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FLUS45 KPUB 201258
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
558 AM MST WED FEB 20 2019
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW
10000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FEET-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FEET-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-
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-
558 AM MST WED FEB 20 2019
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE OVERNIGHT, AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY OVER THE SAN
JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF UP TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY OVER THE
HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SAN
JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS
CAN EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION, WHILE 1 TO
4 INCHES IS PROBABLE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST, SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT, LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOW
CHANCES EXIST ACROSS ALL OF THE PLAINS, THE BEST CHANCES FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE.
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