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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 19, 201011 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Dec 19, 2010, 4:31 AM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 19, 2010, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 19 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2010, 4:31 AM MST (11:31 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2010, 11:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 20, 2010, 6:00 PM MST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 19, 11:27 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 649 Nnw Walsenburg, COI-25 AT BUTTE CREEK
Dec 20, 12:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 Wnw Fountain, COKFCS REPORT
Dec 20, 12:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Dec 20, 1:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 04 Se Colorado Springs, CO*** 1 INJ *** MCDONALDS SIGN ON SOUTH ACADEMY BLOWN DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED.
Dec 20, 1:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Se Colorado Springs, CO*** 1 INJ *** MCDONALDS SIGN ON SOUTH ACADEMY BLOWN DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED.
Dec 20, 1:13 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 Wnw Fountain, COKFCS REPORT
Dec 20, 2:37 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Nnw Colorado City, COARPSWXNET SITE
Dec 20, 2:44 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 716 S Colorado City, COI-25 AT APACHE CITY
Dec 20, 2:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Dec 20, 3:24 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 736 S Colorado City, COI-25 AT APACHE CITY
Dec 20, 3:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 669 Nnw Walsenburg, COI-25 AT BUTTE CREEK
Dec 20, 3:46 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 612 Ne Aguilar, COI-25 AT AGUILAR
Dec 20, 3:57 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 631 Wnw Colorado City, CORAWS SITE
Dec 20, 3:58 AM MSTSNOW 102 Ne Monarch Pass, COMONARCH SKI AREA 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...
Dec 20, 4:38 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 655 Ne Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 5:04 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 746 S Colorado City, COI-25 AT APACHE CITY
Dec 20, 5:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 503 N Pueblo Reservoir, CO
Dec 20, 6:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 010 Nnw Walsenburg, COSEMI ROLLED OVER AT I-25 MILE MARKER 60
Dec 20, 6:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 04 Sse Colorado City, COSEMI ROLLED OVER AT I-25 MILE MARKER 69
Dec 20, 6:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG10 Nnw Walsenburg, COSEMI ROLLED OVER AT I-25 MILE MARKER 60
Dec 20, 6:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Sse Colorado City, COSEMI ROLLED OVER AT I-25 MILE MARKER 69
Dec 20, 6:39 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 03 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO1100 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER IN THE BROADMOOR AREA.
Dec 20, 6:39 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO1100 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER IN THE BROADMOOR AREA.
Dec 20, 6:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 845 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Dec 20, 7:24 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Colorado Springs, COTREE BLOWN DOWN...POWERLINE ON HOUSE...
Dec 20, 7:31 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 S Colorado Springs, COPOWERLINES DOWN ON ROAD...
Dec 20, 7:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 843 Sw Colorado Springs, CORELAYED BY MEDIA NEAR BROADMOOR...40 FOOT PINE TREE DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED
Dec 20, 8:14 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 S Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 20, 8:20 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Colorado City, COFIBERGLASS ROOF BLOWN OFF OF PATIO - OCCURRED OVERNIGHT
Dec 20, 8:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Sw Colorado Springs, COPOWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF 8TH AND ARCTURUS.
Dec 20, 8:39 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 Wsw Fountain, CO
Dec 20, 8:57 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 671 W Colorado City, CO
Dec 20, 8:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 805 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS
Dec 20, 9:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 9:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 865 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS
Dec 20, 10:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 719 Nnw Walsenburg, COI-25 AT BUTTE CREEK CDOT SENSOR
Dec 20, 10:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 10:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 832 S Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 10:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 833 S Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 10:37 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 653 Ssw Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 11:04 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 716 S Colorado City, COI-25 AT APACHE CITY CDOT SENSOR.
Dec 20, 11:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 703 Ssw Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 11:31 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 11:31 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 11:37 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Air Force Academy, COMESONET SENSOR LOCATED ON RUWAY16
Dec 20, 11:57 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Nnw Colorado City, CO
Dec 20, 11:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 865 Ese Wetmore, CO
Dec 20, 12:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 783 S Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 12:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Sse Colorado Springs, COROOF OFF AND FENCE DOWN IN SRATMOOR HILLS AREA TO THE SSE OF COLORADO SPRINGS REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. SPECIFIC TIME OF OCCURRENCE UNKNOWN...BUT LIKELY OCCURRING DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
Dec 20, 12:09 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 744 S Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 20, 12:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 Ssw Manitou Springs, CO
Dec 20, 12:44 PM MSTSNOW 81 Nnw Monarch Pass, COSNOWFALL OVER LAST 24 HOURS REPORTED BY MONARCH SKI AREA.
Dec 20, 1:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 626 S Colorado City, COMEASURED BY MESONET SITE 151004 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO CITY.
Dec 20, 1:06 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 609 Nw Walsenburg, COMEASURED BY MESONET SITE 151005 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALSENBURG.
Dec 20, 1:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Nw Colorado City, COMEASURED BY MESONET SITE DW2845 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO CITY.
Dec 20, 1:32 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Nw Colorado City, COMEASURED BY MESONET SITE DW2845 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO CITY.
Dec 20, 1:47 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 633 Nw Colorado City, COMEASURED BY MESONET SITE DW2845 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO CITY.
Dec 20, 1:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 905 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS
Dec 20, 1:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 905 Ese Wetmore, CO
Dec 20, 2:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 606 S Colorado City, COMEASURED BY MESONET SITE 151004 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO CITY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 262 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2010-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2010-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
377 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
431 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

