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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

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CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-

WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-

INCLUDING…SALIDA…BUENA VISTA

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226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT

MONDAY…

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9

AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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* LOCATION…CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF

UP TO A FOOT.

* SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY

NIGHT.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER

OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

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NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-

NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-

WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-

INCLUDING…BLANCA PEAK…GREENHORN MTN

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT

MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9

AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION…THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE ABOVE 11000

FEET…NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET…AND THE WET

MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES

ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND…EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH ON SUNDAY…BECOMING

NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER

OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW

7500 FT-

INCLUDING…BLACK FOREST…AIR FORCE ACADEMY

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT

MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM

9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO

LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION…NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.

* WIND…NORTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER

OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATEQUICKLY

ON SUNDAY OVER MONUMENT HILL.

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.

&&

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN

7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-

INCLUDING…WOODLAND PARK…PIKES PEAK

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT

MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM

6 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO

LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION…PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 18 INCHES

WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* WIND…NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND

DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER

OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY.

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.

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LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-

EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-

INCLUDING…NORTH PASS…CUMBRES PASS…WOLF CREEK PASS

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO

6 AM MDT MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW…WHICH

IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER

STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION…THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE

10000 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS

POSSIBLE.

* WIND…SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

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NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-

WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-

WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-

WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-

INCLUDING…LA VETA PASS…PONCHA PASS…COALDALE…COTOPAXI…

HILLSIDE…HOWARD…SWISSVALE…TEXAS CREEK…SILVER CLIFF…

WESTCLIFFE…RYE

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT

MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON

SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN

EFFECT.

* LOCATION…THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500

AND 11000 FEET…THE WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000

FEET…THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY…AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT

COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS

WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND…EAST 10 TO 20 MPH ON SUNDAY…THEN NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH

SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER

OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

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SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-

SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-

INCLUDING…CUCHARA…STONEWALL…WESTON…SPANISH PEAKS

226 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT

MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON

SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY.

* LOCATION…SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE INTO

THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY SUNDAY…BRINGING HEAVY WET SNOW TO

THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…5 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACT…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER

OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

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