HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 653 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
653 AM MST TUE DEC 8 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-
653 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SLOWLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. TWO TO FOUR FEET OF STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH
SLIGHTLY LESS ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. ONE TO THREE FEET OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES BY THIS EVENING...WITH AROUND A
FOOT OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LAKE COUNTY
INCLUDING LEADVILLE. OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH
PEAKS REGION...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...BUT FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 18 INCHES
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET...WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TODAY. LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA WITH AVALANCHES AND ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY.
THE WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY WILL SEE BETWEEN 5 TO 10
INCHES OF SNOWFALL. CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CHAFFEE COUNTY...ALONG WITH
WESTERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL SEE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES WHILE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE
ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS LATE THIS MORNING...WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH THIS EVENING.
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH
WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS DROPPING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVER
THE PLAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
OCCASIONAL SNOWALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF BEWEEN
2 AND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE
HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY...WITH MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 340 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO BRINGING PERIODS
  OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 TO INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE AND SPANISH PEAKS REGION...WITH THE
  HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FALLING ALONG THE CREST AND WEST FACING
  SLOPES. SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES WILL BE HIGHLY
  VARIABLE WITH LESS SNOWFALL ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER LA VETA PASS TODAY.
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: 1058 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.
* THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF
COLORADO...PIKES PEAK...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME
MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A TIME TOMORROW MORNING AS THE STORM MOVES
OVERHEAD. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40
MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE REGION. THIS
WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL RANGE
FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE
PLAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN EL PASO COUNTY.
* WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TONIGHT...BUT WILL PICK UP FROM THE NORTH AT
20 TO 40 MPH BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS MAY AFFECT EL
PASO COUNTY BY LATE MORNING.
* EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW TOMORROW.
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.
$$