Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind watch at May 25, 2012, 4:01 AM MDT for 13 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2012, 4:01 AM MDT (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 2:39 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 3295 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
885 WWUS75 KBOU 251001 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 401 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM SATURDAY WILL INCREASE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE PLAINS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. COZ040>051-251815- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 401 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY MID MORNING AND COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
697 WWUS75 KBOU 251821 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1221 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM SATURDAY WILL INCREASE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE PLAINS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO... MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. COZ040>051-260300- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1221 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY MID MORNING AND COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. 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. && $$
207 WWUS75 KBOU 260234 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 834 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM SATURDAY WILL INCREASE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE PLAINS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO... MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. COZ040>051-261100- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 834 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY MID MORNING AND COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. 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. && $$
346 WWUS75 KBOU 260839 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 239 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE COLORADO AND WYOMING BORDER. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE ENTIRE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM DENVER EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER DEVELOPING IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. COZ042>044-048-050-051-260945- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES... RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN... BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK...MERINO... STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 239 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BUT THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA OF 58 MPH GUSTS. MOST PEAK GUSTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 50 MPH. $$ COZ040-041-045>047-049-261900- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0010.120526T1900Z-120527T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- 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- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON... MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON... COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 239 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES I-70 FROM DENVER EASTWARD ACROSS THE KANSAS BORDER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE. OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN MANY LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:02 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Park | 8 hr |
| May 25, 12:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park | 56 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.