Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard warning at Feb 22, 2015, 1:15 PM MST for Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2015, 1:15 PM MST (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2015, 4:16 AM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 230 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 1257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
931 WWUS45 KPUB 222015 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 115 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 COZ068-230415- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.150222T2015Z-150224T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 115 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM AND MOIST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN JUANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TWO TO THREE FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && ROSE $$ COZ058>063-072>088-230415- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA... BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 115 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE WETS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 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. && $$ COZ064>067-230415- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 115 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TWO TO THREE FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 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. && $$ COZ069>071-230415- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 115 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE VALLEY EDGES. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ089-093>099-230415- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 115 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PLAINS...EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PLAINS...WINDING DOWN MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO 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. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
172 WWUS45 KPUB 222159 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 259 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 COZ068-230600- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 259 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM AND MOIST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN JUANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TWO TO THREE FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && ROSE $$ COZ058>063-072>088-230600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA... BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 259 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE WETS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 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. && $$ COZ064>067-230600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 259 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ069>071-230600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 259 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE VALLEY EDGES. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO 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. && $$ COZ089-093>099-230600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 259 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PLAINS...EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PLAINS...WINDING DOWN MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
652 WWUS45 KPUB 230313 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 813 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 COZ089-093>099-230415- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 813 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ COZ068-231115- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 813 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM AND MOIST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN JUANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TWO TO THREE FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && ROSE $$ COZ058>063-072>088-231115- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA... BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 813 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE WETS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR STEADY SNOW TO OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 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. && $$ COZ064>067-231115- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 813 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ069>071-231115- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 813 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...GENERALLY LIGHT LESS THAN 10 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO 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. && $$ HODANISH
273 WWUS45 KPUB 230722 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1222 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 COZ068-231530- /O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1222 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM AND MOIST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN JUANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TWO TO THREE FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING... LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && ROSE $$ COZ058>063-072>088-231200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA... BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 1222 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR STEADY SNOW TO OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 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. && $$ COZ064>067-231530- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 1222 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STORM SYSTEM OFF TO THE WEST WILL KEEP STEADY SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ069>071-231530- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 1222 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY COLD POOL OF AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...GENERALLY LIGHT LESS THAN 10 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO 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. && $$
158 WWUS45 KPUB 231116 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 COZ068-231930- /O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TWO TO THREE FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AT TIMES. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ062-063-076>088-231230- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 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- INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY...CENTRAL AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR. BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER AN INCH OR TWO. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ058>061-231930- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING ACROSS THE SAWATCH RANGE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY...WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES UNDER THE HEAVIER SNOW. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-231800- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150223T1800Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS. * IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED 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. && $$ COZ064>067-231930- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND SAGUACHE COUNTY BELOW 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ069>071-231930- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 416 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH UP TO 4 INCHES IN LOCAL AREAS NEAR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. * WIND...GENERALLY LIGHT WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY DUE TO 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. && $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.