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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 26, 20146 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Mar 26, 2014, 4:19 AM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 26, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 29 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2014, 4:19 AM MDT (10:19 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2014, 8:24 PM MDT
In force
29 hr
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 10:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 5:28 AM MDTSNOW 81 Nnw Monarch Pass, CO
Mar 27, 6:00 AM MDTSNOW 1.22 Ne Maysville, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 13 Wsw Nathrop, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 1.55 Wsw North Pass, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 2.14 Wnw Buena Vista, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 36 S Leadville, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 3.8Creede, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 51 Nw Leadville, CO
Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 5.43 Nw Leadville, CO
Mar 27, 7:34 AM MDTSNOW 91 Sse Wolf Creek Pass, CO
Mar 27, 7:37 AM MDTSNOW 101 Nnw Monarch Pass, CO
Mar 27, 8:00 AM MDTSNOW 5.51 Sw Leadville, CO
Mar 27, 8:00 AM MDTSNOW 71 Wsw Kokomo, CO
Mar 27, 8:30 AM MDTSNOW 5.51 Ssw Leadville, COOVERNIGHT ACCUMULATION WITH 0.42 PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH AT SITE 39 INCHES.
Mar 27, 9:00 AM MDTSNOW 8.38 Nnw St Elmo, CO
Mar 27, 10:47 AM MDTSNOW 7.12 Ne Leadville, CO
Mar 27, 12:25 PM MDTSNOW 7Climax, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-03-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3750 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

769 
WWUS45 KPUB 261019
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-261830-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0007.140326T2100Z-140328T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0006.140326T2100Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
419 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS IS
  EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW
  AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES.

* WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS
  AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY IS
  LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL.

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM LATER
  TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT
  TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
314 
WWUS45 KPUB 261736
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1136 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-270200-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.140326T2100Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
1136 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW 
  AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS 
  AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY 
  IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND 
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM LATER 
  TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT 
  TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
605 
WWUS45 KPUB 262117
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
317 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-270600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
317 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW 
  AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS 
  AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY 
  IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM LATER
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES
  DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
070 
WWUS45 KPUB 270006
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
606 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-270815-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
606 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW 
  AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS 
  AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY 
  IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND 
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM LATER 
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-270815-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.140327T0006Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
606 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY.

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...AND CHAFFEE COUNTY
  BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM LATER
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES
  DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

$$
SR
873 
WWUS45 KPUB 270622
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-271430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO
  THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW 
  AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS 
  AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY 
  IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND 
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM LATER 
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-271430-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...AND CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO
  THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM EARLY
  THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES
  DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
827 
WWUS45 KPUB 271030
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
430 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-271830-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
430 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  INTO THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY IS
  LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL.

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED THROUGH
  TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN
  ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-271830-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
430 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...AND CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  INTO THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM 
  EARLY THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
261 
WWUS45 KPUB 271804
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1204 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-280230-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
1204 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  INTO THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND 
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY 
  IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND 
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED THROUGH 
  TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN 
  ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-280230-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
1204 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...AND CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  INTO THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED FROM 
  EARLY THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
141 
WWUS45 KPUB 272054
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
254 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-280500-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
254 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS
  AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY IS
  LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL.

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND 
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED THROUGH 
  TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN 
  ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-280500-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
254 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...AND CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED TONIGHT WITH
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
446 
WWUS45 KPUB 280110
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
710 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

COZ058-060-066-068-280915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS
710 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
  10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET 
  AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND 
  GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED 
  TERRAIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY 
  IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS OVER MONARCH PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...AND 
  FREMONT PASS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED THROUGH 
  TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN 
  ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ059-061-280915-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
710 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY...AND CHAFFEE 
  COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW DECREASING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED TONIGHT WITH 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION... 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
095 
WWUS45 KPUB 280224
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
824 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

COZ058-060-281030-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0018.140328T0224Z-140328T1200Z/
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
824 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET AND
  THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS AROUND 35
  MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITY IS LIKELY...PRIMARILY
  AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED THROUGH
  TONIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. IN
  ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ066-068-280330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
824 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

COZ059-061-280330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140328T1200Z/
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...LEADVILLE...GRANITE
824 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$
SR

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 Mar 25, 11:30 PM MDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 11:30 PM MDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1130 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 302 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

OLD UPPER LOW IS SLOWLY EJECTING INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WITH A
FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES OCCURRING ACROSS EASTERN AZ AND WESTERN NM.
THIS SYSTEM IS PROGGED BY THE MODELS TO MOVE EAST NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS SRN NM BY TOMORROW MORNING.  MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE SPREADS
INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS EVENING WITH HIGH RES MODELS
SPREADING SOME SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE EASTERN SAN JUANS BY 06Z.
INITIALLY MOISTURE LOOKS A LITTLE LACKING...BUT INCREASES TOWARDS
12Z TO WARRANT SOME SCATTERED POPS BY THIS TIMEFRAME.  PROBABLY ONLY
SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH...EXPECTED IN SPOTTY AREAS
TOWARDS BY MORNING.

