HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1004 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1015 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1001 PM 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-
1001 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 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. OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS REGION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...BUT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET AMOUNTS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 18 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
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 OVERNIGHT INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.
LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THIS AREA WITH AVALANCHES AND ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY.
THE WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY LOOK TO SEE BETWEEN 5 TO 10
INCHES OF SNOWFALL. 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 1 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 TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY 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 TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1058 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.
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