Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Watches in 2015
Winter Storm Watch 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at Feb 20, 2015, 3:14 PM MST for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 22, 2015, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2015, 3:14 PM MST (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2015, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2015, 4:18 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 2439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718 WWUS45 KPUB 202214 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 COZ058>061-063-081-082-084-085-210615- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.150221T1200Z-150223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150221T1900Z-150223T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...10 TO 16 INCHES. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ089-095-096-210615- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150221T1900Z-150223T1200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CROWLEY COUNTY AND KIOWA COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-079-080-098-210615- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...LAMAR 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SPANISH PEAKS REGION...AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR PROWERS COUNTY...8 TO 12 INCHES. FOR THE SANGRES AND WET MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ077-078-083-086>088-093-094-097-099-210615- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0040.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET...HUERFANO COUNTY...BENT COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND BACA COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ062-076-210615- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.150221T1200Z-150223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0040.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...AND FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ064>068-210615- /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0009.150222T1300Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK... CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 314 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
898 WWUS45 KPUB 210319 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 819 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 COZ058>061-063-081-082-084-085-089-095-096-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150221T1900Z-150223T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE 819 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...10 TO 16 INCHES. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-079-080-098-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...LAMAR 819 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... SPANISH PEAKS REGION...AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR PROWERS COUNTY...8 TO 12 INCHES. FOR THE SANGRES AND WET MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ062-076>078-083-086>088-093-094-097-099-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0040.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 819 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET...HUERFANO COUNTY...BENT COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND BACA COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ064>068-211130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0009.150222T1300Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK... CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 819 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
482 WWUS45 KPUB 211118 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 418 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2015 COZ062-076>078-083-086>088-093-094-097-099-212000- /O.UPG.KPUB.WW.Y.0040.150222T0000Z-150223T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150222T0300Z-150223T1200Z/ CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...COALDALE...COTOPAXI... HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF... WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 418 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET...HUERFANO COUNTY...BENT COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND BACA COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ064>068-212000- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0009.150222T1300Z-150224T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150222T1300Z-150224T0000Z/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK... CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 418 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-079-080-098-212000- /O.EXT.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150222T0300Z-150223T1200Z/ 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- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...LAMAR 418 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... SPANISH PEAKS REGION...AND PROWERS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR PROWERS COUNTY...8 TO 12 INCHES. FOR THE SANGRES AND WET MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058>061-063-081-082-084-085-089-095-096-212000- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0019.150221T1900Z-150223T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...LEADVILLE... INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...GRANITE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE 418 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...EL PASO COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND LAKE COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND KIOWA COUNTY...10 TO 16 INCHES. FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ONE TO TWO FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND...OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ069>071-212000- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0041.150222T0700Z-150224T0000Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 418 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE JET STREAM FROM THE WEST WILL COINCIDE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE VALLEY EDGES. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm watch went out at Feb 20, 2:32 PM MST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 2:32 PM MST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 232 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 229 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 A SHORTWAVE TROF MOVING OVR THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON IS BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS AND VIRGA AND EVEN SOME LIGHTNING STRIKE...SO WL ADD THUNDER TO THE EARLY EVENING GRIDS. AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST...THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL SPREAD EAST ACRS THE PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE CENTRAL MTNS MAY SEE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. BY LATE NIGHT AS THAT DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION END...