HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1004 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1015 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1001 PM MST MON DEC 7 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-
1001 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY. 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 TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...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 TUESDAY 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 OVERNIGHT INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.
LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THIS AREA WITH AVALANCHES AND ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY.
THE WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY LOOK TO 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 THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE
ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS
LATE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH TUESDAY 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO SUNDAY...THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR AND
GENERALLY LIMITED TO THE HIGHER PEAKS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 936 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY.
* THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF
  COLORADO...PIKES PEAK...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...
  WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY.
* 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 WILL
  DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS.
* 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.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 936 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 TUESDAY
  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 LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
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.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 405 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* FOR THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE
11000 FT.
* AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW PRODUCING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 20 TO
30 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SECOND STORM.
* WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH.
* SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLICK SNOW
PACKED SURFACES. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO PRODUCE PERIODS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
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.
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.
$$