Strong winds and low relative humdity sparked a grassfire on the west edge of Pueblo. Two mobile homes were destroyed.
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Strong winds and low relative humdity sparked a grassfire on the west edge of Pueblo. Two mobile homes were destroyed.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 4, 4:22 AM MST, 6 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 422 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) CURRENTLY...THE NEXT DISTURBANCE TO AFFECT THE REGION IS A SHARPENING TROUGH CURRENTLY DROPPING DOWN ACROSS ID AND MT. THIS WAS INCREASING THE WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE CWA...AND SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEV SITES THIS AM WERE REPORTING WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40-50 MPH. WV SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED WAVE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT OFF THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...AGAIN POINTING TO STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. TODAY...THE UPPER TROUGH DROPS DOWN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO COLORADO...INITIALLY BRINGING ISOLATED PCPN TO THE CENTRAL MTS THIS MORNING...THEN QUICKLY POPS INCREASE TO LIKELY FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTN WITH POSSIBLY 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE SAWATCH RANGE. MEANWHILE...ACROSS THE E PLAINS WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL QUICKLY BOOST TEMPS INTO THE UPPER 50S. THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT SLOW THE WARM UP SLIGHTLY WILL BE THE MT WAVE CLOUDS THIS MORNING. WINDS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AS THE UPPER TROUGH NEARS AND TIGHTENS THE PRES GRADIENT...AND GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS POSSIBLE WHILE THE ADJACENT PLAINS COULD SEE SOME GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. TONIGHT...THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES DROPPING SOUTH...AND BOTH GFS AND NAM MODELS INDICATE THAT A SFC COLD FRONT WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS PALMER DVD SOMTIME AROUND 00Z. NOT THE BEST LOOKING FRONT...BUT THE COLD PUSH FROM THE NORTH USHERS IN MORE CLOUD COVER AND ISOLATED PCPN CHANCES FOR THE E PLAINS. A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE FOR N EL PASO COUNTY...BUT THE MTS WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR PCPN...WITH THE FOCUS REMAINING ON THE CENTRAL MTS. LITTLE ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO ONGOING TEMP AND SKY GRIDS...BUT DID BUMP UP POPS FOR THE CENT MTS SLIGHTLY. MOORE .LONG TERM... (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY) ...COOL AND UNSETTLED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...POSSIBLE WEAK DISTURBANCE SUNDAY... MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON TRACK AND INTENSITY OF WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT SYSTEM. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS TO DROP UPPER LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BY THURSDAY MORNING. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS THE SIMILARITY IN THE MODELS TO DEVELOP CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A CHECK OF LAPSE RATES SHOWS SOME PRETTY UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE PEAK INSTABILITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. 700-500MB LAPSE RATES REACH 8-9 DEGC/KM OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY 21Z WEDNESDAY...WITH THE PLAINS HITTING 7.5-8 DEGC/KM. CULPRIT SEEMS TO BE COLD AIR ALOFT OVERLAYING RELATIVELY WARM SURFACE AIR. MODELS INDICATE 500MB TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM -32C TO -33C OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO BY 21Z WEDNESDAY...WHICH IS A PRETTY DECENT POOL OF COLD AIR. SO...SHOULD SEE SOME CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAIN RANGES. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...A QUICK INCH OR 2 OF SNOW WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION. PRIME TARGET RIGHT NOW LOOKS TO BE THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN COOL AND UNSETTLED FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FLOW ALOFT REMAINS NORTHERLY AND SLIGHTLY CYCLONIC THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WEAK DISTURBANCES SPINNING THEIR WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS HINT AT THIS...WITH SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIPITATION TRAILING ACROSS THE REGION FROM TIME TO TIME. SO...BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH A FEW RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND CONTINUES TO LOOK PRETTY WEAK. PLUS...THE TIMING NOW LOOKS MORE LIKE SUNDAY THAN SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ANY EVENT...THE MAIN IMPACT LOOKS LIKE A REINFORCING SURGE OF COOL AIR OVER THE EAST ON SUNDAY...WITH LITTLE IMPACT ELSEWHERE. COULD ALSO BE A FEW RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IF EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER RIGHT. BUT...IN GENERAL...NOT LOOKING LIKE A BIG DEAL. AS ALWAYS...WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. WALROD && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 00Z FOR KCOS...KPUB AND KALS THOUGH GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH FROM THE WEST WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 18Z TODAY. AFTER 00Z SFC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS KCOS BRINGING POTENTIAL MVFR CONDITIONS AND INITIAL LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX...THEN 01Z-02Z FOR KPUB. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 27/50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 646 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 COZ058>089-093>099-051345- 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- 646 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK SOUTH ACROSS COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRODUCING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY OCCURRING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS COULD SEE LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGH VALLEYS AND THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE MOUNTAINS COULD SEE A QUICK INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. ELSEWHERE...LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE COULD AFFECT THE REGION ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER... PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT ANY SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND SPOTTY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. KOTO/LW
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A grassfire destroyed two mobile homes on the west edge of Pueblo.
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