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WWUS45 KPUB 131622
WSWPUB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1022 AM MDT SUN APR 13 2014
COZ072-073-079-080-140000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0008.140413T1800Z-140414T0900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN
1022 AM MDT SUN APR 13 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY...
* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING LOCALLY TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS.
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.
&&
$$
COZ076-081-082-084-140000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0008.140413T1800Z-140414T0600Z/
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
1022 AM MDT SUN APR 13 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* LOCATION...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY AND
NORTHERN AND EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 10
INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING LOCALLY TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
&&
$$
COZ074-075-140000-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0008.140413T2100Z-140414T0900Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS
1022 AM MDT SUN APR 13 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT MONDAY...
* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING LOCALLY TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS.
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.
&&
$$
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Sun Apr 13 2014 12:22PM EDT
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