Strong northwest winds affected parts of eastern Colorado during the late morning and early afternoon hours. but numerous wind gusts over 60 mph were reported.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Strong northwest winds affected parts of eastern Colorado during the late morning and early afternoon hours. No damage was reported...but numerous wind gusts over 60 mph were reported.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 27, 2:47 AM MST, 8 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 247 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2005 .DISCUSSION...THE 08Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THE ROCKIES. THE UPPER TROUGH CAN BE SEEN ON WATER VAPOR MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS COLORADO. COMPOSITE RADAR LOOP SHOWING A FEW RETURNS OVER MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. THE MAIN CHALLENGES FOR THIS FORECAST IS HOW LARGE TO MAKE THE WIND ADVISORY AREA AND POPS FOR TODAY. THE TROUGH NEAR WESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND INTO THE MISSOURI BASIN TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE/SUBSIDENCE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FLOW WILL BECOME ZONAL ON THURSDAY BUT IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS ANOTHER TROUGH IS APPROACHING. DO NOT EXPECT DYNAMICS OR MOISTURE TO BE ADEQUATE IN OUR FORECAST AREA SO WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...THE FRONT COMES THROUGH AROUND 12Z THIS MORNING. WIND WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. MOS GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT MIDDLE TO HIGH END WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND SEE NO REASON TO DEVIATE. THERE IS STRONG SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE AND BUFKIT IS SHOWING GOOD MOMENTUM TRANSFER FROM 17Z TO 00Z. DIFFICULT TO RULE OUT ANY COUNTY SO WILL ISSUE ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA FROM 17Z TO 00Z. THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA (HLC/MCK) SHOULD BE THE LAST TO VERIFY AND ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO MENTION AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE DRY AT THE SURFACE AND MOISTEN UP ALOFT ONLY BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIP TYPE SHOULD BE ALL LIQUID. THE REST OF THE FORECAST IS QUIET WITH THE MAIN EMPHASIS ON TEMPERATURES. FOR MAX TEMPERATURES FOLLOWED THE COOLER GUIDANCE. 850MB TEMPERATURES WARM A FEW DEGREES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TODAY MAX TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE INTO THE LOWER 50S AND MID/UPPER 50S WED/THU. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 30. NO CHANGES PLANNED FOR THE EXTENDED. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...WIND ADVISORY TODAY 17Z-24Z ALL ZONES. NE...WIND ADVISORY TODAY 17Z-24Z ALL ZONES. CO...WIND ADVISORY TODAY 17Z-24Z ALL ZONES. && FS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 506 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2005 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-281500- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 606 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2005 /506 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY DUE TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. FS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, December 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5485004, 5485005.