COZ083-085-086-191745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0004.101220T0000Z-101221T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-101219T1400Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO
431 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

* LOCATION...FOR DENSE FOG...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...PUEBLO 
  COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING CANYON CITY... 
  PUEBLO AND AREAS SOUTH OF FOUNTAIN ALONG I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...FOR DENSE FOG...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POOLED 
  OVER THE REGION WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH 7 AM 
  THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE.

* IMPACT...FOR DENSE FOG...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 50 FROM 
  CANYON CITY TO PUEBLO...AND ON I-25 FROM PUEBLO TO FOUNTAIN. 
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SLICK SPOTS ON AREA 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATION...FOR HIGH WINDS...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...EXTREME 
  WESTERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...FOR HIGH WINDS...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM
  IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60
  MPH ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES AND TO NEAR 80 MPH ACROSS
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WIND PRONE AREAS...WILL BE POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING HIGHWAYS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO THE STRONG CROSSWIND
  COMPONENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE BELOW 1/4 MILE AND SURFACES WILL
BECOME WET. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...SLOW DOWN AND USE LOW BEAM
HEADLAMPS OR FOG LAMPS.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-084-087-088-191745-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0004.101220T0000Z-101221T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
431 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER 
  COUNTY...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER 
  BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM IS EXPECTED TO
  MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60
  MPH ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES AND TO NEAR 80 MPH ACROSS
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WIND PRONE AREAS...WILL BE POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING HIGHWAYS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO THE STRONG CROSSWIND
  COMPONENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
653 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

COZ083-085-086-192000-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-101219T1400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO
653 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST MONDAY. 

* THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FREMONT...PUEBLO AND SOUTHERN
  EL PASO COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. VISIBILITIES HAVE
  BEEN IMPROVING EARLY THIS MORNING...HOWEVER LOCALIZED AREAS OF FOG
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 AM.

* LOCATION...FOR HIGH WINDS...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...EXTREME 
  WESTERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...FOR HIGH WINDS...A STRONG PACIFIC JET 
  STREAM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 
  60 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES AND TO NEAR 80 MPH 
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WIND PRONE AREAS...WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING HIGHWAYS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO THE STRONG CROSSWIND
  COMPONENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$

COZ072>075-079>082-084-087-088-192000-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
653 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER 
  COUNTY...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER 
  BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM IS EXPECTED TO 
  MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 
  60 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES AND TO NEAR 80 MPH 
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WIND PRONE AREAS...WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH 
  AS SEMIS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING 
  HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO THE STRONG 
  CROSSWIND COMPONENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1255 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

COZ072>075-079>088-200200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1255 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM THE
  PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE EASTERN
  SLOPE AREAS WEST OF I-25.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS
  THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

* WIND...WESTERLY 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR MORE.

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
572 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
257 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

COZ072>075-079>088-200400-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
257 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM MST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM THE 
  PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE 
  EASTERN SLOPE AREAS WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE 
  ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* WIND...WESTERLY 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR 
  MORE.

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER 
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH 
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
786 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
838 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

COZ072>075-079>088-201200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.101220T0600Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
838 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM THE 
  PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE 
  EASTERN SLOPE AREAS WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS
  THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

* WIND...WESTERLY AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR 
  MORE. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER 
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH 
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
112 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
436 AM MST MON DEC 20 2010

COZ072>075-079>088-201745-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
436 AM MST MON DEC 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM THE 
  PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE 
  EASTERN SLOPE AREAS WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE 
  ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* WIND...WESTERLY AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR 
  MORE. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL
  BE THE STRONGEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
511 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
949 AM MST MON DEC 20 2010

COZ072>075-079>088-202100-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101220T2100Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
949 AM MST MON DEC 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM THE 
  PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE 
  EASTERN SLOPE AREAS WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM MOVING ACROSS THE
  REGION TODAY.

* WIND...WESTERLY AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR 
  MORE. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER 
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH 
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL 
  BE THE STRONGEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
423 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
103 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

COZ072>075-079>088-210100-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101221T0100Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
103 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM THE 
  PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE 
  EASTERN SLOPE AREAS WEST OF I-25. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM IS MOVING ACROSS 
  THE REGION TODAY. 

