Expires:201207172215;Remove:201207172215;992158 FPUS75 KPUB 172102 NOWPUB SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 302 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012 COZ060>062-172215- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA 302 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .NOW... A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT THE ALPINE AREA AND COUNTY ROAD 162 TO MOUNT PRINCETON HOT SPRINGS THROUGH 345 PM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE AREA AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROAD SURFACES...AND MINOR WASH OUTS ON DIRT ROADS. $$