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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
810 PM MDT MON MAY 13 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-
810 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE
AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE LIGHTNING AND LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. MEANWHILE...
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT
ACROSS THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FOR MOST
AREAS...BUT COULD BRIEFLY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST
BACA COUNTY TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT
BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY. ONE OR TWO STORMS
COULD BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASED
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING ON THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WEDNESDAY...
ALTHOUGH ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THIS DAY IS EXPECTED TO BE SPOTTY.

THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER WILL
RETURN TO THE AREA. INCREASED WINDS DURING THE PERIOD MAY RESULT
IN ESCALATING FIRE DANGER LEVELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

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