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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1054 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
1054 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE...AND
  EL PASO COUNTY ALONG AND WEST OF I- 25.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER
  THE AREA TONIGHT. AS IT APPROACHES THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF
  STRONG DAMAGING WINDS SPREADING DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
  PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH 5 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OVER 75 MPH POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF
  INTERSTATE 25...WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACT...EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO A COMBINATION
  OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW OR DUST...AND POOR VISIBILITIES.
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS... COULD BE
  SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...SUCH AS
  LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE
  PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL
  ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

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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 MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...
RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WALSENBURG
1054 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND HUERFANO COUNTIES ALONG AND
  WEST OF I- 25.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER
  THE AREA TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE
  THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM...AND THEN DECREASE
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OVER 75 MPH POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ADJACENT TO
  THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW OR DUST...AND POOR
  VISIBILITIES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS SEMI TRAILERS...
  COULD BE SUBJECT TO TIPPING. IN ADDITION...LOOSE OUTDOOR
  ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE OR TRASH CANS...COULD BECOME
  DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. POWER DISRUPTIONS...TREE AND
  PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH
VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT
LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH.

WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO
MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL
HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU
ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE
WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER
TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.

&&

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