MEANWHILE...SFC LEE TROF DEEPENS AND KICKS EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO
PASSING SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH...AND INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVING IN.  GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON.  WHILE COARSER RES MODELS
SUGGEST THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY FOR MOST
AREAS...HIGH RES LOCAL 4KM WRF INDICATES IT COULD BE A MORE MARGINAL
EVENT IN DURATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS
COUNTIES. HOWEVER...DIFFUSE LOW GRADE DRY LINE DOES SHARPEN AND PUSH
INTO WESTERN KS BY AFTERNOON...SO THINK THAT RHS AND WINDS WILL JUST
MAKE THE 3 HOUR WINDOW...AND WILL UPGRADE THESE AREAS TO A RED FLAG
WARNING.  WILL LEAVE OUT NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY WHERE RHS WILL BE
MORE LIKELY TO STAY JUST ABOVE THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD.
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE WINDS DELAYED A BIT IN THE WAKE FLOW
REGION OF THE WETS...AND PIKES PEAK UNTIL LATER TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH THE I-25 CORRIDOR FOR BLOWING DUST
POTENTIAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

MOISTURE INCREASES AGAIN ALONG THE CONTDVD...EVEN SPREADING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST MTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT WAVE IN STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT APPROACHES THE GREAT BASIN.  LAPSE RATES ARE
FAIRLY STEEP AND SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR EMBEDDED THUNDER ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS.  THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALLY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES...AND
WILL START A WINTER STORM WATCH AROUND 21Z.  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MTS...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS LOOK SPOTTIER FOR THESE AREAS.  MEANWHILE...FAR SE
PLAINS COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON...THOUGH MAIN THREAT WILL BE TO HELP BRING GUSTY
WINDS ALOFT TO THE SURFACE. -KT

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 302 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

WESTERLY FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
FAIRLY STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH COLORADO BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. COMBINATION OF MOIST OROGRAPHIC FLOW...STRONG DYNAMIC
UPWARD MOTION AND STEEP LAPSE RATES SHOULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVERNIGHT...AND WITH
LIFTED INDICES FALLING TO AROUND ZERO...SOME THUNDER IS POSSIBLE
IN THE EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW INITIALLY WILL BE IN THE EASTERN SAN
JUANS...AS MID LEVEL FLOW BENDS JUST ENOUGH SOUTHWESTERLY TO HELP
WITH SNOWFALL WED EVENING...BEFORE EMPHASIS SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. REMAINING MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
VALLEYS WILL SEE OCCASIONAL RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WED NIGHT AS WAVE
COME ACROSS...AND SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRES COULD
PICK UP A COUPLE INCHES OVERNIGHT. AS UPPER WAVE EXITS INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS THU...COLD FRONT PUSHES QUICKLY SOUTH THROUGH THE
PLAINS...WHILE SECONDARY UPPER WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN
GREAT BASIN TOWARD WRN CO. SHOULD THUS SEE SNOW CONTINUE ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF MONARCH PASS WHERE
WESTERLY FLOW IS MORE FAVORABLE. REMAINDER OF THE AREA...INCLUDING
THE PLAINS...WILL SEE SOME BRIEF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THU AS LAPSE
RATES BECOME FAIRLY STEEP DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS THU WILL
BE COOLER ALL AREAS THU...THOUGH FAIRLY STRONG WINDS WILL PROMOTE
DEEP MIXING...KEEPING MAXES FROM FALLING OFF TOO MUCH. STILL
SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS THU NIGHT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...WITH PRECIP ENDING FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER 06Z. FLAT UPPER
RIDGE THEN MOVES IN FOR FRI/SAT...WITH DRY/WARMER/BREEZY
CONDITIONS...BEFORE NEXT WAVE MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA
SUN/MON...BRINGING SOME SNOW SHOWERS BACK TO THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. STRONGER TROUGH LURKING OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL
IMPACT THE AREA MID-WEEK...WITH DRY LINE SHARPENING UP ALONG THE
CO/KS BORDER TUE AFTERNOON...A SURE SIGN OF SPRING.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1125 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT KCOS AND KPUB FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS.
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT KCOS AND KPUB IN
THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN CONTINUING UNTIL
AROUND 01Z. GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KTS ARE FORECAST. KALS SHOULD HAVE
VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME
SHOWERS IN THE VCNTY AFTER 20Z. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS UNTIL AROUND 01Z...WITH GUSTS OF 30-35
KTS.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR COZ222-
227>237.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR COZ058-060-066-068.

&&

SHORT TERM...KT
LONG TERM...PETERSEN
AVIATION...28
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 5:03 PM MDT, 11 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
503 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-262315-
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-
503 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BEING POSSIBLE
BY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR...THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND FREMONT
COUNTY...AS A RESULT OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED
WITH HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND HIGH VALLEYS...AND IN COUNTIES NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER  SOUTHERN
COLORADO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS FROM
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEADLY LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 10000
FEET...COULD SEE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 3:10 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo28 hr
Mar 26, 3:49 PM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more2 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.