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Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 25, 2015Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this blizzard watch at Dec 25, 2015, 3:04 PM MST for Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It took effect at Dec 26, 2015, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2015, 3:04 PM MST (22:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2015, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 26, 2015, 3:52 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Baca County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 273 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-12-25Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 317 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
269 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.

455 
WWUS45 KPUB 252204
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ068-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... 
  INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND COMBERS PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND 
  DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE 
  OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING
  SNOW IS EXPECTED.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

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

&&

$$

COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... 
  NORTHWEST SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... 
  CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
  THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
  TO THE AREA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ073-260000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 
  FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
  ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER 
  WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-260615-
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLYPRODUCING
  STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW
  DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-260615-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
TRINIDAD
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLYPRODUCING
  STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
  AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY
  BLOCKING HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
255 
WWUS45 KPUB 252204 CCA
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ068-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... 
  INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND COMBERS PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND 
  DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE 
  OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING
  SNOW IS EXPECTED.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

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

&&

$$

COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600-
/O.COR.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

* LOCATION...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... NORTHWEST
  SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE UPPER RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET...CHAFFEE
  COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND ALL OF LAKE COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
  THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
  TO THE AREA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ073-260000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 
  FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
  ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER 
  WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. 

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-260615-
/O.COR.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLY
  PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW
  DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-260615-
/O.COR.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
TRINIDAD
304 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIALLY
  PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
  AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY
  BLOCKING HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
087 
WWUS45 KPUB 260027
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ073-260130-
/O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK
527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED FOR THE TIME BEING.

$$

COZ068-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...
  INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND 
  DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE 
  OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING 
  SNOW IS EXPECTED. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

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

&&

$$

COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

* LOCATION...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET
  ACROSS LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
  ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-260830-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST 
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...
  POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT 
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO 
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW 
  DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-260830-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
TRINIDAD
527 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE 
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON 
  PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST 
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...
  POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW 
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS 
  POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
758 
WWUS45 KPUB 260337
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ068-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET... 
  INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WIND 
  DRIVEN SNOW TO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE 
  OUT CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING 
  SNOW IS EXPECTED. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
ARE EXPECTED.

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

&&

$$

COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260600-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

* LOCATION...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 
  FEET ACROSS LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
  ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND 
  ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

COZ094-099-261145-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST 
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... 
  POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT 
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO 
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW 
  DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-261145-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
TRINIDAD
837 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE 
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON 
  PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST 
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... 
  POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW 
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS 
  POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
688 
WWUS45 KPUB 260513
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ068-260615-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. 

THE SNOW AND WIND HAS SUBSIDED FOR THE TIME BEING. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ058>061-063-064-066-067-260615-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151226T0600Z/
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-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SARGENTS...
NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE
1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SNOW AND WIND HAS SUBSIDED FOR THE TIME BEING. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE.

$$

COZ094-099-261315-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST 
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... 
  POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT 
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO 
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH DEEP SNOW 
  DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-261315-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
TRINIDAD
1013 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE 
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD AND RATON 
  PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST 
  TEXAS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... 
  POTENTIALLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW 
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS 
  POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$
534 
WWUS45 KPUB 261052
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
352 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

COZ094-099-261900-
/O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0002.151227T0000Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.W.0006.151227T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
352 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
MST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS
  WILL SPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH
  DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-261900-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0027.151226T2100Z-151228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0035.151226T2100Z-151228T0700Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
TRINIDAD
352 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AROUND TRINIDAD TO THE RATON
  PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS
  WILL SPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
  AND DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ093-097-098-261900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.151227T0300Z-151228T0700Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR
352 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...PROWERS...AND SOUTHERN OTERO AND BENT COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS
  WILL SPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED DRIFTS UP TO A
  FOOT.  

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CAUSE NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER
  SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE
THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CONSIST OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE BY FALLING
OR BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Dec 25, 1:21 PM MST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 1:21 PM MST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
121 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 117 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING A SHORT HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE
SOUTHERN I25 CORRIDOR...AS WINDS HAVE GUSTED OVER 50 KTS AT KTAD
AND HRRR SUGGESTS A FEW MORE HOURS OF HIGH WINDS LIKELY.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 1028 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

CURRENT BLIZZARD WARNING OVER THE SAN JUANS LOOKS GOOD...AS CDOT
WEB CAMS INDICATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AT BOTH WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. STILL APPEARS
WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF HEAVIER SNOW ALONG THE DIVIDE
BEFORE PRECIP INTENSITY BEGINS TO WANE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 745 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

BASED ON LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND WEB CAMS ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN
JUANS...UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH RES MODELS SHOW HEAVIEST SNOW IMPACTING
THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN SNOW AND WIND THIS EVENING. SUSPECT THAT THE BLIZZARD
WARNING MAY BE ABLE TO BE DOWNGRADED EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT LET
LATER SHIFTS MONITOR AND REVISE AS NECESSARY. -KT

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 435 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINDY WITH HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY...

SHORTWAVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NV/WRN UT WILL EJECT TO THE NORTHEAST
ACROSS CO TODAY AS JET ENERGY DIGS DOWN THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE MEAN
TROF...CARVING OUT A CLOSED LOW OVER AZ BY TONIGHT.  MOISTURE
ALREADY ON THE INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN CO...WITH GJX RADAR SHOWING
INCREASING ECHOES EARLY THIS MORNING. ALL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH HEAVY SNOW SPREADING INTO THE CONTDVD BY EARLY MORNING...AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SPREADING EASTWARD WITH TIME...AS
THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS.  HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WHERE SOUTHWEST FLOW PROVIDES THE
MOST FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC LIFT.  A FOOT OR BETTER WILL FALL OVER THE
REGION BY THE END OF TODAY AND CURRENT WARNING STILL LOOKS ON
TARGET.  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN TODAY WITH HIGH RES
MODELS SHOWING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EASTERN SLOPES.  THIS
RAISES THE POSSIBILITY OF NEEDING A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ZONE
68...BUT NOT SURE HOW WIDESPREAD THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE.  WILL LET
THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING RIDE FOR NOW AND MONITOR WEB CAMS
FOR POTENTIAL UPGRADE. REMAINDER OF THE CONTDVD WILL SEE SNOW
AMOUNTS IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT
POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SAWATCH RANGE.  SNOW WILL
SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS BY AFTERNOON...WITH
BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE.  THESE SHOULD BE MOVING
FAIRLY QUICKLY THOUGH WHICH SHOULD LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS TO AN INCH OR
TWO FOR LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.  EXCEPTION WILL BE THE
CREST OF THE NORTHERN SANGRE WHERE 4-8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE FIGHTING A STRONG DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT AS THEY COME
OFF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS TODAY...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT POPS TO
ISOLATED FOR THE MOST PART.  OF GREATER CONCERN FOR THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.  ANY SHOWERS
WHICH MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS COULD NUDGE WIND GUSTS A LITTLE HIGHER
THOUGH THINK THIS WILL BE SPOTTY AND CONFINED TO LOCATIONS CLOSER TO
THE MOUNTAINS.

SNOW WANES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...BUT HAVE OPTED TO EXTEND
ADVISORIES ALONG THE CONTDVD UNTIL 06Z AS WINDS MAY STILL BE CAUSING
SOME BLOWING CONCERNS DURING THE EARLY EVENING.  MEANWHILE...COLD
FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE PLAINS...WHICH WILL BRING A BETTER
CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE PALMER DIVIDE...AND STRATUS AND LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE RATON BY EARLY MORNING. GIVEN
THE INITIAL SHALLOW PUSH OF THE FRONT INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
AREA...IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN
SLOPES OF THE RATON MESA...AND HAVE DELAYED POPS A BIT. -KT

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 435 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

OVERALL...MAJORITY OF COMPUTER SIMULATIONS CONTINUE SOUTHERN
TRACK OF INCOMING STORM DURING THE LONGER TERM WITH PRIMARY
METEOROLOGICAL CONCERNS BEING POPS...TEMPERATURES AND WINDS.

RECENT LONGER TERM COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...FORECAST MODEL
SOUNDINGS AND PV ANALYSIS INDICATE THAT VIGOROUS CLOSED UPPER LOW
CENTERED NEAR FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA AT 12Z SATURDAY SHIFTS TO EAST OF
EL PASO TEXAS BY 12Z SUNDAY AND THEN MOVES INTO FAR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS BY 12Z MONDAY BEFORE MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST
BY 12Z TUESDAY.

AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SOUTHERN LOCATIONS WILL HAVE THE
HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF RECEIVING MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN
COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. CONTEMPLATED
ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF
COSTILLA...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...HOWEVER REFRAINED AS
MAJORITY OF POTENTIAL PRECIPITATION OCCURS IN 5TH AND 6TH
PERIODS(SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT)...AND SOME RECENT COMPUTER
SIMULATIONS ARE FAVORING A MORE SOUTHERN TREND IN RESPECT TO QPF
TOTALS. AS ALWAYS...WFO PUEBLO WILL MONITOR CLOSELY AND ISSUE
HIGHLIGHTS IF NEEDED(ESPECIALLY IF STORM TRACK SHIFTS SLIGHTLY
NORTH).

