Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2013
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Nov 15, 2013, 2:33 PM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 16, 2013, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013, 2:33 PM MST (21:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2013, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2013, 3:02 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa 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), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3372 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
511 WWUS75 KPUB 152133 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 233 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ074-075-087-088-160345- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0600Z/ 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...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 233 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE AREA...WITH A BRIEF LULL IN WIND SPEEDS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...MAINLY WEST OF THE INTERSTATE. * IMPACT...THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO ROOFS...FENCES AND MOBILE HOMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
6 follow-up statements
417 WWUS75 KPUB 160246 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 746 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ074-075-087-088-160930- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0600Z/ 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...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 746 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THEN...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH GUSTING TO 75 MPH. FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS...COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
262 WWUS75 KPUB 160651 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1151 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ074-075-087-088-161300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0600Z/ 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...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1151 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THEN...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH GUSTING TO 75 MPH. FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
747 WWUS75 KPUB 161106 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 406 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ088-161215- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0600Z/ TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 406 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...BUT DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ COZ074-087-161715- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...WALSENBURG 406 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...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. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I- 25 CORRIDOR. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE 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. && $$ COZ075-161715- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.131116T1200Z-131117T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 406 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THEN...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. 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. && $$ COZ073-080-082-161715- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 406 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...WEST WINDS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 12000 FEET COULD SEE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD TREE BLOW DOWNS MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ ROSE
607 WWUS75 KPUB 161227 CCA NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 525 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ088-161330- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T0600Z/ TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 525 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...BUT DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ COZ074-087-161845- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T0600Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.HW.W.0005.131116T1225Z-131117T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...WALSENBURG 525 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...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. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND HUERFANO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE 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. && $$ COZ075-161845- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.131116T1225Z-131117T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 525 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THEN...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. 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. && $$ COZ073-080-082-161845- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 525 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...WEST WINDS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 12000 FEET COULD SEE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD TREE BLOW DOWNS MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ ROSE
822 WWUS75 KPUB 161750 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1050 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ075-170000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 1050 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THEN...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. && $$ COZ074-087-170000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...WALSENBURG 1050 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...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 SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND HUERFANO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE 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. && $$ COZ073-080-082-170000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 1050 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...WEST WINDS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 12000 FEET COULD SEE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD TREE BLOW DOWNS MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
