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High Wind Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

December 30, 201121 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2011, 2:55 PM MST for 21 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. 24 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 30, 2011, 2:55 PM MST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 31, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
All 21 counties

Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 31, 12:43 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 81Pikes Peak, COMEASURED ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK
Dec 31, 3:03 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 86Monarch Pass, COCDOT AWOS.
Dec 31, 6:43 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 1111 E Monarch Pass, COCDOT AWOS
Dec 31, 7:21 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 W Salida, COSALIDA COLORADO AIRPORT
Dec 31, 7:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 S Buena Vista, COBUENA VISTA AIRPORT
Dec 31, 7:43 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 951 E Monarch Pass, COSUSTAINED WIND 84 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH. CDOT AWOS.
Dec 31, 8:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Ssw Westcliffe, CO4 OR 5 POWER POLES DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS. COUNTY ROAD 129 CLOSED AT HERMIT ROAD. WINDSHIELD OF COUNTY TRUCK BLOWN OUT AROUND THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME AREA.
Dec 31, 9:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7618 E Westcliffe, CO
Dec 31, 9:22 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6712 Ssw Canon City, COMESONET STATION D5626.
Dec 31, 9:34 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 66Saguache, CO
Dec 31, 9:37 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Nnw Colorado City, COMESONET STATION D2845
Dec 31, 10:21 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 629 N Walsenburg, COMESONET STATION CO030.
Dec 31, 10:28 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 S Peterson Afb, COCOLORADO SPRINGS ASOS.
Dec 31, 10:53 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 637 Se Ellicott, COKABH SENSOR.
Dec 31, 10:53 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 637 Ssw Ellicott, COKABH SENSOR.
Dec 31, 11:06 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 623 Sse Air Force Academy, CO
Dec 31, 11:07 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 746 E Falcon, COMESONET STATION D5050
Dec 31, 11:33 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 666 Sw Truckton, COMESONET STATION D8322.
Dec 31, 11:44 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 673 N Florence, COAWOS REPORT.
Dec 31, 11:52 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 622 E Air Force Academy, COAIR FORCE ACADEMY AFF SENSOR
Dec 31, 11:53 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Pueblo, CO
Dec 31, 12:09 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 712 Sw Manitou Springs, COMESONET STATION AT498.
Dec 31, 12:25 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 Nne Blende, COPUEBLO ASOS.
Dec 31, 12:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 Ese Wetmore, 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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 248 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 12:00Z on 2011-12-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 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.

839 
WWUS75 KPUB 302155
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-310400-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT 
  COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE 
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
  SATURDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80
  MPH. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES.


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.

&&

$$

COZ077-078-083-084-310400-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1500Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY
255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET 
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 65 MPH. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE
  BROUGHT INDOORS OR FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE. PATCHY
  BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS
  WHERE THE SNOW HAS NOT CRUSTED OVER FROM THE RECENT WARM
  TEMPERATURES. 


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.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-063-310400-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE
255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. 


* LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000
  FEET...AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80
  MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
  MOUNTAIN PASSES.


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.

&&

$$

COZ085-086-089-095-096-310400-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1500Z-120101T0000Z/
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...
EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. 


* LOCATION...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
  COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...AND
  EADS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE
  BROUGHT INDOORS OR FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE.

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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WWUS75 KPUB 310357
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
857 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

COZ061-062-087-311000-
/O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1200Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...WALSENBURG
857 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...CHAFFEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN
  BELOW 7500 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND 
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT 
  AND SATURDAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  70 MPH. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES.

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.

&&

$$

COZ077-078-083>086-089-095-096-311000-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1200Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
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-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...
TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE...
BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...
ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
857 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN
  VALLEY...EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND
  KIOWA COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND 
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
  OF 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS OR FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE. PATCHY 
  BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS 
  WHERE THE SNOW HAS NOT CRUSTED OVER FROM THE RECENT WARM 
  TEMPERATURES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-063-072-073-075-076-079>082-311000-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 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-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
857 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE...EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE...TELLER
  COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND 
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT 
  AND SATURDAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80
  MPH. PEAKS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE WIND GUSTS APPROACHING
  100 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW 
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 

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.

&&

$$
507 
WWUS75 KPUB 310926
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
226 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

COZ058-060-063-072-073-075-076-079>082-311600-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 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-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...
GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
226 AM MST SAT DEC 31 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 WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE...EASTERN SAWATCH
  RANGE...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT
  COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND 
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  80 MPH. PEAKS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE WIND GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 100 MPH. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW 
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ061-062-077-078-083>087-089-095-096-311600-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1200Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
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-
CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...COALDALE...
COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...
ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
226 AM MST SAT DEC 31 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...WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET 
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...CROWLEY 
  COUNTY AND KIOWA COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND 
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS OR FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE. PATCHY 
  BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS 
  WHERE THE SNOW HAS NOT CRUSTED OVER FROM THE RECENT WARM 
  TEMPERATURES. 

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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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
844 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

COZ066-068-074-088-093-094-097>099-312145-
/O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...
CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
844 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE
  10000 FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW
  110000 FEET...LAS ANIMAS...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA
  COUNTIES.  

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

* WIND...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. PEAKS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE
  WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 90 MPH. ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
  PLAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW 
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ058-060>063-072-073-075>087-089-095-096-312145-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 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-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
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-
CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
BLANCA PEAK...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...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...
SHERIDAN LAKE
844 AM MST SAT DEC 31 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 SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...CENTRAL CHAFFEE
  COUNTY...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS
  AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...AND
  FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...AND KIOWA
  COUNTIES.  
 
* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

* WIND...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. PEAKS ABOVE TIMBERLINE COULD SEE
  WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 100 MPH. ACROSS THE PLAINS...35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW 
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 

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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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
219 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

COZ095>099-010200-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0200Z/
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
219 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
  STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ058-060>063-066-068-072>089-093-094-010000-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 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-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
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-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...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...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM
219 PM MST SAT DEC 31 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 SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES...CENTRAL CHAFFEE
  COUNTY...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN
  VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...AND FREMONT...EL
  PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...AND LAS ANIMAS
  COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL KEEP STRONG AND
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. ACROSS THE PLAINS...35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW 
  VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 

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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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
316 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

COZ058-060>063-066-068-076>078-081>086-312330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 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-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
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-
316 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED...THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES...PIKES PEAK
AND TELLER COUNTY...MOST OF FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000
FEET...AND EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES.

$$

COZ072>075-079-080-087>089-093-094-010000-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...
ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM
316 PM MST SAT DEC 31 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...AND
  HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM
  SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS FOR SOME
  AREAS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.
 

* WIND...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. ACROSS THE PLAINS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
  CROSS WINDS ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY
  RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES.

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.

&&

$$

COZ095>099-010200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0200Z/
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
316 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM
  SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

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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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
455 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

COZ072>075-079-080-087>089-093-094-010100-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...
ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM
455 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

$$

COZ095>099-010100-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
455 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM 
  SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THROUGH 
  THE EARLY EVENING. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS 
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$
851 
WWUS75 KPUB 312356
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
456 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

COZ072>075-079-080-087>089-093>099-010100-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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-
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...
WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...
ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...
LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
456 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

$$

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High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

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.