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL PROBABLY STILL BE SOME SHOWERS OVR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND MAYBE SOME LINGERING ACTIVITY OVR THE PIKE PEAK...TELLER COUNTY AREA AND PALMER DIVIDE AS MOIST LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUE IN THOSE AREAS. THERE PROBABLY WL NOT BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PCPN OVR MUCH OF THE AREA SAT MORNING...AS UPR LEVEL SUPPORT WL BE LACKING. AS THE NEXT DISTURBANCE APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES OVER THE AREA SAT...PCPN IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE IN THE MORNING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THEN IN THE AFTERNOON PCPN PICKS UP OVER THE PIKES PEAK AREA AND EL PASO COUNTY. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA... MAY END UP JUST SEEING SCATTERED PCPN CHANCES...WHICH BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SUPPORT. AFTERNOON TEMPS LOOK LIKE THEY WL BE IN THE UPPER 30S AND MAYBE LOWER 40S OVR MUCH OF THE SERN PLAINS SO PCPN WOULD MAINLY BE RAIN. HOWEVER...OVER EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES TEMPS WL BE COOLER AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE EXPECTED...PROBABLY MAINLY ON THE GRASSY AREAS. THE CENTRAL MTNS SHOULD SEE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH A COUPLE TO A FEW INCHES OF SNOW OVR THE ERN MTN PEAKS. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 229 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WELCOME BACK TO WINTER... COMPLICATED WX PICTURE SHAPING UP FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL WINTER STORM...SO SNOW AMOUNTS AND TIMING STILL PRETTY DIFFICULT TO NAIL DOWN. RECENT MODEL TRENDS POINT AT A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST...OVERALL QPF AMOUNTS HAVE TRENDED SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS OR SO. HOWEVER...STILL SEEING HEAVY ACCUMS FOR CERTAIN AREAS...AND MODERATE ACCUMS AREAWIDE. MAIN FOCUS FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE THE ERN MTS...PARTICULARLY THE WETS...SANGRES...AND PIKES PEAK REGION...THE PALMER DVD...AND THE SERN PLAINS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. STILL LOOKING AT UP TO A FOOT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND POSSIBLY UP TO TWO FEET FOR THE MTS AND POSSIBLY THE CREST OF THE PALMER DVD. LATEST GUIDANCE IS ALSO SHOWING SLIGHTLY BETTER POTENTIAL OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND SW MTS. HEADLINES FOR THIS EVENT ALSO TRICKY. GRIDS ARE SHOWING WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL FOR THE 2-3 DAY EVENT. BUT GIVEN THE LONG DURATION...AND LACK OF STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL LIMIT DRIFTING OVER THE PLAINS...IMPACTS MAY BE LESS THAN THEY WOULD BE FOR A MORE DYNAMIC EVENT. ALSO...MODELS GENERALLY TEND TO OVERESTIMATE QPF FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS. SO PROBABILITY OF VERIFICATION EXCEEDING THE FORECAST IS LOWER THAN IT IS FOR FALLING BELOW EXPECTATIONS. COULD ALSO LEAVE AREAS IN A WATCH BUT SUSPECT THAT THE DATA IS NOT GOING TO BE PARTICULARLY MORE ENLIGHTENING TOMORROW THAN IT WAS TODAY. SO...WILL GO WITH A WARNING FOR THE HIGH CONFIDENCE AREAS...PIKES PEAK AREA...PALMER DVD...WETS...SANGRES AND KIOWA/NRN PROWERS COUNTIES. ALSO WENT WARNING FOR THE SAWATCH AND LXV AREA...WHICH MAY INITIALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THE BIG PICTURE OVER THE THREE DAY EVENT. WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORM AS IT EVOLVES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IF TRENDS INDICATE HEAVIER AMOUNTS THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO UPGRADE EXISTING ADVISORIES. FINALLY...ADDED A WATCH FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE STORM...SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY...FOR THE SW AND CENTRAL MTS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...WHERE RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN UPPING THE SNOW TOTALS. AFTER MONDAY...FOCUS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL MTS...WHERE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO SNOW TOTALS OVER THE DVD. DUE TO SNOW COVER AND PERSISTENT TROUGH OVER THE AREA...WILL NOT SEE MUCH WARMING ON TUE OR WED...WITH TEMPS IN THE 30S AND LOW 40S DURING THIS TIME. NEXT WINTER SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE WED INTO THU...AND WHILE IT DOES NOT LOOK AS STRONG OR LENGTHY AS THE CURRENT SYSTEM...COULD ADD SOME MORE MODERATE SNOW ACCUMS TO THE AREA. NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE EXACT TIMING OR DETAILS BEYOND THURSDAY...BUT IT LOOKS LIKELY THAT WE WILL REMAIN IN A STORMY CYCLE...WITH A PARADE OF TROUGHS LINES UP FOR OUR AREA AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH SHIFTS BACK OVER THE ROCKIES. THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE MTS...AND SHOULD HELP REPLENISH SOME OF THE RECENTLY DIMINISHING SNOWPACK FOR CO. ROSE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 229 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT KALS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. KALS WILL HAVE SOME SHOWERS IN THE VCNTY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TODAY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME THUNDER...AND MAY SOME SOME SHOWERS IN THE VCNTY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. KCOS AND KPUB WL HAVE SOME SHOWERS IN THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME THUNDER...BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR. LATER TONIGHT...LOW LEVEL MSTR IS FORECAST TO INCREASE...BRINGING LOW CLOUDS AND MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS INTO THE MORNING HOURS. CHANCES FOR PCPN AT KCOS AND KPUB INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON ON SAT...WITH KPUB LIKELY HAVING VFR CONDITIONS...BUT KCOS SHOULD SEE SNOW AND MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR COZ072>075-079-080-098. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR COZ058>061-063-081-082-084-085-089-095-096. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR COZ062-076>078-083-086>088-093-094-097-099. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ064>068. && SHORT TERM...28 LONG TERM...ROSE AVIATION...28
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 11:16 AM MST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1116 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 COZ058>089-093>099-211830- 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- 1116 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEYS AND THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON THE PEAKS. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR 2 WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION THIS EVENING...INCLUDING TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO...ANY SHOWERS WILL BE SPOTTY AND LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ON SATURDAY FAVORABLE MOISTURE AND WINDS WILL BRING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR KIOWA COUNTY TO SEE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD JUST SEE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY. SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS. THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS...AS WILL THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW CHANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL LIKELY INCREASE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON MONDAY...WITH THE MOUNTAINS STILL EXPECTED TO SEE SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THOUGH THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 3 days |
| Feb 20, 3:14 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 13 hr |
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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.