Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2016
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Oct 15, 2016, 3:39 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 16, 2016, 11:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2016, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2016, 11:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2016, 2:38 PM MDT
- In force
- 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, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 281 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
- 3215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
173 WWUS75 KPUB 152139 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 339 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 COZ058-060-061-066-068-072>075-079>082-087-160545- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 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 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...ALPINE...GRANITE...ST ELMO... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG 339 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6300 FEET...THE TELLER COUNTY...RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK REGION AS WELL AS THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...PRIMARILY FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS AND IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AT TIMES OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE NOTED. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
644 WWUS75 KPUB 160312 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 912 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 COZ058-060-061-066-068-072>075-079>082-087-161200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0000Z-161018T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 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 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...ALPINE...GRANITE...ST ELMO... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG 912 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6300 FEET... THE TELLER COUNTY...RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK REGION AS WELL AS THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...PRIMARILY FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS AND IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AT TIMES OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE NOTED. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
466 WWUS75 KPUB 160957 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 357 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 COZ088-161800- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0800Z-161017T1500Z/ TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...TRINIDAD 357 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...WITH DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ COZ058-060-061-066-068-072>075-079>082-161800- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0500Z-161017T2000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 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 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...ALPINE...GRANITE...ST ELMO... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 357 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6300 FEET... THE TELLER COUNTY...RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK REGIONS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS DUE TO A STRONG JET STREAM ACROSS COLORADO WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ COZ087-161800- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0800Z-161017T1500Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG 357 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING WALSENBURG. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...WITH DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
311 WWUS75 KPUB 161639 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1039 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 COZ058-060-061-066-068-072>075-079>082-170045- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0500Z-161017T2000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 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 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...ALPINE...GRANITE...ST ELMO... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1039 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8500 FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6300 FEET... THE TELLER COUNTY...RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK REGIONS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS DUE TO A STRONG JET STREAM ACROSS COLORADO WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ COZ087-088-170045- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0800Z-161017T1500Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1039 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...WITH DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR OVER LOWER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
392 WWUS75 KPUB 162038 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 238 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 COZ058-060-061-066-068-073-075-080-082-170445- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0500Z-161017T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.161017T0000Z-161017T2200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...BONANZA...ALPINE...GRANITE...ST ELMO... NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...PIKES PEAK 238 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET... WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET... THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET..PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS DUE TO A STRONG JET STREAM ACROSS COLORADO WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. 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. && $$ COZ072-074-079-081-170445- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0500Z-161017T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.161017T0300Z-161017T2200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...RYE...WOODLAND PARK 238 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 FEET AND 11000 FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET...TELLER COUNTY BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS DUE TO A STRONG JET STREAM ACROSS COLORADO WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. 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. && $$ COZ087-088-170445- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.161017T0800Z-161017T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.161017T0600Z-161017T1800Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 238 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE HIGH WIND PARAMETERS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MANY HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS...WITH DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAPABLE OF LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Oct 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.