HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 647 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009 Expires:200912071400;;
FLUS45 KPUB 061347
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
647 AM MST SUN DEC 6 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-
647 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MID
ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY AND PIKES PEAK REGION THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH AND LIFT NORTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO THIS
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN
MOSQUITO RANGES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
TALLYING BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE MID
ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND THE PIKES PEAK
REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM A TRACE TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
TO THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TWO
TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS...WITH SLIGHTLY LESS OVER THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. ONE
TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SAWATCH
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES...WITH AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW
EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF LAKE COUNTY. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN JUAN AND LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY
MAY SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE BULK OF THE
ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AT THIS
TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO UP TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.
THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TODAY.
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