Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2017
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Feb 6, 2017, 9:37 PM MST for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 7, 2017, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2017, 9:37 PM MST (04:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2017, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2017, 2:19 PM MST
- In force
- 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, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:41 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
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 3034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
845 WWUS75 KPUB 070437 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 937 PM MST MON FEB 6 2017 COZ073-075-082-071245- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0003.170208T0100Z-170208T2100Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING BLANCA PEAK, SPANISH PEAKS, AND PIKES PEAK 937 PM MST MON FEB 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE PIKES PEAK AREA ABOVE 11000 FEET, AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WEST AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...AVOID BEING OUTDOORS DURING HIGH WINDS. 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 75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
133 WWUS75 KPUB 071102 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 402 AM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 COZ073-075-082-071915- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.170208T0100Z-170208T2100Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft- INCLUDING Blanca Peak, Spanish Peaks, and Pikes Peak 402 AM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE PIKES PEAK AREA ABOVE 11000 FEET, AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WEST AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE TREELINE DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HODANISH
108 WWUS75 KPUB 071203 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 503 AM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 COZ073-075-082-072015- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.170208T0100Z-170208T2100Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft- INCLUDING Blanca Peak, Spanish Peaks, and Pikes Peak 503 AM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...The Pikes Peak area above 11000 feet, and the Sangre de Cristo mountains above 11000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move over the area late Tuesday through Wednesday. * WIND...West at 40 to 50 mph with gusts around 75 mph possible. * IMPACT...Extreme winter conditions will occur above treeline due to the strong winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A high wind watch means there is the potential fro a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 75 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ Hodanish
477 WWUS75 KPUB 072119 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 219 PM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 COZ073-075-082-080530- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.170208T0100Z-170208T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.170208T0100Z-170208T2100Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft- INCLUDING Blanca Peak, Spanish Peaks, and Pikes Peak 219 PM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to 2 PM MST Wednesday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATION...Pikes Peak above 11000 feet, and the Sangre de Cristo mountains above 11000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move over the area tonight through Wednesday. * WIND...West at 40 to 55 mph with gusts to around 80 mph. * IMPACT...Extreme conditions will occur above treeline due to the strong winds and blowing snow. Localized power outages will be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ COZ080-080530- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.170208T0100Z-170208T2100Z/ Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft- 219 PM MST Tue Feb 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to 2 PM MST Wednesday. * LOCATION...The Wet Mountains above 10000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move over the area tonight through Wednesday. * WIND...West at 40 to 55 mph with gusts around 75 mph. * IMPACT...Extreme conditions will occur above treeline due to strong winds and blowing snow. Localized power outages 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2:10 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 28 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:19 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 24 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.