* WIND...WESTERLY AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR 
  MORE. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER 
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH 
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL 
  BE THE STRONGEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
604 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
328 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

COZ081-082-084-085-202330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101221T0100Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
328 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTIES.

HIGH WINDS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION. GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR SO
ARE STILL POSSIBLE BUT DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

COZ072>075-079-080-083-086>088-210100-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101221T0100Z/
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-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
328 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FROM HIGHWAY
  50 SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...MAINLY AFFECTING THE EASTERN SLOPE
  AREAS WEST OF I-25.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM IS MOVING ACROSS
  THE REGION.

* WIND...WESTERLY AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OR 
  MORE. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER 
  OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH 
  RUNNING HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL 
  BE THE STRONGEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
545 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

COZ072>075-079-080-083-086>088-210145-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101221T0100Z/
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-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
545 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 19, 1:16 AM MST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 1:16 AM MST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
116 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

.UPDATE...

UPDATED TO ISSUE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY THROUGH 7 AM THIS
MORNING. AREA OBSERVATIONS AND LOCAL WEBCAMS INDICATE VISIBILITIES
HAVE DROPPED UNDER A HALF MILE...IN PARTICULAR PUEBLO AND CANYON
CITY. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS INCLUDING FOUNTAIN HAVE
SEEN OFF AND ON DENSE FOG THIS MORNING AS WELL AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. TRAVELERS ON I-25 FROM JUST
SOUTH OF PUEBLO...TO NEAR FOUNTAIN...AND ON HIGHWAY 50 FROM JUST
EAST OF PUEBLO THROUGH CANYON CITY SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO VISIBILITIES UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE.
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL ALSO HELP PRODUCE A FEW SLICK
SPOTS AS WELL. NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
MOZLEY

&&

.SHORT TERM...

.LONG TERM...

&&

.AVIATION...

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 PM MST SAT DEC 18 2010/

SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND SUNDAY)

..PATCHY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ON THE PLAINS AGAIN TONIGHT WHILE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...

A MOIST PACIFIC JETSTREAM CONTINUES TO PLOW INTO THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH SUNDAY
AND BEYOND.  DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS FEED OF MOISTURE INTO THE
ROCKIES...AND NO LETUP FORECAST BY THE MODELS...WENT AHEAD AND
EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE RIGHT ON THROUGH SUNDAY. WOLF CREEK
SKI AREA REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 7
AM THIS MORNING. NOT REALLY SURE WHEN THE LIONS SHARE OF THAT SNOW
FELL. SOME FELL YESTERDAY FROM THE STORM THAT WAS DEPARTING TO THE
EAST...AND SOME FELL OVERNIGHT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW STORM.
MONARCH SKI AREA REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
AT NOON TODAY. PROBABLY MOST OF THIS HAS FALLEN IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE NEW STORM. ANYWAY...WEB CAMS...SURFACE
REPORTS...SATELLITE AND RADAR ALL INDICATE WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL IS ONGOING ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AT THIS
HOUR AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RIGHT ON THROUGH SUNDAY.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH
RANGE BY SUNDAY EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW
HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. WINTER IS ON THE HIGH
COUNTRY.

FOR ANYWHERE EAST OF THE DIVIDE...IT'S REALLY QUITE A DIFFERENT
STORY.  THE MOIST PACIFIC JET STREAM THAT'S BRINGING UPSLOPE TO THE
WESTERN SIDE OF THE DIVIDE...IS BRINGING DOWNSLOPE TO THE EASTERN
SIDE.  CONSEQUENTLY...LITTLE...IF ANY...PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN OR
WILL BE MAKING IT TO THE HIGH VALLEYS...EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES OR
PLAINS.  MUCH AS THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE
DIVIDE...THE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO THE EAST OF IT.

PROBABLY THE MAIN CONCERN OVER EASTERN AREAS AGAIN TONIGHT WILL BE
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME PATCHY FOG.  IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE
POTENTIAL FOR FOG WILL BE AS GREAT ALONG THE PALMER RIDGE...THE
RATON RIDGE OR UP CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS LAST NIGHT...BUT
AREAS FARTHER EAST...ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE FROM ABOUT
PUEBLO EASTWARD COULD BE UNDER THE GUN AGAIN.  AND IT IS ALSO
POSSIBLE THAT SOME FOG COULD CREEP UP THE FOUNTAIN DRAINAGE INTO EL
PASO COUNTY MAINLY THIS EVENING...WITH LESS CHANCE AS THE NIGHT GOES
ON.  ALSO...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG
AGAIN AS TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT SPREADS REMAIN CLOSE OVER THERE AND
THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE MIXING TODAY.  SO...CHANCES ARE...IT'LL
FOG UP AGAIN THERE SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN.  OF COURSE...HIGH AND MID
LEVEL PACIFIC MOISTURE STREAMING IN FROM THE WEST MAY INTERFERE WITH
RADIATIVE PROCESSES...BUT THERE SHOULD STILL BE SOME FOG ANYWAY.  LW

LONG TERM...
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)

..PLENTY OF SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...
..WIND FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR...

