Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2012, 9:57 AM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 36 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 9:57 AM MST (16:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Summit County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 9 E Dillon, CO | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Loveland Pass, CO | |
| Jan 18, 6:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Loveland Pass, CO | |
| Jan 18, 6:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 8 Ne Four Corners, CO | |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Berthoud Pass, CO | |
| Jan 18, 9:17 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 18, 10:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Ne Pawnee Buttes, CO | |
| Jan 18, 11:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 21 N New Raymer, CO | |
| Jan 18, 2:00 PM MST | TSTM WND GST 90 | 3 Sw Pinecliffe, CO | COAL CREEEK CANYON |
| Jan 18, 3:17 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 1 Nw Lyons, CO | |
| Jan 18, 3:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 1 Nw Lyons, CO | |
| Jan 18, 4:58 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 8 Ne Four Corners, CO | |
| Jan 18, 7:24 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | 2 Nw Rocky Flats, CO | |
| Jan 18, 7:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 92 | 4 Sse Boulder, CO | HIGHWAY 93 ON THE WEST END OF DAVIDSON MESA. TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 93 NEAR MARSHALL. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | W Boulder, CO | WEST OF BOULDER IN BOULDER CANYON. |
| Jan 18, 10:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 N Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Jan 18, 10:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 104 | S Boulder, CO | TELEPHONE AND/OR POWER LINE POLLS BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jan 18, 11:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 4 Wsw Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Jan 19, 3:38 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | 1 Nw Lyons, CO | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 3 N Eldorado Springs, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Jan 19, 4:04 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 Nw Rocky Flats, CO | |
| Jan 19, 5:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 1 Ne Boulder, CO | NCAR FOOTHILLS LAB IN BOULDER |
| Jan 19, 5:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 2 Nw Rocky Flats, CO | |
| Jan 19, 7:20 AM MST | TSTM WND GST 83 | 1 Sw Boulder, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Jan 19, 7:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 1 Sw Boulder, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Jan 19, 7:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boulder, CO | SEVERAL 1-3 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS NUMEROUS LOCATIONS OF THE BOULDER AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1275 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 109 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803 WWUS75 KBOU 171657 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 957 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THE MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .AN ESPECIALLY STRONG WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE GREATEST IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WHERE GUSTS COULD EXCEED 90 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...CREATING NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE BASE OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...ALTHOUGH THE EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN. COZ033>036-180100- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 957 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ON EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER... BOULDER...LOVELAND AND FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE LENGTHY DELAYS AND EVEN ROAD CLOSERS DUE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO POWERFUL CROSS'S WINDS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO MAY WANT TO RESCHEDULE THEIR TRAVEL UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ COZ038-039-180100- /O.EXT.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T1000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 957 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER...BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$ BAKER
10 follow-up statements
653 WWUS75 KBOU 172140 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 240 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BASE OF FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER...BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .VERY STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL MIX DOWNWARD PRODUCING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING AT TIMES IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WIND GUSTS IN THESE AREAS COULD EXCEED 85 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN GUSTS COULD EXCEED 100 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD PRODUCE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADWAYS. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR THE BASE OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... HOWEVER THE EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS REMAINS UNCERTAIN. COZ033>036-180545- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 240 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH ARE LIKELY UP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER...BOULDER...LOVELAND AND FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE LENGTHY DELAYS AND EVEN ROAD CLOSERS DUE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO POWERFUL CROSS WINDS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO MAY WANT TO RESCHEDULE UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ COZ038-039-180545- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T1000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 240 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER...BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$ BAKER
341 WWUS75 KBOU 172155 AAA NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 255 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BASE OF FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER... BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .VERY STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL MIX DOWNWARD PRODUCING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS AT TIMES IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 85 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN GUSTS COULD EXCEED 100 MPH. THESE POWERFUL WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD PRODUCE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADWAYS. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE BASE OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...HOWEVER THE EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS REMAINS UNCERTAIN. COZ033>036-180600- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 255 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH ARE LIKELY UP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER...BOULDER...LOVELAND AND FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE LENGTHY DELAYS AND EVEN ROAD CLOSERS DUE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO POWERFUL CROSS WINDS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO MAY WANT TO RESCHEDULE UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ COZ038-039-180600- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T1000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 255 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER...BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$ BAKER
215 WWUS75 KBOU 180357 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 857 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BASE OF FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER... BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .VERY STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL MIX DOWNWARD PRODUCING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS AT TIMES IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 85 MPH... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN GUSTS COULD EXCEED 100 MPH. THESE POWERFUL WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD PRODUCE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADWAYS. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE BASE OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... HOWEVER THE EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN. COZ033>036-181200- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 857 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH ARE LIKELY UP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER...BOULDER...LOVELAND AND FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE LENGTHY DELAYS AND EVEN ROAD CLOSERS DUE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO POWERFUL CROSS WINDS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO MAY WANT TO RESCHEDULE UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ COZ038-039-181200- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T1000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 857 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS IN LARIMER...BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$
