WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1059 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.
* THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF
  COLORADO...PIKES PEAK...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND
  WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND
  TOMORROW. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A TIME TOMORROW MORNING AS THE STORM MOVES
  OVERHEAD. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40
  MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE REGION. THIS
  WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL RANGE
  FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE
  PLAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN EL PASO COUNTY.
* WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TONIGHT...BUT WILL PICK UP FROM THE NORTH AT
  20 TO 40 MPH BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS MAY AFFECT EL
  PASO COUNTY BY LATE MORNING.
* EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
  VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW TOMORROW.
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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 640 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 645 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
639 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
639 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. TWO TO FOUR FEET OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH SLIGHTLY LESS
ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. ONE TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW
EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING
LEADVILLE.
STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WHERE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE
DAY TUESDAY. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS AREA WITH AVALANCHES AND ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY.
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...THE WET MOUNTAINS...AND TELLER COUNTY LOOK TO
SEE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WITH THE BULK OF THE
ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF CHAFFEE COUNTY...ALONG WITH WESTERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8
INCHES WHILE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO UP TO 4
INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS LATE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH
WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS DROPPING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVER
THE PLAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
.DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO SUNDAY...THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR AND
GENERALLY LIMITED TO THE HIGHER PEAKS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 549 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY.
* THIS WARNING IS FOR CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING LEADVILLE...
  WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET AND THE
  EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT
  INCLUDING SOUTH FORK AND CREEDE.
* A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO WITH HEAVY
  SNOW AND STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING MONDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
* WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 35 MPH...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND
  SLICK SNOW PACKED ROAD SURFACES.
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.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 405 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE
11000 FT.
* AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW PRODUCING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 20 TO
30 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SECOND STORM.
* WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH.
* SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLICK SNOW
PACKED SURFACES. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO PRODUCE PERIODS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
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.
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.
$$