUGH OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NEVADA BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE STATE. MODELS HAVE COME TO A CONSENSUS OF THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE TROUGH REMAINING PROGRESSIVE. NAM SOLUTION OF A CUTOFF OVER ARIZONA IS AN OUTLIER. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGIONS SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUANS WILL BE FAVORED FOR A ANOTHER PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. MODELS HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL. IN COORDINATION WITH WFO GJT...DECIDED TO WAIT TO ISSUE A HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS PERIOD OF SNOWFALL...AS THERE CURRENTLY IS A WARNING IN EFFECT...AND AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION AND SANGRE DE CRSITOS WILL ALSO GET SOME SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE BELOW AMOUNTS FOR A HIGHLIGHT. AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO EASTERN COLORADO TUESDAY...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE PLAINS. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR A QUICK SHOT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GFS AND EC HINT A A PERIOD OF NORTHEAST WINDS AT 700MB. IN ADDITION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE WITH 500MB TEMPERATURES APPROACHING -30C. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THE ATMOSPHERE WILL HAVE A MOIST ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE FROM THE SUFFERANCE TO 400MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE PLAINS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS OVER THE REGION. SOME SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES WEDNESDAY. ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME DRIER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR DECREASED CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR MASS MAY MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE FORECAST. --PGW-- AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT KCOS AND KPUB THROUGH 18Z WITH INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. A FEW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AFTER 20Z WITH MAINLY VIRGA AND BRIEF MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE AT THE TERMINALS THROUGH 03Z. AT KALS...AREA OF LIFR CIGS/VIS IN FOG HAS BEEN SLOSHING IN/OUT OF THE TERMINAL THE LAST FEW HOURS...AND EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 15Z...BEFORE LOWER CLOUDS/FOG DISSIPATE BY 18Z. SOME CONCERN OF LIGHT FZRA FOR COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING AS WARMER AIR MOVES OVER THE SURFACE COLD DOME...THOUGH CHANCE LOOKS TOO LOW TO MENTION IN THE TAF. FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL SEE AREAS OF MVFR CONDITIONS IN SCATTERED -SHRA/-SHSN BY 20Z...CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND 04Z. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ058-060-066-067. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ068. && 44/27
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 9:48 AM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 948 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-271400- 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- 948 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 10 TO 16 INCH RANGE EXPECTED. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION...INCLUDING THE SAWATCH RANGE...5 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS PIKES PEAK...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING...LEADING TO ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTER A LULL DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING...AND IT COULD CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS PERIOD COULD EXCEED 1 FOOT. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS. ON TUESDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. 44/27
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:37 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 19 hr |
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