URGENT
843
WWUS45 KPUB 051237
WSWPUB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
537 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014
COZ084>089-093>099-051800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0001.140205T1237Z-140205T1800Z/
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-
INCLUDING…BLACK FOREST…AIR FORCE ACADEMY…COLORADO SPRINGS…
PUEBLO…WALSENBURG…TRINIDAD…ORDWAY…OLNEY SPRINGS…
LA JUNTA…ROCKY FORD…BRANSON…KIM…EADS…SHERIDAN LAKE…
LAS ANIMAS…LAMAR…SPRINGFIELD…WALSH
537 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS
OF COLORADO…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.
* WIND CHILL VALUE…MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 THIS MORNING DUE TO
SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 5 MPH AT TIMES.
* IMPACT…THESE WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND/OR LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 30 MINUTES IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
ARE EXPECTED.
THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND
COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH
OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS…EAR MUFFS…SCARF…HAT
AND FACE PROTECTION.
&&
$$
COZ058-060-068-051845-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0003.140206T0700Z-140208T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING…CLIMAX…INDEPENDENCE PASS…MT ELBERT…MT MASSIVE…
CUMBRES PASS…WOLF CREEK PASS
537 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATION…THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY
ABOVE 11000 FEET…THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000
FEET AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* CAUSE AND TIMING…A SERIES OF MOIST UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES…CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
AT TIMES…IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA
BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST
FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8
INCHES IS ANTICIPATED.
* WIND…INCREASING WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH AT TIMES.
* IMPACT…SNOW AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF CREATING LOW VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS SLICK AND SNOW PACKED
ROADS…PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.
WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO
TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH…LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH…TAKE ALONG A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.
&&
$$
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Wed Feb 5 2014 7:37AM EST
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