HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 308 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
246 PM MST THU DEC 24 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-
246 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 20 TO MINUS
35 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND SOME ADJACENT
VALLEYS TONIGHT. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRESS WARMLY TO PREVENT
FROST BITE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WIND CHILL READINGS FROM ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE
CHRISTMAS MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET
REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY TONIGHT.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 237 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 800 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
MST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
FRIDAY.
* CAUSE...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH
TONIGHT...AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY COLD NORTHWEST WINDS.
* WIND CHILL VALUE...WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24
DEGREES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE VALLEYS...AND FROM MINUS 25 TO
MINUS 35 DEGREES OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOW
WIND CHILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 18 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE
EXPECTED.
THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND
COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH
OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT
AND FACE PROTECTION.
$$
SR

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 519 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY.
* LOCATION...THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR OF HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH THE
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.
* WIND...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
DAY THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS THE ADVISORY REGIONS MAY BE HAMPERED BY
SNOW COVERED ROADS AT TIMES. TRAVEL ALONG I-25 TOWARDS RATON MAY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 519 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
* LOCATION...THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA
COUNTY.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
WINDOW FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE
WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS
SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN MORE OR LESS SNOWFALL.
* WIND...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AT 15 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...AND MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS
COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLE ROAD
CLOSURES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING
THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
$$