Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind watch at Jan 16, 2012, 2:36 PM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2012, 2:36 PM MST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 2:46 AM MST
- In force
- 3 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 21:41 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 (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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
- 2807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
407 WWUS75 KBOU 162136 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 236 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN COLORADO BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS DURING THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. COZ033>036-170545- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.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 236 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE DIVIDE AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. * IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO POWERFUL CROSSWINDS...DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO ANTICIPATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO CAUSING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ COZ038-039-170545- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 236 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$
7 follow-up statements
435 WWUS75 KBOU 170347 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 847 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN COLORADO BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS DURING THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. COZ033>036-171300- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.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 847 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE DIVIDE AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO ANTICIPATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO CAUSING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ COZ038-039-171300- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 847 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$
440 WWUS75 KBOU 171113 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 413 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN COLORADO BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS DURING THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. COZ033>036-171900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.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 413 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE DIVIDE AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO ANTICIPATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO CAUSING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ COZ038-039-171900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0001.120118T0700Z-120119T1900Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 413 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$
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
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
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 Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Jan 16, 12:31 PM MST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 12:31 PM MST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1231 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 .UPDATE... && .SHORT TERM...UPDATED FORECAST TEXT AND GRIPS TO ACCOUNT FOR COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND MORE CLOUD COVER PARTICULARLY ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. SHALLOW MOIST LAYER OF AIR ON THE PLAINS PUSHED UP AGAINST THE FOOTHILLS EARLIER THIS MORNING AND PRODUCED A BROKEN TO OVERCAST DECK OF STRATUS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. SINCE THEN THESE CLOUDS HAVE THINNED WITH INCREASING DEWPT SPREADS. HOWEVER A CONTINUED EASTERLY BNDRY LAYER FLOW HAS CAPPED HEATING ON THE PLAINS. FOR THAT REASON LOWERED MAX TEMPERATURES BY AT LEAST 5 DEGS. IN THE HIGH COUNTRY RADAR ECHOS ON THE INCREASE AS MID-LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT NOW PASSING OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. WITH PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD SEE SNOWFALL RATES AND COVERAGE INCREASING IN THE HIGH COUNTRY DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD ALSO SEE WINDS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH ARRIVAL OF THE COLDER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ALOFT. GUSTS TO 50KT ON THE HIGH PASSES EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATE. ON THE PLAINS...IT NOW APPEARS THE COLD FRONT UP IN WYOMING WILL RACE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NERN COLORADO DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...ALONG THE WAY PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR MORE LIKELY NARROW SOUTH-TO-NORTHEAST BANDS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL. CAN NOT RULE OUT A BURST OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH THE STRONGER SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE...WITH UPWARDS OF A HALF INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE ON GRASSY SURFACES. BY MID-EVENING SFC WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST SIGNALING THE ARRIVAL OF A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS. SHOULD THEN SEE STEADY CLEARING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THEREAFTER. THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD ALSO SEE A SIGNIFICANT DROP OFF IN SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. STILL LOOKING FOR 3-6 INCH SNOW TOTALS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ON EAST FACING SLOPES. .AVIATION...AREAS OF LIFR AND MVFR CONDITIONS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING DUE TO A DECK OF UPSLOPE STRATUS CLOUDS HAS IMPROVED TO AT LEAST MVFR CEILINGS IN MOST AREAS. CEILINGS IN THE DENVER AREA ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 5000 FT AGL FOR THE REMAIN OF THE AFTERNOON. THEN FOR THIS EVENING...CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER AGAIN...BELOW 3000 FT AGL IN SOME AREAS...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MOVING DOWN THE FRONT RANGE. THESE SHOWERS... MOSTLY LIGHT IN INTENSITY...ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE DENVER AREA BETWEEN 01Z AND 04Z THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE METRO AREA. AFTER 05Z...LOOK FOR A SHIFT TO A NORTH-NORTHWEST WIND SIGNALING THE ARRIVAL OF A SECOND SURGE OF DRIER AND COLDER AIR MOVING IN FROM WYOMING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012/ SHORT TERM...SHALLOW COLD FRONT SEEPING ACROSS DENVER AT THIS HOUR. WITH PRESSURE RISES DROPPING INTO KANSAS WINDS WILL SWING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THE FRONT WILL STALL AGAINST THE PALMER DIVIDE. MEANWHILE WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE TOP OF THE SHALLOW FRONT. IT IS NOW LOOKING LIKE DOWNSLOPING WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THE UPSTREAM CLOUDS AS THEY COME OVER THE FRONT RANGE...SO I LOWERED THE CLOUD COVER A BIT ESPECIALLY FROM THE DENVER AREA SOUTHWARD AND RAISED TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES TODAY. TROUGH AXIS AND A SHARP COLD FRONT COME THROUGH DENVER IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. DECENT MOISTURE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SOME INSTABILITY...WIND DIRECTION SHIFTS TO MORE FAVORABLE NWLY THIS EVENING TO KEEP THE SNOW GOING A FEW HOURS LONGER AFTER THE FRONTAL BAND. FOR THE PLAINS...NAM IS NEARLY DRY WHILE THE GFS GIVES AN INCH OF SNOW EVERYWHERE AS THE SHOWER BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT COMES OVER. OUR FORECAST IS A COMPROMISE WITH HIGHER POPS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER AND LOWEST NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHICH SEEMS REASONABLE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A PRETTY GOOD ZONE OF LIGHT SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT...THOUGH THEY ARE WEAKER ACROSS UT/NV THEN FURTHER NORTH. IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE UPPER LEVEL LIFT WILL BE PUSHING OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SO THE WHOLE THING MAY BECOME MORE DISORGANIZED AS IT MOVES OVER US. IN GENERAL WE ARE SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST...BUMPED UP POPS ONLY SLIGHTLY MAINLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS. PRETTY RAPID CLEARING FROM NW TO SE LATER TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF AS WELL EXCEPT FOR INCREASING IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND WAVE PRONE EAST SLOPE AREAS. LONG TERM...MODELS HAVE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FOR THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY. IT BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A 130-150 KNOT JET MAXIMUM OVER THE NORTHERN CWA AT 12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DOWNWARD SYNOPTIC SCALE ENERGY IS PROGGED OVER THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY THOUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY. THEN BENIGN ENERGY IS PROGGED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. FOR THE MOST PART...THE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW SHOULD BE DOMINATED BY DOWNSLOPING TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A MOUNTAIN SET-UP THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIODS...THE BEST IS ON WEDNESDAY. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS THE REAL STRONG WINDS WILL STAY UP HIGHER IN ELEVATION...WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT HOWEVER. FOR MOISTURE...IT IS PRETTY DRY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING...WITH MOISTURE INCREASING AND DEEPENING SOMEWHAT OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY 12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING. ON WEDNESDAY...THERE IS SOME MOISTURE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...MORE SO ON THE GFS. DEEPER MOISTURE IS PROGGED OVER THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON BOTH MODELS. THERE IS SOME UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE QPF FIELDS SHOW TUESDAY THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY TO BE DRY. THERE IS A TAD OF MEASURABLE SNOW WEDNESDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...THEN A BIT MORE THERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SO FOR POPS...NONE FOR THE PLAINS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN THE MOUNTAINS...TUESDAY LOOKS DRY. WILL GO WITH MINIMAL POPS TUESDAY NIGHT AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN. WILL GO WITH "CHANCE"S IN THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... OROGRAPHICS ARE PRETTY GOOD AND THERE IS PRETTY GOOD MOISTURE. FOR TEMPERATURES...TUESDAY'S HIGHS MAY BE 1-2 C COOLER THAN TODAY'S. WEDNESDAY'S HIGHS WARM-UP 5-7 C OVER TUESDAY'S. FOR THE LATER DAYS...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MODELS HAVE VERY STRONG WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FORECAST AREA ALL FOUR DAYS. MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW IS PRETTY DECENT OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IT DECREASES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ..BUT THERE IS STILL SOME. MOISTURE INCREASES AGAIN IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE PLAINS HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE AND NO POPS ALL FOUR DAYS. TEMPERATURES WARM TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. INSTRUMENT APPROACHES TO KDEN MAY BE NEEDED DUE TO LOWERING CEILINGS AFTER 22Z. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MID EVENING...THEN CEILINGS BREAKING UP AGAIN BY 08Z. SOME OF THE EVENING SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS. IF THERE IS SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...BAKER/GIMMESTAD LONG TERM....RJK AVIATION...BAKER/GIMMESTAD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 11:18 AM MST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1118 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 COZ030>051-171300- JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-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-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/ EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 1118 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES ON THE HIGH PASSES UP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LESS AMOUNTS EAST OF THE DIVIDE. IN ADDITION...A SHIFT TO STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT ALOFT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WHICH WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES MAINLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES. ON THE PLAINS...THIS SAME COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO DURING THE EVENING HOURS PRODUCING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE WAY. A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE A SHORT BURST OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WHICH COULD LAY DOWN A HALF INCH OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES. OTHERWISE NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON THE PLAINS. CONDITIONS SHOULD STEADILY IMPROVE IN MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES TOWARDS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ON WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE DIVIDE AND EAST SLOPES. THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXPECT DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WOULD BE APPRECIATED. BAKER/SWE
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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.