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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
544 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-081400-
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-
544 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A MOIST SPRING STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO SOUTHERN
COLORADO THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS WEST
OF I-25 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE MOST SNOW
WITH THIS SYSTEM.

THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW...WITH UP TO 2
FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS.  NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...THE PLAINS WEST OF I-25 AND
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...THE RATON MESA...AND THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE COULD SEE 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. FOR EVERY PLACE
ELSE...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.

THE AIRMASS WITH THIS SYSTEM IS NOT VERY COLD.  THE TRANSITION TO
SNOW TONIGHT WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TEMPERATURE AS WELL
AS THE INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION. IN AREAS OF LIGHTER
PRECIPITATION...THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL BE SLOWER. WHERE IT
PRECIPITATES HARDER...THE TRANSITION WILL BE QUICKER. IN ANY
EVENT...THE LACK OF COLD AIR MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO FORECAST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS WELL AS THE LEVEL OF TRAVEL HAZARD. IN MANY
AREAS...ROADS MAY JUST REMAIN WET WITH ANY APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION ONLY OCCURRING ON GRASSY AREAS. IN OTHER AREAS...IT
MAY SNOW HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL HAZARD.

ADDITIONALLY...THE SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OF THE
HEAVY...WET VARIETY.  THIS COULD RESULT IN LOAD BEARING PROBLEMS FOR
VEGETATION...STRUCTURES AND UTILITY LINES IF IT SNOWS HEAVILY ENOUGH.

SNOWFALL SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT FINISHED OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO BY
EARLY SATURDAY.  AT THAT TIME...RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN COLORADO FROM
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF BENEFICIAL
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRIMARILY HIGHER TERRAIN SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

SINCE THIS POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM IS STILL SOME FOUR TO FIVE DAYS
AWAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS OF THIS POSSIBLE STORM
REMAIN QUITE LOW AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES
FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS ARE
LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO.

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