WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 451 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* LOCATION...THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS...PRIMARILY ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK
  PASS.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS
  OF MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE
  SNOWFALL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES ACROSS
  SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
  WOLF CREEK 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.
&&
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 451 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* LOCATION...THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH
  TODAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE LATER
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
* WIND...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS EVENT.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SLICK AND
  SNOW PACKED 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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 355 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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FLUS45 KPUB 222251 AAA
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
351 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
COZ058>089-093>099-232300-
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-
351 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER BAND OF MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF KIOWA COUNTY AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO
OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVER MOST SOUTHERN COLORADO FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY...THOUGH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING OF UP TO 10 INCHES
ARE FORECAST OVER THE PIKES PEAK/TELLER COUNTY REGION...THE WET
MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER PEAKS OF
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. AREAS ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KIOWA COUNTY WILL SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
AROUND 8 INCHES. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...INCLUDING COLORADO
SPRINGS AND PUEBLO...WILL SEE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER AND ALONG THE RATON MESA.
STRONG NORTH WINDS WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING
INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING
THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TONIGHT.
$$