770 WWUS75 KPUB 162202 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 302 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ074-162315- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- 302 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ COZ075-170415- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...SPANISH PEAKS 302 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$ COZ073-080-082-170415- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0005.131117T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK 302 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...PRODUCING STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SUMMIT OF PIKES PEAK. * WIND...WEST WINDS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTING TO 80 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 12000 FEET COULD SEE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD TREE BLOW DOWNS MAY OCCUR. 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. && $$ COZ087-170200- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131117T0200Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG 302 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HUERFANO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EARLY THIS EVENING AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA. * WIND...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Nov 15, 10:55 AM MST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 10:55 AM MST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1055 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 411 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...SNOW FOR THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... UPPER TROF IS CURRENTLY DROPPING TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. MODELS MOVE THIS TROF ACROSS THE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...SPREADING SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. NAM IS STILL HEAVIER WITH WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND THE MOSQUITO RANGES COMPARED TO THE GFS WHICH HAS 3-6 INCHES. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW PROVIDING FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND WILL BE JUST WAITING ON THE MOISTURE TO ARRIVE. SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT MOISTURE IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY ACROSS AZ...HOWEVER THINK THAT MAY MOSTLY BE MID/HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE 12Z RAOBS TO TELL FOR SURE. AREA RADARS ARE NOT SHOWING MUCH GOING ON ACROSS AZ. ANYWAY...THIS SEEMS TO POINT TO A LATE AFTERNOON START TIME TO THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND CURRENT 21Z TIMING OF HIGHLIGHTS OUT WEST STILL LOOKS GOOD. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF INSTABILITY TOO IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH IS PARTIALLY THE CAUSE FOR THE NAM12 HEAVIER QPF AMOUNTS. HAVE SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MODELS AND GONE WITH 4-8 INCHES AMOUNTS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WHILE THIS IS WELL WITHIN ADVISORY RANGE...THE SEEMINGLY LONG DURATION TO THE SNOWFALL BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM...THEN NEXT ONE QUICK ON ITS HEALS FOR SATURDAY HAS LEANED US TOWARDS UPGRADING THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 10-11KFT TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. THERE WILL BE STRONG MTN TOP WINDS OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER JET PASSES OVERHEAD...SO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH IMPACTS MORE IN THE REALM OF WARNING CRITERIA RATHER THAN ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY COME WITH STORM NUMBER TWO LATER SATURDAY (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS). SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...HOWEVER MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE INTERCEPTED BY THE WESTERN MTS...SO SOME LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SANGRES THROUGH TONIGHT. OF GREATER CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A MOUNTAIN WAVE SET UP TO OCCUR TOWARDS 12Z SATURDAY. FIRST UPPER JET PULLS AWAY...AND THE NEXT IS POISED TO MOVE IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LEADS TO A PERIOD OF REVERSE SHEAR...WITH A MTN TOP INVERSION DEVELOPING WITHIN THE SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE FIRST WAVE TOWARDS 12Z ACROSS THE SE MTS. THIS COULD LEAD TOWARDS A WINDOW FOR MTN WAVE INDUCED HIGH WINDS FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK TOWARDS SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. MODEL CROSS-SECTIONS ON THE LOCAL 4KM WRF HAVE BEST POTENTIAL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/ADJACENT SRN I-25 CORRIDOR TOWARDS 12Z. A HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BECOME NECESSARY IF FUTURE MODEL RUNS CONTINUE THIS TREND...BUT FOR NOW WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH AS THIS EVENT IS STILL WELL OFF INTO THE LATE 2ND AND MOSTLY 3RD PERIOD. FINALLY...OTHER CONCERN TODAY WILL BE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. VARIOUS SHORT RANGE MODELS SPREAD WESTERLY WINDS OFF THE SE MTS INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE HOW FAR EAST THESE WINDS SPREAD AND FOR HOW LONG THEY WILL REMAIN GUSTY. THE USUAL WINDY SPOTS...ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY OVER FT CARSON AND ACROSS NRN EL PASO COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM JUST SOUTH OF PUEBLO TO TRINIDAD SHOULD SEE THE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SPREAD IN SOONEST. IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER FOR THE GUSTY WINDS TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO KCOS (WHICH IS IN A WIND LULL IN THE WAKE OF PIKES PEAK INITIALLY) AND INTO KPUB (IN THE WAKE OF THE WET MTS). HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD MIX EASTWARD INTO MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AS USUAL...MODEL DEW POINTS LOOK TOO HIGH...THOUGH SUSPECT THAT THEY WILL INCREASE SOME NEAR THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE STARTS TO ADVECT IN FROM THE WEST. ALL IN ALL...LOOKS LIKE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD MATERIALIZE FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR A 3 HOUR DURATION...WITH CONDITIONS LOOKING A LITTLE MORE MARGINAL THE FARTHER NORTHEAST ONE GOES. HAVE UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...AND HAVE SPREAD IT EASTWARD SOME. THIS JIVES PRETTY WELL WITH SPC DAY 1 FIRE WX OUTLOOK. -KT .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 411 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE DIVIDE SATURDAY... MAIN FOCUS IN THE EXTENDED WILL BE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE CONTDVD. A SHORT WAVE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH WY AND ON TO THE DAKOTAS AND NE DURING THIS PERIOD. BUT THE MAIN DRIVER WILL BE THE UPPER JET...A 130 KT JET STREAK DIRECTED STRAIGHT AT THE DVD LATE SATURDAY. COUPLED WITH FAIRLY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY OVER THE DVD DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND BECOME QUITE INTENSE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT EVENING. THE ERN SAN JUANS SHOULD PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THIS TIME. