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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO

November 18, 201111 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 18, 2011, 4:22 AM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 18, 2011, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. 4 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
Nov 18, 2011, 4:22 AM MST (11:22 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 19, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
In force
16 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 11:21 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
Nov 18, 9:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 586 S Colorado City, COCDOT WIND SENSOR CO029 ON I-25
Nov 19, 4:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 625 Ese Wetmore, CO
Nov 19, 7:54 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 626 S Colorado City, COCDOT
Nov 19, 8:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 666 S Colorado City, CO

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, 11.4 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 2011-11-18Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4118 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 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.

239 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
422 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

COZ072>088-181800-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0008.111119T0300Z-111120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.111119T0300Z-111120T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
422 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES AND REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO...WESTERN
  PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A POWERFUL JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A
  WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
  WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS TO THE
  REGION...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 80
  MPH OR MORE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND 60 MPH OR MORE OVER THE
  ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE...STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS I-25...WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
  WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
498 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1031 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

COZ072>088-182345-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.111119T0300Z-111120T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1031 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET 
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO...WESTERN 
  PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A POWERFUL JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A
  WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA...WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
  STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  SATURDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 80 
  MPH OR MORE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND 60 MPH OR MORE OVER THE 
  ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE...
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25...WILL BE MOST
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
377 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
339 PM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

COZ072>088-190445-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.111119T0300Z-111120T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
339 PM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET 
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO...WESTERN 
  PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A POWERFUL JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A 
  WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA...WILL BRING A PERIOD OF 
  STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
  SATURDAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 80 
  MPH OR MORE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND 60 MPH OR MORE OVER THE 
  ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE... 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25...WILL BE MOST 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
043 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
814 PM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

COZ072>088-191130-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111120T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
814 PM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET 
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO...WESTERN 
  PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A POWERFUL JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A 
  WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA...WILL BRING A PERIOD OF 
  STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
  SATURDAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 80 
  MPH OR MORE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND 60 MPH OR MORE OVER THE 
  ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE... 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25...WILL BE MOST 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
092 
WWUS75 KPUB 191114
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
414 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

COZ072>088-191715-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111120T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
414 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET 
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO...WESTERN 
  PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER
  SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA...WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS MORNING INTO
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 75
  MPH OR MORE AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND 58 MPH OR MORE
  AT TIMES OVER THE ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE...
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE
  25...WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$
872 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
857 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

COZ076>086-191700-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111120T0000Z/
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-
857 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...AND PUEBLO
COUNTY.

$$

COZ072>075-087-088-191900-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111119T1900Z/
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-
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...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
857 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO AND
  WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER
  SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG
  AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS THIS MORNING.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 70
  MPH OR MORE AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND 58 MPH OR MORE AT
  THE ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE... 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...FALLEN TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 
  25...WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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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WWUS75 KPUB 191832
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1132 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

COZ072>075-087-088-191945-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111119T1900Z/
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-
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...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
1132 AM MST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...FOR THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY.

$$

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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.