WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 540 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY.
* LOCATION...THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS...PRIMARILY ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK
  PASS.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL
  SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING...WHICH IS
  EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES ACROSS
  THE FAVORED SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME 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: 540 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY.
* LOCATION...THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE LA GARITA
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND
  LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY
  OVER NORTH PASS.
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: 946 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

Expires:200912221700;;
FLUS45 KPUB 211646 AAA
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
946 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
COZ058>089-093>099-221700-
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-
946 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...BEFORE SPREADING
EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING KIOWA
COUNTY. MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF TELLER AND NORTHERN
EL PASO COUNTIES...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AT 20 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE
PALMER DIVIDE AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. COMBINED WITH
THE FALLING SNOW...THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF LA JUNTA.
THERE IS STILL MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY.
ANY CHANGE IN THE TRACK COULD MEAN MORE OR LESS SNOWFALL FOR
SOUTHEAST COLORADO. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO DURING THE TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY TIME PERIOD...PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY KEEPING TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH MORE LIGHT
SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$