Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2017
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Jan 7, 2017, 3:08 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 8, 2017, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 312 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2017, 3:08 PM MST (22:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2017, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2017, 2:51 PM MST
- In force
- 312 days
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee 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), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 2612 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
832 WWUS75 KPUB 072208 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 308 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 COZ072>075-079>082-080700- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1800Z/ 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...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK 308 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS....THE WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL 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 GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
985 WWUS75 KPUB 080422 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 922 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 COZ087-088-081230- /O.EXA.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1800Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 922 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES, GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-081230- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1800Z/ 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...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK 922 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS....THE WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...INCLUDING... LA VETA PASS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...AND PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL 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 GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
441 WWUS75 KPUB 081122 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 422 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 COZ083>086-081930- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1200Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...PUEBLO 422 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...EL PASO COUNTY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY AND PUEBLO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATER MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ COZ072>075-079>082-087-088-081930- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1200Z/ 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- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 422 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS....THE WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING... LA VETA PASS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING....STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL 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 GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
862 WWUS75 KPUB 081945 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1245 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 COZ072>075-079>082-090345- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T0900Z-170110T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK 1245 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS....THE WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE... * CAUSE AND TIMING....STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ078-090345- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T1500Z-170110T1200Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1245 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. 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. && $$ COZ083>088-090345- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T1500Z-170110T1200Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST... COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1245 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATER MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HODANISH
793 WWUS75 KPUB 082156 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 256 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 COZ072>075-079>082-090600- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T0900Z-170110T1200Z/ 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...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK 256 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS....THE WET MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE... * CAUSE AND TIMING....STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. IT IS POSSIBLE WINDS MAY GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 100 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...AREAS OF FOREST BLOW DOWNS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN BURN SCAR REGIONS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. POWER FAILURES ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND DUE TO POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES COVERING THE ROADWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THIS EVENT. && $$ COZ078-083>088-090600- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T1500Z-170110T1200Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 256 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY REGION. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HODANISH
173 WWUS75 KPUB 090345 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 845 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 COZ084-085-091145- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T1500Z-170110T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T1200Z-170110T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB 845 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EL PASO COUNTY, GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ COZ078-087-088-091145- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T1500Z-170110T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T1400Z-170110T0300Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 845 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY, HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAIN RANGES. