Winter Storm Warning 35, NWS Pueblo, CO

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WWUS45 KPUB 261812
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1112 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

COZ094-099-270215-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0006.151227T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1112 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-270215-
/O.CON.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
1112 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ093-097-098-270215-
/O.CON.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
1112 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST 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.

&&

$$

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WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
304 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

COZ093-262315-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.151227T0300Z-151228T0700Z/
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD
304 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS OTERO COUNTY
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LOCATIONS OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN PORTION
OF THE COUNTY COULD SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WIND DRIVEN SNOW.

$$

COZ094-099-270615-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0006.151227T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
304 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES INCLUDING KIM
  AND SPRINGFIELD.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
  SNOW DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO TEN BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS... WITH
  DEEP SNOW DRIFTS POTENTIALLY BLOCKING HIGHWAYS. TRAVEL WILL BE
  ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 160...350 AND 385. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-270615-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0035.000000T0000Z-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
304 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES...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...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 25
  FROM TRINIDAD TO RATON PASS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ097-098-270615-
/O.UPG.KPUB.BZ.A.0003.151227T0300Z-151228T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0066.151227T0300Z-151228T0700Z/
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR
304 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF WEST
  TEXAS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM
  WILL SPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN
  PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED DRIFTS UP TO A
  FOOT.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO TEN BELOW ZERO.

* 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...

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.

&&

$$

332 
WWUS45 KPUB 270204
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
704 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

COZ094-099-271015-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
704 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  SPRINGFIELD AND KIM.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW
  MEXICO INTO TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  AND DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 MPH CAUSING EXTENSIVE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW.

* IMPACT...HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL
  CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME
  DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...DEEP SNOW...AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...POTENTIALLY FORCING
  THE CLOSURE OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS BLIZZARD WILL IMPACT
  U.S. HIGHWAYS 287...160 AND 350 ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-271015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0035.000000T0000Z-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
704 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
  SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW
  MEXICO INTO TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  AND DEEPER DRIFTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 40 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACT...HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...DEEP SNOW AND
  POOR VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
  AT TIMES. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT I-25 FROM THE TRINIDAD
  AREA SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ097-098-271015-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0066.151227T0300Z-151228T0700Z/
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR
704 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES...PRIMARILY IMPACTING
  SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW
  MEXICO INTO TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  AND DEEPER DRIFTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN
  PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 GUSTING TO 60 MPH CREATING AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW.

* IMPACT...HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT
  U.S. HIGHWAY 287 ACROSS SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE
TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND
ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

643 
WWUS45 KPUB 270412
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

COZ094-099-271215-
/O.CON.KPUB.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* LOCATION...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING 
  SPRINGFIELD AND KIM. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW 
  MEXICO INTO TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  AND DEEPER DRIFTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW.

* IMPACT...HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL
  CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME
  DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...DEEP
  SNOW...AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...POTENTIALLY FORCING THE CLOSURE
  OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS BLIZZARD WILL IMPACT U.S. HIGHWAYS
  287...160 AND 350 ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-271215-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0035.000000T0000Z-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
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE 
  SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW 
  MEXICO INTO TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  AND DEEPER DRIFTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 40 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* IMPACT...HEAVY...BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER 
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...DEEP SNOW AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE 
  AT TIMES. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT I-25 FROM THE TRINIDAD 
  AREA SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ097-098-271215-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES...PRIMARILY IMPACTING 
  SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW 
  MEXICO INTO TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  AND DEEPER DRIFTS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
  THE COUNTIES.

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 35 GUSTING TO 60 MPH CREATING AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW.

* IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR
  VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THIS WINTER
  STORM WILL IMPACT U.S. HIGHWAY 287 ACROSS SOUTHERN PROWERS
  COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES
AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

525 
WWUS45 KPUB 271052
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
352 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

COZ094-099-271900-
/O.CAN.KPUB.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
/O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
352 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM FAR
  WEST TEXAS INTO CENTRAL TEXAS INTO TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 5 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH
  AT TIMES...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR
  VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN COMBINATION
  WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS
AT TIMES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR
VISIBILITIES AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ074-075-088-271900-
/O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0035.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
/O.EXA.KPUB.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-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 SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE 
  SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM FAR
  WEST TEXAS INTO CENTRAL TEXAS INTO TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 7 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH
  AT TIMES...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR
  VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN COMBINATION
  WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES
AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ097-098-271900-
/O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR
352 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

