HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 653 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 700 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expires:200912070200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
653 PM MST SAT DEC 5 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 PM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE
THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHT SNOW SPREADING INTO THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ACROSS THE TELLER...EL PASO...AND
FREMONT COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE WET MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY...AND THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...LIGHT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM ONE HALF OF AN INCH TO UP TO 2 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS
THE WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER
COUNTY...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO AND
PUEBLO COUNTIES INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO...TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A TRACE TO UP TO 2 INCHES BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. A FEW FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH A LITTLE LESS OVER THE LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS. ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES...WITH AROUND A
FOOT OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF LAKE COUNTY. THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS MAY SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES. AT THIS TIME IT
LOOKS LIKE THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS WILL SEE
ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO UP TO 3 INCHES.
THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
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