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ083-086-091145- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.170109T1500Z-170110T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T1700Z-170110T0000Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO 845 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EASTERN FREMONT AND PUEBLO COUNTIES INCLUDING PUEBLO AND CANON CITY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ COZ081-082-091145- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T0900Z-170110T0000Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 845 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK. * CAUSE AND TIMING....STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. IT IS POSSIBLE WINDS MAY GUST OVER 100 MPH ON PIKES PEAK. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THIS EVENT. && $$ COZ072>075-079-080-091145- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0001.170109T0900Z-170110T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE 845 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAIN RANGES INCLUDING LA VETA PASS. * CAUSE AND TIMING....STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH STABILITY AT MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EASTERN LEE SLOPES. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. IT IS POSSIBLE WINDS MAY GUST OVER 100 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...AREAS OF FOREST BLOW DOWNS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN BURN SCAR REGIONS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. POWER FAILURES ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND DUE TO POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES COVERING THE ROADWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THIS EVENT. && $$
820 WWUS75 KPUB 152156 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 256 PM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 COZ087-088-094-160600- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0001.171117T1400Z-171118T0000Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Eastern Las Animas County- INCLUDING Walsenburg, Trinidad, Branson, and Kim 256 PM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * LOCATION...Huerfano and Las Animas Counties below 7500 feet. * TIMING...Strong gusts developing Friday morning and continuing into the early afternoon. * WIND...Wind gusts from the west at 55 to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACT...Travel may be hazardous for high profile vehicles on north to south oriented roads, including Interstate 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$
625 WWUS75 KPUB 160242 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 742 PM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 COZ087-088-094-161200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.171117T1400Z-171118T0000Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Eastern Las Animas County- INCLUDING Walsenburg, Trinidad, Branson, and Kim 742 PM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...Huerfano and Las Animas Counties below 7500 feet. * TIMING...Strong gusts developing Friday morning and continuing into the early afternoon. * WIND...Wind gusts from the west at 55 to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACT...Travel may be hazardous for high profile vehicles on north to south oriented roads, including Interstate 25. 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. && $$
628 WWUS75 KPUB 161059 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 359 AM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 COZ087-088-094-161900- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.171117T1400Z-171118T0000Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Eastern Las Animas County- INCLUDING Walsenburg, Trinidad, Branson, and Kim 359 AM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...Huerfano and Las Animas Counties below 7500 feet. * TIMING...Strong gusts developing Friday morning and continuing into the early afternoon. * WIND...Wind gusts from the west at 55 to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACT...Travel may be hazardous for high profile vehicles on north to south oriented roads, including Interstate 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ Hodanish
756 WWUS75 KPUB 161648 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 948 AM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 COZ087-088-094-170100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.171117T1400Z-171118T0000Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Eastern Las Animas County- INCLUDING Walsenburg, Trinidad, Branson, and Kim 948 AM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...Huerfano and Las Animas Counties below 7500 feet. * TIMING...Strong gusts developing Friday morning and continuing into the early afternoon. * WIND...Wind gusts from the west at 55 to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACT...Travel may be hazardous for high profile vehicles on north to south oriented roads, including Interstate 25. 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. && $$
008 WWUS75 KPUB 162151 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 251 PM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 COZ094-162300- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0001.171117T1400Z-171118T0000Z/ Eastern Las Animas County- INCLUDING Branson and Kim 251 PM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the High Wind Watch. Strong winds will spread across eastern Las Animas county on Friday but wind gusts should stay slightly below 58 mph. Therefore the high wind watch has been cancelled. $$ COZ087-088-170600- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.171117T1400Z-171118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0010.171117T0600Z-171118T0000Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- INCLUDING Walsenburg and Trinidad 251 PM MST Thu Nov 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to 5 PM MST Friday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATION...Eastern Huerfano and Western Las Animas counties including Walsenburg and Trinidad. * TIMING...Winds will increase overnight with the potential for widespread damaging by Friday morning. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will cause downslope winds to spread into the I-25 corridor late tonight through Friday afternoon. * WIND...Wind gusts from the west to around 60 mph are possible. * IMPACT...Travel may be hazardous for high profile vehicles on north to south oriented roads, including Interstate 25. 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. && $$