* LOCATION...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM FAR
  WEST TEXAS INTO CENTRAL TEXAS INTO TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH 10 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH AT
  TIMES...CAPABLE OF CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR
  VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILLS...0 TO 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES
AND ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1141 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1139 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

BROUGHT IN LATEST OBSERVATIONS TO REFRESH FRONT END OF FORECAST.
NO OTHER CHANGES AT THIS TIME.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 1026 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE. THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HAS ENDED. ALSO REINITIALIZED FRONT END GRIDS
WITH LATEST OBSERVATIONS.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 829 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

BROUGHT IN LATEST OBSERVATIONS TO REFRESH FRONT END OF FORECAST.
NO OTHER CHANGES AT THIS TIME.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 545 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

RAISED POPS ALONG CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FOR ONGOING SNOW. ALSO
REINITIALIZED FRONT END GRIDS WITH LATEST OBSERVATIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 246 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OVER THE GREAT BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH INITIAL SHORT WAVE AND ACCOMPANYING 130 KT JET
STREAK EJECTING EASTWARD ACROSS COLORADO. SURFACE LOW HAS SPUN UP IN
ITS FAVORED LOCATION JUST SW OF LA JUNTA...KEEPING MOST OF THE ERN
PLAINS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE THE LOW WARM AND VERY WINDY...WITH SOME
SPILL-OVER -SHSN/-SHRA OVER EASTERN MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ACROSS THE
ADJACENT PLAINS. HAVE SEEN SOME 50 KT PLUS GUSTS ALONG THE SRN I25
CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH WINDOW FOR HIGH WINDS APPEARS TO BE
CLOSING AS JET LIFTS NORTHEAST...SO WILL ONLY KEEP THE HIGH WIND
WARNING UP UNTIL 00Z...AS WINDS SHOULD THEN DROP OFF FAIRLY QUICKLY
THIS EVENING. FARTHER WEST...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN
WIDESPREAD OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OVER
INTERIOR VALLEYS AS WELL. CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HAS SEEN THE WORST
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KTS POSSIBLE AT KALS...AND
35 KTS AT KCOS AND KPUB THROUGH 01Z.
CONDITIONS...WITH ROADS CLOSED AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS NOTED ON
CDOT WEB-CAMS.

TONIGHT...AS WAVE LIFTS NORTHEAST...FORCING FOR HEAVY
SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD GRADUALLY END...WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING AS WELL AS MAIN JET SLIDES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WILL
LET HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SANGRES END ON SCHEDULE AT 00Z...BUT KEEP
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS UP UNTIL 06Z FOR MOUNTAINS FARTHER WEST AS
WRAP AROUND SNOW WILL BE SLIGHTLY SLOWER TO DIMINISH. OVER THE
PLAINS...COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION AS SURFACE LOW
DROPS SOUTH INTO TX...WITH SOME LIGHT -SHSN/FLURRIES POSSIBLE BEHIND
THE BOUNDARY. ON SAT...UPPER LOW MOVES FROM AZ TOWARD WRN TX...WITH
COLD AIR CONTINUING TO POUR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. WILL KEEP LOW
POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES GOING MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH PERHAPS SOME HEAVIER SNOW BREAKING OUT BY LATE AFTERNOON
OVER THE SRN SANGRES AND ALONG THE NM BORDER...AS STRONG E-NE
LOW/MID LEVEL FLOW DEVELOPS. WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION...MAX TEMPS
WILL STAY MAINLY IN THE TEENS AND 20S...WITH HIGHER MOUNTAINS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS. STRONG NORTH WINDS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF I25...WILL
KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 246 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT NORTHWARD SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW WITH THE LATEST NAM AND GFS OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS WHICH
LINE UP WELL WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN TRACK.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
FORECAST TO TRACK EASTWARD ALONG THE U.S./MEXICAN BORDER THIS
WEEKEND AND EJECT INTO OKLAHOMA BY MONDAY. AS MENTIONED...MODELS
HAVE SHIFTED THE TRACK SLIGHTLY NORTH AND ALL SOLUTIONS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT.

