413 WWUS85 KPUB 031217 SPSPUB COZ058>081-031400- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 630 AM MDT THU MAY 3 2001 ...THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... ...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT... ...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...AND EL PASO COUNTY... SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY. EL PASO COUNTY CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ABOUT 2 INCHES...ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 3 INCHES THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY WILL SEE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES...WHILE THE CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ABOUT 4 INCHES. THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS COULD ALSO SEE AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. ELSEWHERE...RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...BUT LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR THE MOST PART...SNOWFALL WILL ONLY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY AREAS TODAY...AS TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER NEAR...OR A LITTLE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. HOWEVER...ROADS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MORE SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AT THIS POINT...IT APPEARS THAT SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...AS THE FORECAST MAY CHANGE ON SHORT NOTICE.  413 WWUS85 KPUB 031217 SPSPUB COZ058>081-031400- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 630 AM MDT THU MAY 3 2001 ...THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... ...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT... ...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...AND EL PASO COUNTY... SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY. EL PASO COUNTY CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ABOUT 2 INCHES...ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 3 INCHES THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY WILL SEE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES...WHILE THE CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ABOUT 4 INCHES. THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS COULD ALSO SEE AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. ELSEWHERE...RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...BUT LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR THE MOST PART...SNOWFALL WILL ONLY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY AREAS TODAY...AS TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER NEAR...OR A LITTLE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. HOWEVER...ROADS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MORE SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AT THIS POINT...IT APPEARS THAT SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...AS THE FORECAST MAY CHANGE ON SHORT NOTICE.