Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 17, 2016, 8:38 PM MST for 17 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 3:00 AM MST. It was in force for 25 hr. 19 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
- Feb 17, 2016, 8:38 PM MST (03:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 3:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2016, 4:12 AM MST
- In force
- 25 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, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Park County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Summit County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 97 | 7 S Frisco, CO | SUSTAINED 81 MPH. ELEVATION 12600 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 5:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 97 | 2 Nw Glen Haven, CO | |
| Feb 18, 5:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 1 E Berthoud Pass, CO | SUSTAINED 51 MPH. MINES PEAK AT 12500 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 5:37 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Kremmling, CO | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 97 | 2 Sse Loveland Pass, CO | |
| Feb 18, 4:56 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 1 E Berthoud Pass, CO | |
| Feb 18, 6:12 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Nne Natural Fort Rest, CO | |
| Feb 18, 7:42 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nnw Briggsdale, CO | |
| Feb 18, 8:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 Se Lucerne, CO | KGXY - GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT |
| Feb 18, 8:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Fort Morgan, CO | |
| Feb 18, 8:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | N Akron, CO | |
| Feb 18, 8:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Wnw Westminster, CO | KBJC - ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT |
| Feb 18, 8:54 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Wsw Longmont, CO | |
| Feb 18, 9:42 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 Se Sterling, CO | |
| Feb 18, 11:21 PM MST | SNOW 4.2 | 2 Sse Breckenridge, CO | |
| Feb 18, 11:32 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 8 S Holyoke, CO | |
| Feb 18, 11:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Holyoke, CO | |
| Feb 18, 11:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 8 S Holyoke, CO | |
| Feb 19, 12:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Holyoke, CO | LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ONTO AND RUPTURED A GAS LINE. RAILROAD CROSSING ARMS BROKEN. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 3335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
568 WWUS75 KBOU 180338 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 838 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.... .POWERFUL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS COLORADO TO PRODUCE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE HIGH WINDS ARE FIRST EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD DOWN THROUGH MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS ON THURSDAY. THESE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO EVEN STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE DISTURBANCE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEST OF I-25 AND UP ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN GUSTY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND ON PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. COZ033-034-181200- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0002.160218T1200Z-160219T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0002.160218T1000Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 838 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD BECOME STRONGER BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET...WITH GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. A COUPLE OF THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE GUSTS REACH 100 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHER SLOPES AND PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ035-036-181200- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0002.160218T1200Z-160219T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0002.160218T1200Z-160219T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 838 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD BECOME STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY. THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FALLING TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ038-039-181200- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0003.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ 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 838 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGHWAYS PRONE TO THE HIGH WINDS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN...U.S. 36...HIGHWAY 287...AND I-25 WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
100 WWUS75 KBOU 181041 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 341 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS TODAY AND POSSIBLY SPREAD TO PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS THIS EVENING... .A STRONG AND QUICK MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING POWERFUL WINDS INTO COLORADO TODAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...INCREASINGLY REACHING DOWN INTO THE FOOTHILLS DURING THE DAY. THE PEAK OF THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH A FEW HIGHER WIND PRONE AREAS RECEIVING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH. A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ON THE PLAINS THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF I-25 AND IN AREAS NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG BUT DIMINISHING WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. COZ033-034-182000- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 341 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING...AND PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. PEAK GUSTS OF 75 TO 100 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING LOW VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN ADDITION TO THE WIND. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES AND THE THREAT OF AVALANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ035-036-182000- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.160218T1200Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 341 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY. THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FALLING TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ042-048-050-051-182000- /O.EXA.KBOU.HW.A.0003.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES... RAYMER...STONEHAM...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 341 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$ COZ038-039-182000- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0003.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ 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 341 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGHWAYS PRONE TO THE HIGH WINDS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN...U.S. 36... HIGHWAY 287... AND I-25 WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ GIMMESTAD
898 WWUS75 KBOU 181839 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1139 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS TODAY AND POSSIBLY SPREAD TO PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS THIS EVENING... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING POWERFUL WINDS INTO THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...INCREASINGLY REACHING DOWN THE FOOTHILLS BY LATE IN THE DAY. THE PEAK OF THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH A FEW HIGHER WIND PRONE AREAS RECEIVING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH. A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ON THE PLAINS THIS EVENING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF I-25 AND IN AREAS NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL NOT WEAKEN UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY. COZ033-034-190245- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 1139 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. PEAK GUSTS OF 75 TO 100 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING LOW VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ALONG WITH THE WIND. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES AND THE THREAT OF AVALANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ035-036-190245- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 1139 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIKERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FALLING TREES. POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ038-039-190245- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0003.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 1139 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS PRONE TO THE HIGH WINDS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN...U.S. 36...HIGHWAY 287...AND I-25...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD HIGH WINDS DEVELOP. && $$ COZ042-048-050-051-190245- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.A.0003.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES... RAYMER...STONEHAM...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1139 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARRIVING THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
384 WWUS75 KBOU 182311 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 411 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD ON TO PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS TONIGHT... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT POWERFUL WINDS INTO THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY TODAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING OVER THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS TODAY WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND INTO THE FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING AND THEN OUT ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS OVERNIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH A FEW HIGHER WIND PRONE AREAS RECEIVING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF I-25 AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LOVELAND TO AKRON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL NOT WEAKEN UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY. COZ038-039-042-048-050-051-190715- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0003.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0002.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 411 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARRIVING THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ044-049-190715- /O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0002.160219T0100Z-160219T1200Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 411 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND THEN SHIFT TO WESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ033-034-190715- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 411 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND PEAK BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. PEAK GUSTS OF 75 TO 100 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT WHEN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES AND THE THREAT OF AVALANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ035-036-190715- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 411 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
210 WWUS75 KBOU 190433 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 933 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD ON TO PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS TONIGHT... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT POWERFUL WINDS INTO THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEEN STRONG AN GUSTY EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A GUST TO 97 MPH AT LOVELAND PASS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND INTO THE FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING AND THEN OUT ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS OVERNIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH A FEW HIGHER WIND PRONE AREAS RECEIVING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF I-25 AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LOVELAND TO AKRON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL NOT WEAKEN UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY. COZ038-039-042-044-048>051-191200- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING... PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID... SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 933 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARRIVING THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ033-034-191245- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ 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 933 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND PEAK BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. PEAK GUSTS OF 75 TO 100 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT WHEN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES AND THE THREAT OF AVALANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ035-036-191245- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 933 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
899 WWUS75 KBOU 191112 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 412 AM MST FRI FEB 19 2016 COZ038-039-042-044-048>051-191215- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND... NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...BRUSH... FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING... PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID... SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 412 AM MST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. GUSTS IN THE 40-50 MPH RANGE ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE NORTHERN COLORADO BORDER...BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER BY NOON. $$ COZ033>036-191215- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T1900Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 412 AM MST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY TODAY...BUT THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. WIND GUSTS IN THE 40-60 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED AND NORMALLY WIND PRONE AREAS. $$ GIMMESTAD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 8:38 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Phillips and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:24 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 3 more | 13 hr |
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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.