FREEZE WATCH
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
154 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...STRONG WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO...
.A VIGOROUS MODIFIED PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL DRAG A FRONT THROUGH
THE STATE...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY
MIDNIGHT. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO.
NMZ005>007-012-013-018>021-220400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.081022T0600Z-081022T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.081023T0800Z-081023T1600Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON...
SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...
CLOVIS
154 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN
PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE OVER
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF I-40...
AROUND MIDNIGHT. AREAS SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE CAN EXPECT WINDS
TO INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE NORTH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLDER AIRMASS SHOULD ALLOW FOR FREEZING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS WITHIN THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY
OF CHAVES COUNTY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS
FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
NMZ001>021-026-221200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT.
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS BEHIND THE
FRONT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS.
CLEAR SKIES...VERY DRY AIR...AND CALM WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVER THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND NEARLY ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$
GUYER
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
245 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
WYZ059-060-067>070-221115-
CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
245 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINDY CONDITIONS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN BEHIND A
COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A LONE
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT ALONG WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
IT WILL BE WINDY AND COLD ON WEDNESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
&&
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
245 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
WYZ061>066-221115-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-
245 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL
OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT WITH
WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL
OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH AN INCH OR LESS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
&&
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
$$
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1106 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
COZ030>051-221200-
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/
SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND
BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK
COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/
EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD
COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS
COUNTY-
1106 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS OF COLORADO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT AND WITH DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...MAINLY EAST
OF A LINE FROM AKRON TO STERLING. DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL
UP TO PENNY SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. RAIN
SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY TO TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO THREE INCHES OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. THIS WILL
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM MONUMENT HILL EASTWARD TO
LIMON AND LAST CHANCE. ELSEWHERE...JUST A DUSTING OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED.
ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PLAINS
WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH
GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL
SHIFT TO THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO...MAINLY AROUND HAXTUN
AND HOLYOKE. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. RESIDENTS AND RANCHERS OVER
THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HARSH
WINTER CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
DRIER...WARMER...AND LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY WITH
NEAR SEASONAL READINGS EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS AFTER
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.
$$
SZOKE/BARJENBRUCH/JK
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
600 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-221200-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG WINDY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST
COLORADO LATER THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN COLORADO. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. ICY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER VAIL AND RABBIT EARS PASS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1201 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
COZ058>089-093>099-221815-
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-
1201 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ONE OR TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. THE
MAIN THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HAIL UP TO AROUND 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...WHERE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES
AND ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP QUICKLY THROUGH THE EVENING BEHIND A STRONG
COLD FRONT...WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO 6000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT
AND DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WITH A COUPLE INCHES OF WET SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS
MONUMENT HILL BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
IT WILL BE WINDY AND COLD WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 1/2 INCH...AND
CONFINED TO GRASSY AREAS. STRONG NORTH WINDS...GUSTING TO 40 OR 50
MPH AT TIMES...COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING RAIN OR
SNOW...WHERE PRECIPITATION IS OCCURRING.
ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST
PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING WITH THESE SHOWERS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS
THAN 1/2 INCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER BACA...PROWERS
...BENT...AND KIOWA COUNTIES.
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31/13
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
136 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
WYZ001>020-022>030-221100-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
136 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
NATRONA COUNTY AND CASPER MOUNTAIN THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY. SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN
HEAVY AT TIMES OVER NATRONA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH
4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 12
INCHES EXPECTED OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...AREAS
EAST OF THE DIVIDE WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERELY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK AS THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
MOVE THROUGH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
$$
TEAM RIVERTON
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
240 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
COZ031>036-212215-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND
SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/
NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000
FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...
RABBIT EARS PASS...DILLON...FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...HOT
SULPHUR SPRINGS...KREMMLING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE
BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL
PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST
SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...
EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT
EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...
GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL
CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
240 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH 4 PM
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...HIGH VALLEYS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. THE
STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...UP TO TWO TENTH OF AN INCH
OF RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS A THUNDERSTORM COULD PRODUCE
A QUICK INCH OF SNOWFALL. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE DROP TO AROUND 7
THOUSAND FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER...RISING TO AROUND 9
THOUSAND FEET SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
$$
COOPER
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
240 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
COZ038>041-043-045-212215-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND
JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH
DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE
COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS
COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND
EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...
BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY
OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...
LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...
LARKSPUR...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BENNETT...
BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER
240 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
.NOW...
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
SWEEP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE URBAN CORRIDOR THROUGH 4 PM.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY...SPREADING INTO THE PALMER DIVIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH
OF RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.
$$
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
303 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
UTZ011-012-212300-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-
303 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
.NOW...
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UINTA BASIN AS WELL AS
THE PORTIONS OF CARBON AND EMERY COUNTIES THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. PEOPLE WITH HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
400 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
NMZ001>021-026-212200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
400 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
STATES WILL FORCE A POWERFUL COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO
LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 20
DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES...VERY DRY
AIR...AND LIGHT WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP
QUICKLY AFTER DARK. LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
THEIR FIRST SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD FREEZE.
MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. MOVE POTTED
PLANTS INDOORS. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES OR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
$$
GUYER
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
832 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ059>070-212300-
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-
SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-
PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS...HANNA...
MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...
PINE BLUFFS
832 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...A QUICK SHOT OF WINTER LIKE WEATHER FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESS THAN AN INCH AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS.
WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 ON
WEDNESDAY BUT THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY END.
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHEAST
WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A RAPID
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. GUSTY WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE THE TIME
NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR WEAK OR YOUNG ANIMALS.
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JLH
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WIND ADVISORY
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
154 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...STRONG WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO...
.A VIGOROUS MODIFIED PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL DRAG A FRONT THROUGH
THE STATE...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY
MIDNIGHT. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO.
NMZ005>007-012-013-018>021-220400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.081022T0600Z-081022T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.081023T0800Z-081023T1600Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON...
SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...
CLOVIS
154 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN
PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE OVER
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF I-40...
AROUND MIDNIGHT. AREAS SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE CAN EXPECT WINDS
TO INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE NORTH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLDER AIRMASS SHOULD ALLOW FOR FREEZING CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS WITHIN THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY
OF CHAVES COUNTY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS
FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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