HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 643 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 645 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009 Expires:200912241345;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
642 AM MST WED DEC 23 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-
642 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO INTO
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AS ANOTHER SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD
OUT OF CANADA INTO THE NORTHERN U.S. ROCKIES LATER TONIGHT. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFF AND ON ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT. OF GREATER
CONCERN WILL BE THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO BEGINNING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. COMBINED WITH THE
FRESH SNOWFALL...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
KIOWA COUNTY AND POINTS EASTWARD AS THIS STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
BY LATE TONIGHT...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND A FOOT OR A
LITTLE MORE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH GENERALLY 4
TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
MOUNTAIN AREAS. THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS WILL SEE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES...EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST KIOWA COUNTY WHERE 6 TO 9 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD IN LATER TONIGHT AS
THE NEXT SYSTEM DROPS IN FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BLOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE
FROM AROUND 0 TO 15 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO INTO
THURSDAY...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES REMAINING LOCKED IN PLACE UNTIL
THE WEEKEND.
ON THURSDAY...BETWEEN A TRACE AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED
ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 40
MPH AT TIMES ARE PROJECTED TO OCCUR OVER EASTERN SECTIONS FROM
THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES ON THURSDAY. THE BLOWING SNOW
ON THURSDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.
IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL READINGS NEARING WIND CHILL ADVISORY
LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING
AND THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
FINALLY...TEMPERATURES RUNNING WELL BELOW LATE DECEMBER SEASONAL
AVERAGES SHOULD BE NOTED FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 451 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THURSDAY.
* LOCATION...THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TELLER COUNTY AND
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON
THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT...HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES.
* WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY.
THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...TRAVEL ACROSS THE ADVISORY REGIONS WILL BE HAMPERED BY
SNOW COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL ACROSS MONUMENT HILL AND HIGHWAY 24
MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
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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