High Wind Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

Feb 17, 2016, 9:46 PM MST (04:46 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 18, 2016, 11:00 AM MST

Expired

Feb 18, 2016, 3:59 AM MST

In force

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS75 KPUB 180446
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
946 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016

COZ058-060-072>075-080>082-181300-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.160218T1200Z-160219T0700Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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-
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...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
946 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND THE MOSQUITO MOUNTAINS ABOVE
  11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND PIKES
  PEAK...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE RAMPART RANGE
  ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS
  IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
  TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW.

* WIND...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...WITH DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH...HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IN AREAS 
  WHERE SNOW IS ON THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS 
  LIKELY. DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UTILITY POLES. TREES WILL 
  LIKELY BE BLOWN DOWN...ESPECIALLY IN BURN SCAR AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

COZ087-088-181300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0002.160218T1800Z-160219T0700Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
946 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES INCLUDING
  WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS IN
  THE LOWER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  INTERSTATE 25 DUE TO EXTREME CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE WILL BE
  POSSIBLE TO UTILITY POLES. TREES WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN
  DOWN...ESPECIALLY IN BURN SCAR AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

286 
WWUS75 KPUB 181059
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
359 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016

COZ087-088-181900-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0002.160218T1800Z-160219T0700Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0001.160218T1800Z-160219T0700Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
359 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
MST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES INCLUDING 
  WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS 
  IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
  REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WIND...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  INTERSTATE 25 DUE TO EXTREME CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE WILL BE
  POSSIBLE TO UTILITY POLES. TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...ESPECIALLY
  IN BURN SCAR AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-072>075-080>082-181900-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.160218T1200Z-160219T0700Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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-
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...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS...
MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...
BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...
GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK
359 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016

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

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND THE MOSQUITO MOUNTAINS 
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND 
  PIKES PEAK...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE RAMPART 
  RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS 
  IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
  REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW. 

* WIND...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...WITH DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 11000 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IN AREAS WHERE
  SNOW IS ON THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY.
  DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UTILITY POLES. TREES MAY BE BLOWN
  DOWN...ESPECIALLY IN BURN SCAR AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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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.