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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
656 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 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-
656 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS TODAY. STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

OF PARTICULAR INTEREST...MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BY
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT FIRE
OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR.

THERE ALSO IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS
THE WALDO BURN SCAR THIS AFTERNOON.

OVER THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE
RAIN WILL OCCUR. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE NEW FIRE
STARTS. STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

ALL STORMS TODAY WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
REMEMBER...ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES DURING LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IS
YOUR VEHICLE. IF LIGHTNING IS NEARBY...GET INTO IT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO VERY
DANGEROUS TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND EL PASO COUNTY. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THESE AREAS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN COLORADO.

THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
CLIP FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO OVER THE WEEKEND. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR WEATHER SPOTTERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER ALL OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS.

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