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FLUS45 KPUB 130053
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
553 PM MST THU FEB 12 2026
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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-
553 PM MST THU FEB 12 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATE
TONIGHT. PEAKS COULD SEE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS, GENERALLY LESS THAN
AN INCH.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
SOUTHERN COLORADO FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50, WITH UP TO 7 INCHES
FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THE REMAINDER OF
THE MOUNTAINS COULD SEE AN 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET.
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THE
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS (UP TO 0.40 INCHES) ALONG THE SOUTHERN
BORDER.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL SPREAD ACROSS
SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH THE HIGHEST
IMPACT DAY EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. WINDS ON TUESDAY COULD APPROACH OR
EXCEED 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. THE MOUNTAINS COULD
SEE ROUNDS OF WIND DRIVEN SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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