FYI HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1110 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-191715- 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- 1110 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY. STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH THE EVENING. 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 BURN SCARS THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ON THE BLACK FOREST AND WALDO CANYON BURN SCARS. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING WITH MUD AND ASH FLOWS IN THE MORE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. 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...BESIDES A STURDY BUILDING...IS IN YOUR VEHICLE. BE PREPARED TO FIND SHELTER EARLY BEFORE LIGHTNING THREATENS YOUR AREA. .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 LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. $$ 31/13
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:54:09 +0000
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