Winter Storm Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO

975 
WWUS45 KPUB 222324
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

COZ064-066-230030-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
NIGHT. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

$$

COZ058-060-230600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141223T0600Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES 
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING FREMONT...TENNESSEE AND MONARCH 
  PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY...WIND DRIVEN SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  NORTH OF COTTONWOOD PASS. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT 
  TIMES...DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR 
  VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

COZ084-230700-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.141223T1100Z-141223T1800Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-230600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141223T0600Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET...INCLUDING LEADVILLE.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...9 TO 15 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND ICY...SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-087-088-230700-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0036.141223T0000Z-141223T0700Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER
  HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
  BELOW 7500 FT...INCLUDING CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH
  PEAKS...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING 
  PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  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.

&&

$$

COZ061-230600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-141223T0600Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...GRANITE
424 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 
  FEET...INCLUDING GRANITE. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING 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.

&&

$$

103 
WWUS45 KPUB 230601
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1101 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

COZ058>060-230715-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141223T0600Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
1101 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ074-075-087-088-230715-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-141223T0700Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1101 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ061-230715-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-141223T0600Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...GRANITE
1101 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ084-231415-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.141223T1100Z-141223T1800Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1101 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW 
  ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

747 
WWUS45 KPUB 231205
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
505 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

COZ084-231800-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
505 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING
  SNOW ACROSS THE PALMER DIVIDE AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THIS
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

360 
WWUS45 KPUB 231751
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1051 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

COZ084-231900-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1051 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY INTO THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED
GREATLY...AND SUSTAINED WINDS AS WELL AS GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1046 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 901 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

LATEST MODEL RUNS COMING IN ALL POINT TO A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS
THE PLAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY TOMORROW. IN
ADDITION...ADD A FEW INCHES OF SNOW FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND IMPACT COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.
THEREFORE...GOING WITH NEW HIGHLIGHTS DEALING WITH WIND AND WINTER
STORM POSSIBILITIES FOR THE PLAINS. ONGOING FORECAST FOR THE REST
OF THE AREA LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. MOORE

UPDATE ISSUED AT 706 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

MADE MINOR UPDATES TO THE MORNING POPS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 451 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

TODAY AN UPR LOW IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE OFF OVR SOUTH CENTRAL SD WITH
A STRONG UPR JET ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROF OVR WRN CO.  TONIGHT
THE UPR LOW CENTER IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO SRN IA.

GOOD MSTR FLOW INTO THE CONTDVD WL KEEP SNOW GOING TODAY.  THE
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WL BE OVR THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO
RANGES...WITH SEVERAL INCHES ALSO EXPECTED IN THE LEADVILLE
AREA...THE LA GARITA MTNS AND IN SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTDVD
BELOW 10000 FT.  ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE STRONG WINDS OVR THE HYR
ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTDVD WHICH WL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW CAUSING VERY
POOR VSBYS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

EARLY THIS MORNING SOME SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW WL CONTINUE OVR THE
SERN PLAINS AND MTNS AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACRS THE AREA.  THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO WANE THRU THE MORNING HOURS AS THE
DISTURBANCE MOVES OFF TO THE SE.  THIS AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND OVR THE
ERN MTNS...THEN SPREADING TO THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT PLAINS.  IT
STILL LOOKS FAIRLY WARM AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SO MAINLY RAIN IS
EXPECTED...BUT THE HYR ELEVATIONS WL SEE SNOW AND SOME GENERALLY
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.  ALTHOUGH ISOLD CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS COULD
CAUSE QUICK ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES.

