Wolf Creek Weather

UPDATED - 3:37 PM Tuesday

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MST
THURSDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING.

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6AM THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 12
TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL
FALL OVER THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS
WOLF CREEK WILL BE HAZARDOUS BY LATER WEDNESDAY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY OR OCCURRING. IF PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE WARNING AREA...
LISTEN FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER ANOTHER TIMETABLE
OR ROUTE.



COZ068-291600-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS
312 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2004


WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM
MST THURSDAY

TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO
4 INCHES. LOWS IN THE TEENS.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
55 MPH. PERIODS OF SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
DECREASING TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AND BLOWING
SNOW IN THE EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 7 INCHES. LOWS 6 TO
14. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO.

THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HIGHS 18 TO 27.

Since I'll be skiing Silverton on Thurs, figured I'd post the forecast.

SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
847 AM MST TUE DEC 28 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 20 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
BREEZY. HIGHS 35 TO 45. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH.
.TONIGHT...A CHANCE OF SNOW THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY.
SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOWS 10 TO 20. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW LIKELY THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
30 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8
INCHES. LOWS 10 TO 20. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.
.NEW YEARS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE 20S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 15
TO 25.