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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

December 24, 201614 counties in Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2016, 2:39 PM MST for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 60 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
Dec 24, 2016, 2:39 PM MST (21:39 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2016, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 26, 2016, 12:00 AM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Counties Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Park County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 25, 9:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 537 Wnw Antero Reservoir, COMESONET STATION 6 WNW ANTERO RESERVOIR /JNSC2/.
Dec 25, 10:36 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 571 Ne Aspen Springs, COMESONET STATION 1 NE ASPEN SPRINGS /D4381/.
Dec 25, 10:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 532 Wnw Brookvale, COMESONET STATION 2 W BROOKVALE /CEKC2/.
Dec 25, 11:01 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 Se Pinecliffe, COMESONET STATION 2 SE PINECLIFFE /E1707/.
Dec 25, 11:04 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 523 E Gold Hill, COMESONET STATION 3 E GOLD HILL /E4338/.
Dec 25, 11:10 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 652 Ssw Crescent Village, COMESONET STATION 2 SSW CRESCENT VILLAGE /D9321/.
Dec 25, 11:11 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 773 Se Jamestown, COMESONET STATION 3 SE JAMESTOWN /C8656/.
Dec 25, 11:16 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 741 N Applewood, COMESONET STATION APPLEWOOD /E7094/.
Dec 25, 11:16 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 741 Nne Applewood, COMESONET STATION APPLEWOOD /E7094/.
Dec 25, 11:17 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Floyd Hill, COMESONET STATION FLOYD HILL /CO071/.
Dec 25, 11:17 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 Nw Genesee, COMESONET STATION 2 NW GENESEE /CO065/.
Dec 25, 11:18 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 571 Ene Ward, COMESONET STATION 1 ENE WARD /C5038/.
Dec 25, 11:25 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 523 Ne White Ranch Open S, COMESONET STATION 2 NE WHITE RANCH OPEN S /UP709/.
Dec 25, 11:25 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 523 Nne White Ranch Open, COMESONET STATION 2 NE WHITE RANCH OPEN S /UP709/.
Dec 25, 11:26 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 762 Sse Gold Hill, COMESONET STATION 2 SSE GOLD HILL /E4131/.
Dec 25, 11:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 652 Nw Genesee, COMESONET STATION 2 NW GENESEE /CO065/.
Dec 25, 11:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Ne Morrison, COMESONET STATION 2 ENE MORRISON /C8926/.
Dec 25, 11:32 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Superior, COMESONET STATION SUPERIOR /D7772/.
Dec 25, 11:32 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 531 Nnw Briggsdale, COMESONET STATION BRIGGSDALE /CO043/.
Dec 25, 11:33 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 505 S Lyons, COMESONET STATION 5 S LYONS /E8833/.
Dec 25, 11:34 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 Nnw Glen Haven, COMESONET STATION 1 NW GLEN HAVEN /E4490/.
Dec 25, 11:38 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 Nw Rocky Flats, COMESONET STATION 2 WNW ROCKY FLATS /NWTC/.
Dec 25, 11:45 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 784 Nnw White Ranch Open, COMESONET STATION 3 NNW WHITE RANCH OPEN S /BMTC2/.
Dec 25, 11:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 Se Superior, COAWOS STATION JEFFCO AIRPORT /BJC/.
Dec 25, 11:47 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Floyd Hill, COMESONET STATION FLOYD HILL /CO071/.
Dec 25, 11:48 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 542 Ne Morrison, COMESONET STATION 2 ENE MORRISON /C8926/.
Dec 25, 11:51 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 513 Wnw Mishowaka, COMESONET STATION 2 WNW MISHOWAKA /E0853/.
Dec 25, 11:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 557 Wnw Antero Reservoir, COMESONET STATION 6 WNW ANTERO RESERVOIR /JNSC2/.
Dec 25, 11:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 572 Wnw Brookvale, COMESONET STATION 2 W BROOKVALE /CEKC2/.
Dec 25, 12:00 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 561 Nne Rocky Flats, COMESONET STATION 1 NE ROCKY FLATS /RFN/.
Dec 25, 12:00 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 562 Nne Rocky Flats, COMESONET STATION 1 NE ROCKY FLATS /RFN/.
Dec 25, 12:01 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 S Boulder, COMESONET STATION 2 SSW BOULDER /E9217/.
Dec 25, 12:02 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Superior, COMESONET STATION SUPERIOR /D7772/.
Dec 25, 12:03 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 575 S Lyons, COMESONET STATION 5 S LYONS /E8833/.
Dec 25, 12:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 553 E Gold Hill, COMESONET STATION 3 E GOLD HILL /E4338/.
Dec 25, 12:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 553 Ese Gold Hill, COMESONET STATION 3 E GOLD HILL /E4338/.
Dec 25, 12:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 Ene Dumont, COMESONET STATION 2 ENE DUMONT /E1312/.
Dec 25, 12:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 563 W Central City, COMESONET STATION 2 ENE DUMONT /E1312/.
Dec 25, 12:08 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 Ene Nederland, COMESONET STATION 3 ENE NEDERLAND /D5338/.
Dec 25, 12:08 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 544 Ene Nederland, COMESONET STATION 3 ENE NEDERLAND /D5338/.
Dec 25, 12:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 653 Nne White Ranch Open, COMESONET STATION 2 NE WHITE RANCH OPEN S /UP709/.
Dec 25, 12:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 702 Ssw Crescent Village, COMESONET STATION 2 SSW CRESCENT VILLAGE /D9321/.
Dec 25, 12:14 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 Wnw Leyden, COMESONET STATION 2 WNW LEYDEN /E2549/.
Dec 25, 12:16 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 792 Sse Gold Hill, COMESONET STATION 2 SSE GOLD HILL /E4131/.
Dec 25, 12:18 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Ene Ward, COMESONET STATION 1 ENE WARD /C5038/.
Dec 25, 12:20 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 722 Nnw Glen Haven, COMESONET STATION 1 NW GLEN HAVEN /E4490/.
Dec 25, 12:21 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 563 Sw Campion, COMESONET STATION 2 WSW CAMPION /E9505/.
Dec 25, 12:21 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 563 Wsw Campion, COMESONET STATION 2 WSW CAMPION /E9505/.
Dec 25, 12:24 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 502 Wnw Aspen Springs, COMESONET STATION 1 WNW ASPEN SPRINGS /PKLC2/.
Dec 25, 12:27 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 712 Nw Genesee, COMESONET STATION 2 NW GENESEE /CO065/.
Dec 25, 12:28 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 623 Ene Nederland, COMESONET STATION 3 ENE NEDERLAND /D5338/.
Dec 25, 12:28 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 Ene Nederland, COMESONET STATION 3 ENE NEDERLAND /D5338/.
Dec 25, 12:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Sw Sterling, COAWOS STATION STERLING /STK/.
Dec 25, 12:30 PM MSTSNOW 1.5N Brush, COPAST 30 MINUTES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY ONE BLOCK.
Dec 25, 12:32 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 523 E Hoyt Beet Dump, COMESONET STATION 2 E HOYT BEET DUMP /CO040/.
Dec 25, 12:32 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Virginia Dale, COMESONET STATION VIRGINIA DALE /CO036/.
Dec 25, 12:37 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 74Superior, COMESONET STATION SUPERIOR /D7772/.
Dec 25, 12:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 531 W Wheat Ridge, COMESONET STATION WHEAT RIDGE /D9017/.
Dec 25, 12:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 802 Ssw Crescent Village, COMESONET STATION 2 SSW CRESCENT VILLAGE /D9321/.
Dec 25, 12:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 843 Se Jamestown, COMESONET STATION 3 SE JAMESTOWN /C8656/.

