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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1121 AM MDT SUN JUN 16 2013

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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-
1121 AM MDT SUN JUN 16 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL SPREAD EAST
OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS.

AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS...THEY
WILL ENCOUNTER DEEPER MOISTURE AND BETTER INSTABILITY. A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING...PRIMARILY OVER EASTERN KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA
COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS APPROACHING 60 MPH. EXPECT THE THUNDERSTORMS
TO DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SEVERAL DAYS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ARE EXPECTED ON THE
PLAINS DURING THIS PERIOD. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A
FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. OF THE THREE DAYS...
TUESDAY HAS THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACTIVITY AS
A SUBTROPICAL JET WILL ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL
ALSO BE A CONCERN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THIS PERIOD. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS ON
WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS BOTH THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR WEATHER SPOTTERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS.

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