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR HEAVY ACCUMS WILL BE NORTH OF KMYP...WHERE LAPSE RATES AND WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. WILL LIKELY SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MET FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SAWATCH RANGE...BUT SINCE IMPACT WILL BE LOWER DUE TO THE RELATIVELY BRIEF DURATION AND THE REMOTE LOCATION...WILL KEEP THINGS COVERED WITH THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WILL EMPHASIZE THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ABOVE TREELINE SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW TOTALS FOR THE SAWATCH WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...BUT WITH THE STRONG WINDS SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING WILL OCCUR. OTHER WX THREAT THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS BOTH SAT AND SUN ACROSS THE LEE SLOPES OF THE ERN MTS. AS MENTIONED IN THE SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE REVERSE SHEAR SETS UP OVER THE SRN SANGRES EARLY SAT MORNING...WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS AROUND 75 KTS OVER THE SPANISH PEAKS. HIGH RES MODELS NOT SHOWING MUCH PROPAGATION OF MT WAVES HOWEVER. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW SHIFTS TO THE PIKES PEAK REGION EARLY SUN MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE 10-15Z TIME FRAME ON SUN. H6 WINDS ARE 90 KTS PLUS DURING THIS TIME. NOT SEEING MUCH MT WAVE POTENTIAL AS THE JET REMAINS ELEVATED...BUT BRUTE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE PIKES PEAK SUMMIT EARLY SUN. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A 100 KT SUMMIT GUST DURING THIS TIME. FOR THE PLAINS...JUST MORE WIND...AND LIKELY PRETTY GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGER WESTERLIES MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. COULD SEE TEMPS APPROACH 70 DEGREES FOR THE FAR SERN PLAINS. HAVE GONE WITH DEWPOINTS SEVERAL DEGREES LOWER THAN THE LOWEST MODEL GUIDANCE...BUT RH VALUES STILL LOOK TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS SAT AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...FIRE DANGER WILL STILL BE QUITE HIGH DUE TO THE GUSTY CONDITIONS. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...EXPECT THINGS TO CLEAR NICELY BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH. TEMPS WILL BE NR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE SUNDAY...THEN SLOWLY REBOUND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS ZONAL FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ESTABLISHED. THE DRY AND WARMER TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK...BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE ROCKIES LATE WED INTO THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE...BUT WILL AT LEAST BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIP TO THE PLAINS DUE TO THE MORE WRLY TRAJECTORY AND BETTER PACIFIC MOISTURE. ROSE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1040 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE TAF SITES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. INVERSION HAS JUST BROKEN AT KALS AS OF 1730Z...AND EXPECT GUSTY SW WINDS BY 19Z...CONTINUING UNTIL AT LEAST 01Z THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. AT KCOS...MODERATE ROTOR EVIDENT AS OF 17Z WITH KAFF WEST G40 AND KCOS LIGHT EASTERLY. EXPECT ROTOR TO BREAK DOWN AND W-SW WINDS TO DEVELOP AT THE TERMINAL BY 19Z- 20Z...WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 25 KTS INTO THE EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD 06Z. AT KPUB...MAY TAKE UNTIL 20-21Z BEFORE STRONGER W-SW WINDS FINALLY SURFACE. CIGS SHOULD STAY IN THE VFR CATEGORY AT TAF SITES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...THOUGH KALS COULD SEE VCSH STARTING AROUND 00Z. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH KCOS CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL WIND SHEAR AFTER 06Z TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...EXPECT WIDESPREAD MTN OBSCURATIONS WITH LIFR CONDITIONS DUE TO SN BLSN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ222- 227>233-235>237. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ058-059-061. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ066-067. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ068. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR COZ060. && SHORT TERM...KT LONG TERM...ROSE AVIATION...PETERSEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 15, 6:25 AM MST, 8 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 625 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-161330- 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- 625 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW AND WIND WILL INCREASE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE SAWATCH RANGE WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY OVER WOLF CREEK AND MONARCH PASSES. THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS WILL SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH AROUND 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PIKES PEAK AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHTER WITH AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH...COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 15 PERCENT...WILL LEAD TO CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. USE CAUTION TODAY TO AVOID THE START OF WILD FIRES AS THEY MAY QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT COULD INCREASE AGAIN ALONG THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOWFALL EARLY SATURDAY...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO COLORADO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODEARTE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUANS AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET ELEVATION. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE PASSES. TRAVEL IN THIS AREA WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DURING THIS TIME. OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...ONLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EASTERN SLOPES ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS. THE STRONGEST WINDS SATURDAY WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE AND SPANISH PEAKS...WHICH COULD SEE GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 10000 FEET. BY SUNDAY MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD TO THE PIKES PEAK REGION. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 10000 FEET COULD SEE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOULD WIND DOWN OVER THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY...AND COULD BRING SOME MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 31/44
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2:54 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 51 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:20 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 13 hr |
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