THE MOST DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO EXIST SATURDAY NIGHT
AND THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS OF
COLORADO...PRIMARILY OVER LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PUSHED THROUGH BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH
STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH ARE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS EAST OF I-25. THERE WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT THIS WILL
LIKELY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR AREAS NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 50. FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH...THE NORTHWARD SHIFT IN THE
STORM TRACK SHOULD BRING WRAP AROUND SNOW OVER OUR SOUTHERN
COUNTIES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE SET UP LOOKS GOOD...THE NAM
HAS DEEP MOIST NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE UPSLOPE FLOW AND
ENHANCEMENT OF SNOWFALL ALONG THE NEW MEXICO BORDER AREA.
TEMPERATURE PROFILES ARE CONDUCIVE TO SNOW GENERATION WITH SEVERAL
HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED. THIS SNOW...WHEN
COMBINED WITH 50 MPH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER
LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AND
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BELOW ZERO...WITH LARGE SNOW DRIFTS
EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. LOCATIONS
OVER WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...INTO THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW...BUT THE WIND DOES NOT LOOK
AS STRONG IN THIS AREA...THEREFORE A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT
FOR TRINIDAD...SPRINGFIELD AND KIM...AND THOSE TRAVELING ON
HIGHWAY 160...HIGHWAY 350...AND HIGHWAY 385 WILL ENCOUNTER
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME FOR
THIS STORM.

ELSEWHERE...LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY EVENING WILL COME TO AN END FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 WITH LESS THAN AN
INCH OF SNOW EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY WITH 30 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE 20S SUNDAY.

EXPECT THIS STORM TO WIND DOWN MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW CLEARING
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO SUBSIDE BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO ONLY REACH THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 30S.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA BRINGING WITH IT THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT SNOW TO
SOUTHERN COLORADO. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE MUCH MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE LIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL WITH GENERALLY 30S FOR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER THE
GREAT BASIN WITH A TROUGH CENTERING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS
WILL SET UP PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS COLORADO. A FEW LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH LITTLE
IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM
WITH 40S ACROSS THE PLAINS.  MOZLEY

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1058 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE PALMER DVD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS 15-25KTS DEVELOPING AFT FROPA
BETWEEN 07Z-08Z AT COS AND 08Z-09Z AT PUB. CIGS WILL DROP INTO
THE MVFR TO IFR CATEGORY OVER THE PALMER DVD AND RATON RIDGE
TOWARDS MORNING...WHILE PUB IS EXPECTED TO STAY VFR. WILL SEE SOME
LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE PALMER DVD WITH FROPA WITH SOME FLURRIES
POSSIBLE AT COS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25-40KT
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...THOUGH REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF
PERIOD. VFR CIGS EXPECTED AT COS AND PUB BY 18Z WITH POSSIBLE MVFR
CIGS RETURNING AFT 00Z. A FEW FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT...THOUGH BEST CHANCES OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO REMAIN NORTH OF COS.

VFR CONDITIONS AT ALS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WITH BREEZY NORTH
WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS DEVELOPS A CLOSED
LOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SAT
AFTERNOON COULD MOVE ACROSS THE TERMINAL THROUGH THE END OF THE
TAF PERIOD...WITH MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE STRONG LOW
TRANSLATING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ074-075-088.

BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COZ094-099.

&&

UPDATE...LW
SHORT TERM...PETERSEN
LONG TERM...MOZLEY
AVIATION...MW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
600 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

COZ058>089-093>099-270100-
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-
600 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERABLE SNOW DRIFTS. EXPECT WIND TO DECREASE
BY MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH 40 MPH WIND
GUSTS. THIS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER
MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...GENERALLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 25 ACROSS THE PLAINS. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE BECOMING FOCUSED OVER THE
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...EASTWARD INTO LAS ANIMAS AND
BACA COUNTIES.

LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL COMBINE
WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED AND
CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY. THIS WILL BE A HIGH
IMPACT EVENT FOR TRINIDAD...KIM AND SPRINGFIELD...AND WILL PRODUCE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 160...350 AND
385 IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME FOR THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS.

THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR WILL ALSO SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH UP TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTING TO 40 MPH WITH HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

THIS STORM WILL COME TO AN END MONDAY MORNING WITH CLEARING FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS.

A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A
ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE MINOR AT THIS TIME. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
THEN FILL IN ACROSS COLORADO WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TONIGHT ALONG AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

50/50

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
124 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

0123 AM     SNOW             2 NE LEADVILLE          39.27N 106.27W
12/26/2015  M1.6 INCH        LAKE               CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.6 INCHES OF SNOW DURING PREVIOUS 24 HOURS WITH .13
            WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW HAS ENDED.

&&