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE PACIFIC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN PLACE AND STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK. A NEARLY CONTINUOUS
FEED OF MOISTURE STREAMS INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF COLORADO...WITH
SNOW EXPECTED ALL ALONG THE CONTDVD INTO MIDWEEK. ONGOING WINTER
STORM WATCH LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW CONSIDERING THE LENGTH OF THE
POTENTIAL EVENT...AND HOW MUCH SNOW COULD FALL. THE FOCUS AREAS
WOULD BE THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND WEST-FACING SLOPES OF THE CENT
AND SW MTS. A STRONG UPPER JET LAYING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL
HELP PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM SUN
AFTN TO MON AFTN. THIS JET...COUPLED WITH A STRONG DISTURBANCE
TRACKING ACROSS THE N ROCKIES MON MORNING...IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
VERY STRONG...GUSTY AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE E MTS
AND ALONG THE I25 CORRIDOR. THEREFORE...DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND
WATCH AND LET THE FOLLOWING SHIFT LOOK AT NEW DATA TO SEE IF AN
UPGRADE TO A WARNING IS NEEDED. STRANGE ENOUGH...THE STRONG WINDS
THAT COULD OCCUR ALL ALONG THE E MTS DO NOT SHOW UP IN THE MODELS
ALONG THE CONTDVD.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...ONE PIECE OF THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE
ON WED...HELPING TO BREAK UP THE BRISK...TIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE 4
CORNERS. PCPN IS STILL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE W HALF OF THE
STATE ON WED...BUT AS THE DISTURBANCE CONTINUES EAST ACROSS THE N
ROCKIES BY MIDNIGHT WED...NW FLOW THEN SETTLES IN ON THU.LINGERING
SNOW WILL BE THE CASE OVER THE CENT MTS THU MORNING...WITH CLOUD
COVER AND PCPN COVERAGE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT AN UPPER RIDGE
WILL BUILD INTO THE DESERT SW BY LATE THU...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS
AND LIGHTER WINDS TO COLORADO FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THOUGH THERE
SHOULD BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY...A LACK OF WINDS
COULD ACTUALLY MEAN A COOLER DAY AND CLOSER TO NORMAL TEMPS. 27

AVIATION...
AVIATION CONCERNS TONIGHT WILL INCLUDE THE RETURN OF PATCHY LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG AGAIN TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
AND ALSO ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE FROM PUEBLO EASTWARD.
COULD ALSO BE SOME FOG UP THE FOUNTAIN CREEK DRAINAGE INTO EL PASO
COUNTY. ALL 3 TAF SITES WILL BE UNDER THE GUN FOR POSSIBLE MVFR TO
LIFR CONDITIONS DUE TO FOG AND LOW CLOUDS. AFTER AN EQUAL RISK OF
FOG DURING THE EVENING HOURS...THE PROSPECTS FOR FOG AT KCOS
PROBABLY DECREASE WITH TIME AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WHILE THE
RISK AT KPUB AND KALS STAYS ABOUT THE SAME. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY MID TO LATE MORNING TOMORROW. THE
OTHER AVIATION CONCERN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY IS THE FLYING
CONDITIONS OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THIS AREA WILL BE UNDER
WIDESPREAD MVFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS DUE TO ONGOING LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW RIGHT ON THROUGH SUNDAY. LW

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR
COZ058>060-066-068.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
COZ072>075-079>088.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR COZ058-060-066-068.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR COZ083-085-
086.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 9:08 PM MST, 7 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
908 PM MST SAT DEC 18 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-200415-
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-
908 PM MST SAT DEC 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
WITH GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE DIVIDE AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 10000 FEET. STRONG WEST WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO
50 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL PERSIST ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TUESDAY
WHERE 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH...WILL ALSO IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING PRODUCING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW
WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE DIVIDE. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE ROCKIES ON THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...WEST
OF INTERSTATE 25. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS ARE
LIKELY TONIGHT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

28/28

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 19, 1:18 AM MST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
118 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0116 AM     SNOW             2 NE LEADVILLE          39.27N 106.27W
12/19/2010  M4.7 INCH        LAKE               CO   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR MEASUREMENT FROM MIDNIGHT...07 UTC

&&

SHODANIS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 1:29 AM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryPUBCuster, El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller5 hr
Dec 19, 4:27 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningPUBChaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.