Expires:200909082030;Remove:200909082030;747970 FPUS75 KPUB 081920 NOWPUB SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 120 PM MDT TUE SEP 8 2009 COZ064>071-082030- 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- INCLUDING...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK... CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER...DEL NORTE... ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD... SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 120 PM MDT TUE SEP 8 2009 .NOW... LOOK FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST 3 PM MDT...WITH A FEW OF THESE STORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 45 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SMALL HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. $$