AS THAT UPR  LOW MOVES INTO IA TONIGHT...A DISTURBANCE ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WL MOVE THRU ERN CO.  THIS WL BRING AN INCREASED
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE SERN PLAINS...WITH PCPN CONTINUING
OVR ALL OF THE MTNS IN THE EVENING HOURS.  ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVR THE MTNS THIS EVENING...BUT SHOULD
NOT BE AS SIGNIFICANT OVR THE CONTDVD AS IT WILL BE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. AS TEMPS THIS EVENING COOL...PCPN OVR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WL BECOME SNOW.  THE NAM INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS OVR SOME AREAS...FROM HWY 50 AND
SOUTHWARD.  THE GFS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND DOES NOT HAVE AS GOOD
A CHANCE FOR PCPN OVR THE SERN PLAINS.  SO THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
AT THIS POINT AND WL KEEP POPS RATHER LOW THIS EVENING OVR THE SERN
PLAINS TO BETTER MATCH SURROUNDING WFOS...AND LET THE DAY SHIFT GET
A LOOK AT THE NEW MODEL RUNS. BY LATE NIGHT PCPN SHOULD BE
DECREASING ACRS ALL OF THE AREA...LEAVING RELATIVELY COLD TEMPS ACRS
THE AREA.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 451 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO TUESDAY...

TUESDAY-TUESDAY NIGHT...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE
REGION EARLY TUESDAY SLOWLY MODERATES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A
STRONG 140KT JET CORE CONTINUES TO TRANSLATE ACROSS THE STATE. COULD
STILL SEE SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FAR
EASTERN PLAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE MAIN WEATHER FOCUS
SHIFTING TO STRONG WIND POTENTIAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. LATEST
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A STRONG SFC-H7 GRADIENT SETTING UP AS
THE JET CORE SLIDES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN 15Z-20Z
TUESDAY AS PROGGED H7 WINDS OF 40-50KTS DIMINISHES RAPIDLY
THEREAFTER. ALTHOUGH CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH...CERTAINLY DOES NOT LOOK A LIKE A SLAM DUNK WIDESPREAD HIGH
WIND EVENT AND WILL NOT GO WITH ANY WIND HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. I
WILL...HOWEVER...KEEP STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS
ON TUESDAY.  AT ANY RATE...IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A RAW AND BLUSTERY
DAY ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 20S AND 30S. WITH A COLD
AIRMASS IN PLACE AND DECOUPLING WINDS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WILL LIKELY SEE TEMPERATURES TANK ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND VALLEY LOCALES TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND MAINLY SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

WEDNESDAY CONTINUES TO BE A DAY OF TRANSITION WITH MODERATE AND
WARMING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPING UNDER A BUILDING TRANSITORY
UPPER RIDGE. THIS WILL LEAD TO A DRY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
BACK TO AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH THE WARMEST
READINGS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY...LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME RUN TO RUN
DIFFERENCES ON THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES FOR
CHRISTMAS DAY AND NIGHT...THOUGH BOTH THE EC AND THE GFS CONTINUE TO
KEEP THE SYSTEM MOVING MAINLY NORTH OF THE AREA INTO NORTHWESTRN
COLORADO ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND CONTINUE TO LIFT IT OUT ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. MAIN
MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH THIS SYSTEM NOW IS THAT THE EC IS A TAD
STRONGER WITH BACKSIDE ENERGY DIGGING THE SYSTEM A TAD FURTHER
SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE AND HAS A MORE PRONOUNCED COLD FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS CHRISTMAS NIGHT. AT ANY RATE...BEST
CHANCES OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTDVD THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. LATEST MODEL CONSENSUS KEEPS SLIGHT POPS ACROSS THE
EASTERN MTS AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH
PASSING COLD FRONT CHRISTMAS NIGHT...WITH CHANCES OF A WHITE
CHRISTMAS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO CONTINUING TO FADE. TEMPERATURES
LOOKS TO BE AT OR ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES ACROSS WESTERN HALF OF
THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS IN THE MID 40S TO MID
50S...WITH THE LATEST MAV GUIDANCE LIKELY TOO WARM. FRIDAY
CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A COOL AND RAW DAY...WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY
WINDS AND TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 20S AND 30S.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A TEMPERATURES
REMAINING AT OR BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING
ACROSS THE ROCKIES BRINGING CHANCES OF SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1033 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

FOR KALS...THE MTS AND AREAS WEST...LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS FOR
THE SLV FLOOR THROUGH 00Z...THEN MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS AS SNOW
SPREADS ACROSS THE VALLEY. THE MTS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE IFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY...BUT ALL AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE VFR
CONDITIONS RETURN BETWEEN 12-15Z.

