HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 620 AM MST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 630 AM MST THU DEC 03 2009 Expires:200912031330;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
619 AM MST WED DEC 2 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-
619 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW HAS SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING PRODUCING LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...WHICH WILL
IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY BE LESS
THAN AN INCH THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH A LULL EXPECTED BY
MIDMORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF THE RAMPART RANGE...AND
ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE WILL SEE SNOWFALL THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...AND WILL LIKELY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS EVENING.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50...ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE AND
THE RATON RIDGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTO RANGE WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES BY TOMORROW MORNING...WITH 2
TO 4 NICHES EXPECTED ALONG THE ADJACENT PLAINS INCLUDING WALSENBURG
AND TRINIDAD. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT. LESS THAN AN INCH
OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES WILL OCCUR OVR THE
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE TWENTY-FIVE TO THIRTY DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. LOW TEMPERATURES
FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE BELOW ZERO OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS.
SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND OVER PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY.
THEN FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH FAVORABLE WIND
FLOW...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO WHERE THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK...AND HOW
MUCH SNOW IT WILL BRING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS THE RAMPART RANGE...PALMER DIVIDE...SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE RATON RIDGE AND ADJACENT PLAINS TONIGHT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 438 AM MST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST THU DEC 03 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY.
THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS...AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS. THE ADVISORY
INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...RYE AND
CUCHARA.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...WITH
5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS.
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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