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 Jan 7, 11:17 AM MST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 11:17 AM MST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1117 AM MST Sat Jan 7 2017 .UPDATE... Issued at 1115 AM MST Sat Jan 7 2017 We issued a winter storm watch for the contdvd sun-nite thru mon- nite. Also refreshed short term NDFD. UPDATE Issued at 1003 AM MST Sat Jan 7 2017 Expired wind chill warning and updated gridds to account for current conditions. && .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 449 AM MST Sat Jan 7 2017 With an upper level ridge over the area today, the weather will be dry acrs southeast and south central CO. Temps today will still be below average. Highs temps forecast for today could be challenging with the snow cover. Will stay on the cool side of guidance and maybe a little below in some areas. Tonight a disturbance will move into CO and is expected to bring some snow to the Continental Dvd, but accumulations will be light. The rest of the area will remain dry tonight. Westerly winds increase ovr the mtns and nearby lower elevations tonight and this will help keep temps a little warmer in these locations. Some cloud cover tonight will help keep temps in many locations from being as cold as they are this morning. .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday) Issued at 449 AM MST Sat Jan 7 2017 ...Another round of strong winds and ContDvd snow Monday and Tuesday... Sunday-Tuesday...Moderate west to northwest flow aloft across the region Sunday as an embedded short wave translates across the northern Rockies. West to southwest flow aloft increases across the region Sunday night with strong westerly flow aloft expected across the area Monday through Tuesday, as a strong eastern Pacific jet stream translates across the central Rockies. Passing northern Rockies wave brings snowfall of 1 to 4 inches to the higher elevations of the central mountains through the day Sunday, with some light accumulations possible across the rest of the ContDvd. Downslope flow helps to warm temperatures back to at and above seasonal levels on Sunday, though will likely see strong inversions in place across the San Luis Valley keeping temperatures from warming much. Latest models continue to indicate ample available moisture spreading into the region late Sunday night, and with increasing orographic flow and UVV associated with the passing jet, should see snow increasing along and west of the ContDvd into Monday morning, with heavy wind driven snow at times, continuing through Monday night into Tuesday morning. With that said, will likely need winter storm watches for the higher terrain of the ContDvd in the near future, with another 1 to 2 feet of snow possible. Across the rest of the area, windy to very windy conditions will be possible, especially over and near the higher terrain. Latest models x-sections are indicating the potential for strong and damaging downslope winds across the lower eastern slopes of Rampart Range and the Wet and Sangre de Cristo mountains late Sunday night through Monday morning, with a mtn top stable layer and reverse shear aloft. Will need to continue to monitor future model runs for the possible addition of a high wind watch for this timeframe as well. Gusty westerly winds expected to continue across the higher terrain and spread across the eastern plains Monday night as a bora front continues to move area. The downslope winds will also lead to at to well above normal temperatures across the area on Monday, with slightly cooler temperatures Tuesday behind a passing bora front. Wednesday-Friday...Lower confidence in this period of the extended forecast as latest models differ on strength and location of more Pacific energy moving across the region. The GFS is further north and more progressive with energy moving across the region where as the ECMWF is slower and digs more energy south across the Desert SW and southern Rockies. At any rate, stayed close to model consensus which keeps good chances of snow across the ContDvd Wednesday and Thursday, with slight pops spreading east across the plains on Friday. Temperatures look to stay at or above seasonal levels through the period, with a possible cool down on Friday. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1003 AM MST Sat Jan 7 2017 ALS... Winds will remain light and variable for the forecast period, a cirrus deck is likely to stick around through 06Z tonight. Low level saturation and variable winds are in favor for low-level cloud development around 10Z... This is quite uncertain as there is very little water vapor in the air. If the low level clouds develop, MVFR conditions would be met. Other than that brief period of MVFR, expect VFR throughout the forecast period. COS... Higher cloud deck will be persistent throughout the forecast period, slightly dissipating around 08Z tonight. Diurnal wind shift expected around 05Z. VFR conditions throughout the forecast period is expected. PUB... Upper level clouds expected throughout most of the forecast period... turning to FEW around 11Z. Diurnal wind shift expected at 04Z tonight. VFR conditions throughout the forecast period. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Storm Watch from late Sunday night through late Monday night for COZ058-060-066-068. && UPDATE...HODANISH/MOORE SHORT TERM...28 LONG TERM...MW AVIATION...HODANISH/SKELLY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 6:50 AM MST, 8 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 650 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 COZ058>089-093>099-081400- 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 9000FT- 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 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 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- 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 VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- 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- 650 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF BETWEEN 18 AND 24 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND MIDMORNING...ALONG THE LOWER ARKANSAS VALLEY FROM AROUND THE PUEBLO AREA TO THE KANSAS BORDER AND INTO KIOWA COUNTY. PORTIONS OF THE THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL HAVE WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 25 BELOW ZERO UNTIL ABOUT MIDMORNING. EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES. LATE TONIGHT IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW...HEAVY AND WIND DRIVEN AT TIMES...TO AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD...AS A STRONG JET STREAM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. THERE COULD ALSO BE A PERIOD OF STRONG AND DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 28/23
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:08 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:08 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:18 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 17 hr |
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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.