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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 28, 201011 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2010, 4:30 AM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 28, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2010, 4:30 AM MDT (10:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
24 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 10:30 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 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 2010-04-28Temperature 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 2010-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -74 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
430 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

COZ060-066-068-082-281130-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0001.100428T1500Z-100429T0400Z/
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
430 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. 

$$

COZ058-061>063-065-067-069>071-076-077-081-083>086-089-093>099-
281130-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0001.100428T1700Z-100429T0400Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY 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 EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 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-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 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-
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-
430 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. 

$$

COZ078-079-087-088-281630-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.100428T1700Z-100429T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.100428T1800Z-100429T0600Z/
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...WALSENBURG...
TRINIDAD
430 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE
  SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND
  TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
  WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVER
  SOUTHERN COLORADO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH.

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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>075-080-281630-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.100428T1500Z-100429T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.100428T1800Z-100429T0600Z/
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 ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
430 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
  WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVER
  SOUTHERN COLORADO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTEROON THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH.

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE WATCH
  AREA MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1014 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

COZ083>086-282230-
/O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0005.100428T1800Z-100429T0600Z/
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-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO
1014 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES INCLUDING COLORADO
  SPRINGS AND PUEBLO...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
  WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVER
  SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE
  25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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>075-078>080-087-088-282230-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.100428T1800Z-100429T0600Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1014 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE...THE WET
  MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
  WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVER
  SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH. 

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE 
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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
314 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010

COZ072>075-078>080-083>088-290315-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1200Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...
TRINIDAD
314 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE...THE WET
  MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG AND
  TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
  WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVER
  SOUTHERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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
843 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010

COZ072>075-078>080-083>088-291100-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1200Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...
TRINIDAD
843 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE
  WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR
  INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG AND
  TRINIDAD...AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN 
  WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVER 
  SOUTHERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60
  TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE 
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

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
407 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

COZ083>086-291115-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1200Z/
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-
407 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS ENDED ACROSS PUEBLO...EL
PASO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...THOUGH SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
STILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

COZ072>075-078>080-087-088-291615-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1800Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
407 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN AND WET MOUNTAINS...
  THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR
  INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN
  WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM CROSSING OVER
  SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS MORNING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 75
  MPH.

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 

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
950 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

COZ072>075-078>080-087-088-291800-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1800Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
950 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN AND WET MOUNTAINS...
  THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN 
  WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM CROSSING 
  OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS MORNING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 
  75 MPH. 

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE 
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
816 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1134 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

COZ072>075-078>080-087-088-291845-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1800Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1134 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN AND WET MOUNTAINS...
  THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN 
  WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH A STRONG JET STREAM CROSSING 
  OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS MORNING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 
  75 MPH.

* IMPACT...PERSONS TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS IN THE
  WARNING AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS PRODUCING
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE.

$$
730 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1154 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

COZ072>075-078>080-087-088-291900-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100429T1800Z/
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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1154 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING
CRITERIA. CAUTION IS STILL ADVISED ON INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO CROSS WINDS.

$$

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 Apr 27, 3:00 PM MDT, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:00 PM MDT, 13 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
300 PM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

.SHORT TERM...

(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)

...SHORT TERM CONCERN IS WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY...

THE RIDGE WHICH HAS COVERED OUR AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE EAST AS A
SURFACE FRONT AND STORM MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN...THEN EAST INTO
COLORADO. USED THE GFS40 UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE WINDS...AS THE NAM
WINDS HAVE BEEN TOO WEAK...AND NOT REPRESENTATIVE. AS A JET STREAM
MOVES INTO OUR AREA LATE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VERY
STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP...FIRST OVER THE MOUNTAINS...THEN
ACROSS THE LOWER VALLEY AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN
PLAINS. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM THROUGH 10 PM
WEDNESDAY. SURFACE WINDS ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE AREA...WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF
UNTIL AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
QUITE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. -JKH-

.LONG TERM...

(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)

STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...ESPECIALLY
BEYOND FRIDAY. IMMEDIATE IMPACTS WILL BE WIND AND PRECIPITATION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A TRAILING TROUGH STRETCHING
INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH
GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 KT RANGE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO.
EXPECT WIND TO DECOUPLE SOMEWHAT BY MIDNIGHT WITH A FEW GUSTS
STILL POSSIBLE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ACCOMPANY THE
DISTURBANCE WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES DROPPING RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT.
THIS WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9 KFT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NOT ANTICIPATING ANY HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME
HOWEVER SNOW MAY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MODELS REALLY STRUGGLING OVER THE PLAINS.
MODELS IN GENERALLY DECENT AGREEMENT MOVING A STRONG COLD FRONT
SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN
INCONSISTENT ON GENERATING PRECIPITATION ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
PLAINS. CONTINUED THE FORECAST TREND OF SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS
THE PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INSTABILITY IS NOT ALL
THAT IMPRESSIVE SO NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF
LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MODELS REALLY BEGIN TO DIVERGE FRIDAY. BOTH ECMWF AND GFS HAVE
TRENDED AWAY FROM PINCHING OFF A LOW OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WEAK TROUGHING EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
CANADA INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. BOTH MODELS LIFT SEVERAL
DISTURBANCES ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY...EACH WITH PERIODS OF
MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW AND WEAK COLD FRONTS MOVING SOUTH OVER THE
PLAINS. LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN TIMING OR STRENGTH WITH LITTLE MODEL
TO MODEL CONSISTENCY AND LARGE SPREADS AMONG THE VARIOUS
ENSEMBLES. KEPT A COOL UNSETTLED FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 50S TO 60S OVER THE PLAINS WITH LOW POPS.
THERE REMAINS A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WHERE VARYING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
PROVIDE OROGRAPHICS AND LIGHT SNOW.

MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS EARLY NEXT WEEK. ECMWF BECOMES
PROGRESSIVE WITH ZONAL FLOW OVER THE WESTERN CONUS WHILE THE GFS
DROPS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. NO
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST AT THIS RANGE WITH SUCH MODEL
DIFFERENCES. FOLLOWED A ENSEMBLE MEAN WHICH IS BETWEEN THE TWO
OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR NOW...BUT THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MODELS AND ENSEMBLE SPREAD DIMINISHES. MOZLEY

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL
SEE INCREASING WSW 20 TO 40 KT FLOW ALOFT TONIGHT WITH LLWS
POSSIBLE AFT 06Z AT KCOS WITH LEE TROUGHING ACROSS THE I-25
CORRIDOR KEEPING LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW IN PLACE
OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TO 35
TO 50 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MTNS. MOUNTAIN
WAVE CONDNS AND LLWS WILL PREVAIL THE VCNTY OF ALL TERMINALS AFTR
15Z AND CONTINUE THRU AT LEAST 04Z. -JKH-

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR COZ058-061>063-065-067-069>071-076>079-081-083>089-093>099.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR COZ060-066-068-072>075-080-082.

&&

51/88
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 6:51 AM MDT, 21 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
651 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-281300-
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-
651 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE PLAINS SEE GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHERN COLORADO LATE WEDNESDAY...AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THURSDAY. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WITH SMALL HAIL
UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY OVER THE SAWATCH AND
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

23/10

The office that day

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

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