410 WWUS75 KBOU 180946 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 246 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING... .VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH AREAS AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS AND MAY SPREAD EASTWARD ONTO THE PLAINS A SHORT DISTANCE. AREAS FROM THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF DENVER NORTH TO FORT COLLINS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS...AND ALSO IN FAVORED AREAS JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SUCH AS ROCKY FLATS...BOULDER...AND CARTER LAKE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND IN THE WINDIEST FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS WEST OF GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND WEST OF FORT COLLINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. MAIN AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE INTERSTATE 70 IN JEFFERSON AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN BLACK HAWK AND ESTES PARK...AND HIGHWAYS AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...BUT THE SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AS THE SNOW INCREASES. COZ038-039-181900- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T1000Z-120119T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 246 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORMALLY WINDIEST PLACES BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND AROUND CARTER LAKE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE FOOTHILLS...THOUGH PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS BY SECURING OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ COZ033>036-181900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 246 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND IN THE NORMALLY WIND PRONE PLACES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER AND GOLDEN AND WEST OF FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$ GIMMESTAD
167 WWUS75 KBOU 181636 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 936 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE A BIT MORE ERRATIC AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND OCCASIONALLY REACH AREAS AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS AND MAY SPREAD EASTWARD ONTO THE PLAINS A SHORT DISTANCE. AREAS FROM THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF DENVER NORTH TO FORT COLLINS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS...AND ALSO IN FAVORED AREAS JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SUCH AS ROCKY FLATS...BOULDER...AND CARTER LAKE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND IN THE WINDIEST FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS WEST OF GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND WEST OF FORT COLLINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES... AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. MAIN AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE INTERSTATE 70 IN JEFFERSON AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN BLACK HAWK AND ESTES PARK...AND HIGHWAYS AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...BUT THE SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AS THE SNOW INCREASES. COZ033>036-190045- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 936 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 120 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND IN THE NORMALLY WIND PRONE PLACES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER AND GOLDEN AND WEST OF FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$ COZ038-039-190045- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 936 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORMALLY WINDIEST PLACES BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND AROUND CARTER LAKE BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE FOOTHILLS...THOUGH PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS BY SECURING OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
976 WWUS75 KBOU 182203 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 303 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING... .VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND INCREASE OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW DEVELOPS ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED WIND. WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS...AND ALSO IN FAVORED AREAS JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SUCH AS ROCKY FLATS...BOULDER...AND CARTER LAKE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES... AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. MAIN AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE INTERSTATE 70 IN JEFFERSON AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN BLACK HAWK AND ESTES PARK...AND HIGHWAYS AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS. COZ033-034-190300- /O.EXT.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 303 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING AS OF 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$ COZ035-036-190615- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 303 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN NORMALLY WIND PRONE PLACES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER AND GOLDEN AND WEST OF FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$ COZ038-039-190615- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 303 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORMALLY WINDIEST PLACES BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND AROUND CARTER LAKE BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE FOOTHILLS...THOUGH PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
627 WWUS75 KBOU 190308 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 808 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT AS SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED WIND. WIND GUSTS FROM 70 TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS...AND ALSO IN FAVORED AREAS JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SUCH AS ROCKY FLATS...BOULDER...AND CARTER LAKE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES... AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. MAIN AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE INTERSTATE 70 IN JEFFERSON AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN BLACK HAWK AND ESTES PARK...AND HIGHWAYS AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS. COZ033-034-190415- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 808 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ COZ035-036-191115- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 808 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 70 TO 90 MPH WILL BE COMMON ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN NORMALLY WIND PRONE PLACES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER AND GOLDEN AND WEST OF FORT COLLINS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$ COZ038-039-191115- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 808 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORMALLY WINDIEST PLACES BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND AROUND CARTER LAKE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
873 WWUS75 KBOU 190957 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 257 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING... .VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS...AND ALSO IN FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS ROCKY FLATS...BOULDER...AND CARTER LAKE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES... AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS. AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE INTERSTATE 70 IN JEFFERSON AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN BLACK HAWK AND ESTES PARK...AND HIGHWAYS 93 AND 287 AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS. COZ035-036-191900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 257 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT THEY WILL DECREASE IN MAGNITUDE LATER THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING TO AROUND 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$ COZ038-039-191900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 257 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THE WIND WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER AND AROUND CARTER LAKE. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDER AND BOULDER...SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. && $$
000 WWUS75 KBOU 191612 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 912 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS DECREASING OVER THE LOWER FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING... .VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING OVER THE FOOTHILLS. AT THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS...THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 45 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. COZ038-039-191715- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 912 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. YOU CAN STILL EXPECT WINDS GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH UNTIL NOON. $$ COZ035-036-191900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 912 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT THEY WILL DECREASE IN MAGNITUDE LATER THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING TO AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES...AND MAY BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. AS SNOW INCREASES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES DIFFICULT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AVOID TRAVEL IN AREAS EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... ALLOW TIME FOR SLOWER TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGING VISIBILITIES. && $$
758 WWUS75 KBOU 191901 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1201 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 COZ035-036-192015- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1201 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BUT YOU CAN STILL EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.