Hazardous Weather Outlook


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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
907 PM MDT MON AUG 12 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-
907 PM MDT MON AUG 12 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS WELL AS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL INCREASE ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...BRINGING INCREASING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW. THE BURN SCARS ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES INCLUDING THE WALDO...BLACK FOREST...ROYAL GORGE AND EAST
PEAK WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE BOTH OF THESE DAYS...HOWEVER
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS WHERE RECENT RAINFALL HAS ALREADY SATURATED THE
SOIL. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE
AREA BOTH DAYS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SOME HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES...WIND GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
MEANWHILE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR
VALLEYS. WHILE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOWER FOR THESE
AREAS...THERE WILL STILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING ON THE WEST FORK COMPLEX SHOULD A STRONGER THUNDERSTORM
MOVE OVER THE REGION. 
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN FOR LATE IN THE WEEK TRENDING
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DOWNWARD AND DECREASING THE THREAT FOR FLASH
FLOODING ON THE BURN SCARS.  
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
WHICH WILL INCREASE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
ONCE AGAIN.  
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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