FOR KCOS AND KPUB...AND FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...LOOK FOR
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY UNTIL 00Z...THEN ISOLATED
SNOW WITH IFR CLOUD DECK AND VSBY 00-06Z. FOR THE SOUTHERN
FOOTHILLS...IN THE VICINITY OF KTAD...IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH 10Z. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25-35 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PLAINS STARTING AT 11Z AND
LASTING THROUGH TUE AFTN. MOORE

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
COZ089-093-094.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
COZ095>099.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ058>060.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ064-
066.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ061.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
COZ084.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
COZ085-086.

&&

UPDATE...MOORE
SHORT TERM...28
LONG TERM...MW
AVIATION...MOORE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
928 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-231400-
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-
928 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING OVER LAKE
AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTIES...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALSO
EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAGUACHE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.  THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE A FEW TO
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW.  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.
SNOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING OVER THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH A FEW INCHES OF
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.  SOME OF THE STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD PRODUCE QUICK ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW
INCHES.  AS TEMPERATURES COOL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING...PRECIPITATION OVR THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING AN INCH OR
TWO OF ACCUMULATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND
60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS A STRONG JET STREAM OVER
THE ROCKIES CONTINUES TO TRANSLATE EAST INTO THE HIGH PLAINS
STATES. COMBINED WITH SNOW...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE
PALMER DIVIDE MAY SEE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM...MOVING INTO THE STATE THROUGH THE DAY ON
CHRISTMAS...WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO MAINLY THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER LAKE COUNTY...CHAFFEE COUNTY...WESTERN
AND NORTHERN SAGUACHE COUNTY...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS.  WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR
SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SOME
PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FROM ABOUT MIDAFTERNOON UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT...AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST
PLAINS LATE TONIGHT.

27/34

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
812 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0741 AM     HEAVY SNOW       LEADVILLE               39.25N 106.29W
12/22/2014  M13.0 INCH       LAKE               CO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

PP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1028 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0741 AM     HEAVY SNOW       LEADVILLE               39.25N 106.29W
12/22/2014  M13.0 INCH       LAKE               CO   AMATEUR RADIO

0632 AM     SNOW             1 SSE WOLF CREEK PASS   37.47N 106.79W
12/22/2014  M5.0 INCH        MINERAL            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN PAST 24 HOURS

0611 AM     SNOW             4 WNW DIVIDE            38.96N 105.22W
12/22/2014  M2.2 INCH        TELLER             CO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0355 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 NNW MONARCH PASS      38.51N 106.33W
12/22/2014  M13.5 INCH       CHAFFEE            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL WITH 11 INCHES OVERNIGHT

1200 AM     SNOW             1 SSE CRESTONE          37.98N 105.69W
12/22/2014  M2.5 INCH        SAGUACHE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1200 AM     SNOW             6 E MONUMENT            39.10N 104.76W
12/22/2014  M1.1 INCH        EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 730 PM

1029 PM     SNOW             4 N FLORISSANT          39.00N 105.30W
12/21/2014  M1.2 INCH        TELLER             CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0833 AM     SNOW             1 NNW MONARCH PASS      38.51N 106.33W
12/21/2014  M1.5 INCH        CHAFFEE            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1129 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1128 AM     SNOW             TRINIDAD                37.16N 104.51W
12/22/2014  M3.0 INCH        LAS ANIMAS         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SO FAR. STILL SNOWING GOOD.

&&

PP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1134 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

COZ087-088-222245-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1134 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS
HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...IN THE VICINITY OF
TRINIDAD AND WALSENBURG...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SNOW AND
FOG WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLOW WINTER
TRAVEL.

MOORE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1207 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1206 PM     SNOW             2 N TRINIDAD            37.20N 104.51W
12/22/2014  M3.5 INCH        LAS ANIMAS         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW BEGAN AROUND 3 AM. SNOWING HEAVY AT TIME OF CALL

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