Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Watches in 2015
Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
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.
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
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.
- 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
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. && $$
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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...
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..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
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KAMLocal 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
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KAMLocal 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
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KAMLocal 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.
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PPLocal 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
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KAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 7:41 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 15 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:21 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:04 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas | 13 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.