HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 607 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 615 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009 Expires:200911291315;;
FLUS45 KPUB 281306
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
606 AM MST SAT NOV 28 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-
606 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS BY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ANYWHERE FROM A DUSTING
TO AROUND 1 INCH ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE
EASTERN SAN JUANS AND CULEBRA RANGE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. LOCATIONS IN THE EASTERN SAN JUANS CAN EXPECT TO SEE 4
TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SNOW COMES
TO AN END. THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE
DE CRISTO RANGES WILL SEE UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WHILE THE LEE
SLOPES...ADJACENT PLAINS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND
PALMER DIVIDE WILL SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH. SNOW
WILL COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY EVENING.
A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.
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