Alert archive / Colorado / Wind Chill Advisories in 2012
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 9, 2012, 7:03 PM MST for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 9, 2012, 10:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2012, 7:03 PM MST (02:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2012, 10:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 276 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
198 WWUS45 KPUB 100203 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 703 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 COZ073-075-100815- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0001.121210T0500Z-121210T1500Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS 703 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION AND VERY COLD AIR HAS SETTLED IN. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE PEAKS OVERNIGHT LEADING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL VALUE...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FROST BITE BY COVERING ALL EXPOSED SKIN IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$ COZ072-074-078>080-087-088-100315- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 703 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR OF WALSENBURG TO TRINIDAD. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ058-060-066-068-082-100815- /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.Y.0001.121210T0500Z-121210T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...PIKES PEAK 703 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST MONDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE PEAKS OVERNIGHT LEADING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUE...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 34 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IF SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE CONDITION. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
177 WWUS45 KPUB 100458 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 958 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 COZ058-060-066-068-073-075-082-101200- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0001.121210T0500Z-121210T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...PIKES PEAK 958 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST MONDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...PIKES PEAK AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE PEAKS OVERNIGHT LEADING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUE...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 34 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FROST BITE BY COVERING ALL EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
087 WWUS45 KPUB 101031 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 331 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012 COZ058-060-066-068-073-075-082-101500- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...PIKES PEAK 331 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...PIKES PEAK AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PEAKS EARLY THIS MORNING...LEADING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNRISE. * WIND CHILL VALUE...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 34 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACT...IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FROST BITE BY COVERING ALL EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. && $$
918 WWUS45 KPUB 101448 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 748 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012 COZ058-060-066-068-073-075-082-101600- /O.EXP.KPUB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...PIKES PEAK 748 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...AND WIND CHILLS WILL WARM TO ABOVE ZERO VALUES BY MID-MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 10:29 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 19 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Colorado, 2012Every wind chill advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.