THEN NEXT GENERALLY WEAKER AND DRIER SYSTEMS ARE PROJECTED TO
IMPACT THE FORECAST DISTRICT FROM LATER TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT...ALTHOUGH AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.

STRONGEST GRADIENT WINDS DURING THE LONGER TERM ARE EXPECTED
FROM LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT(PRIMARILY FAVORING EASTERN
SECTIONS). FINALLY...BELOW SEASONAL LATE DECEMBER TEMPERATURES
ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE LONGER TERM WITH COOLEST TEMPERATURES
PROJECTED THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1028 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

WIDESPREAD SN/BLSN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CONTDVD AND HIGHER
PEAKS OF THE SANGRES AND PIKES PEAK TODAY...WITH IFR TO LIFR
CONDITIONS AND MTN OBSCURATIONS. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS THEN EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AS SNOWFALL AND WIND DIMINISH. FOR THE TAF
SITES...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KTS POSSIBLE AT KALS...AND 35 KTS AT KCOS
AND KPUB THROUGH 01Z. PASSING SHOWERS COULD BRING SOME BRIEF VFR
TO LOCALIZED MVFR CIGS TO KALS AND KCOS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
STRONG DOWNSLOPE SHOULD KEEP PREVAILING CONDITIONS VFR. COLD FRONT
DROPS THROUGH THE PLAINS AFTER 06Z...WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 25
TO 30 KTS. CIGS WILL DROP INTO THE MVFR TO IFR CATEGORY OVER THE
PALMER DIVIDE AND RATON RIDGE TOWARDS MORNING...WHILE KPUB AND
KALS STAY VFR.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ073.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ087-088.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
COZ058>061-063-064-066-067.

BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ068.

&&

UPDATE...PETERSEN
AVIATION...PETERSEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 6:39 AM MST, 8 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
639 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ058>089-093>099-261345-
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-
639 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF WIND DRIVEN SNOW OCCURRING
ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  EIGHT TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL FALL OVER THIS REGION TODAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.   THE REMAINDER OF THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL SEE AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES
OF SNOW...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE
SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES.  THREE TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE CREST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WITH 1 TO
LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES IN AND NEAR THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BUFFET THE REGION TODAY...WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS AND
PASSES...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR.  GUST UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TODAY.  THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
TODAY...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY TO
THE SOUTH OF PUEBLO.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE RATON RIDGE LATE TONIGHT
BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OF COLORADO WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...PRIMARILY OVER FAR
SOUTHERN COLORADO...ESPECIALLY FROM LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE REALIZED OVER FAR
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO DURING THIS TIME-FRAME.
ELSEWHERE...GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW IS ANTICIPATED. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND. STAY WEATHER ALERT AND CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS
FREQUENTLY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GENERALLY
LIGHT SNOW AT TIMES TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO FROM LATER
TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 25, 1:07 PM MST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
107 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE WOLF CREEK PASS   37.48N 106.78W
12/25/2015  M81 MPH          MINERAL            CO   MESONET

            CAIC SENSOR

&&

KAM
Local storm report, Dec 25, 1:08 PM MST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
108 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

1155 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 S WESTON              37.07N 105.02W
12/25/2015  M76 MPH          LAS ANIMAS         CO   MESONET

&&

KAM
Local storm report, Dec 25, 1:09 PM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
109 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

1239 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE HOEHNE            37.26N 104.34W
12/25/2015  M64 MPH          LAS ANIMAS         CO   ASOS

&&

KAM
Local storm report, Dec 25, 1:44 PM MST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
144 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

0144 PM     SNOW             MAYSVILLE               38.54N 106.22W
12/25/2015  M2.0 INCH        CHAFFEE            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN THE PAST 2 HOURS.

&&

PP
Local storm report, Dec 25, 2:34 PM MST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
234 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

0156 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 NW GARDNER            37.86N 105.28W
12/25/2015  M76 MPH          HUERFANO           CO   MESONET

            BLACK MT RAWS

&&

KAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 7:41 AM MSTBlizzard WarningPUBConejos, Mineral, Rio Grande15 hr
Dec 25, 1:21 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas4 hr
Dec 25, 3:04 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchPUBCostilla, Huerfano, Las Animas13 hr

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Sources

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