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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2016-12-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2016-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2365 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

887 
WWUS75 KBOU 242139
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
239 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS SUNDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM MOVING OUT OF COLORADO SUNDAY MORNING WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT 
PLAINS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING 
HOURS. A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SWEEP OVER NORTHERN 
COLORADO AS A STRENGTHENING UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD NEBRASKA AND 
THEN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP RECENTLY 
FALLEN SNOW AND CAUSE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

COZ035-036-038-039-250545-
/O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0006.161225T1600Z-161226T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0007.161225T1600Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
239 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND
  WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH IN THE
  MORE WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. 
  HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY, 
  HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND U.S. 36 BETWEEN 
  BROOMFIELD... BOULDER...AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
240 
WWUS75 KBOU 250417
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
917 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS SUNDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM MOVING OUT OF COLORADO SUNDAY MORNING WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT
PLAINS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SWEEP OVER NORTHERN
COLORADO AS A STRENGTHENING UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD NEBRASKA AND
THEN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WHERE THERE IS SNOW COVER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

COZ035-036-038-039-251300-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.161225T1600Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
917 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING 
  AND WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH IN 
  THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. 
  HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY, 
  HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND U.S. 36 BETWEEN 
  BROOMFIELD... BOULDER...AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

GIMMESTAD
551 
WWUS75 KBOU 251307
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
607 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS SUNDAY...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN AND ALONG THE FRONT 
RANGE THIS MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD 
FRONT. THESE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PRODUCE 
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE 
POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING DUST ON THE ADJACENT PLAINS. DRIVERS OF 
LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT
FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE 
IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING.


COZ035-036-038-039-252115-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.161225T1600Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
607 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
MST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY ON AND NEAR
  THE FRONT RANGE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH IN HIGH WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK TO
  PEAK HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND U.S. 36
  BETWEEN BROOMFIELD...BOULDER...AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON 
THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO 58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE 
PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING
HIGH WIND EVENT. 

&&

$$
BAKER
381 
WWUS75 KBOU 251550
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
850 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING INTO 
THE AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT. 
THESE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF 
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF BLOWING DUST ON THE PLAINS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH 
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN 
CROSS WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN MOST AREAS THIS 
EVENING.

COZ042-044-048>051-260000-
/O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0007.161225T1900Z-161226T0300Z/
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 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, AND HOLYOKE
850 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ON THE NORTHEAST 
  PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MID EVENING...BUT STILL REMAIN 
  GUSTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. THIS WARNING INCLUDES I-76 BETWEEN FORT
  MORGAN AND THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

COZ035-036-038-039-260000-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.161225T1600Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
850 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY ON AND NEAR
  THE FRONT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.  

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH IN HIGH WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK TO
  PEAK HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND U.S. 36
  BETWEEN BROOMFIELD, BOULDER, AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$
168 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
117 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS HAD DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT RANGE
AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH FALLING SNOW
ON PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WAS PRODUCING A BAND OF NEAR 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVER THE NORTHEAST 
CORNER OF THE STATE UNTIL SNOW ENDS AND WINDS DECREASE BY EARLY 
EVENING. ELSEWHERE...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE 
VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE LATER
THIS EVENING.

COZ042-044-048>051-260300-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0300Z/
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 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, AND HOLYOKE
117 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ON THE NORTHEAST
  PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS
  SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MID EVENING...BUT STILL REMAIN
  GUSTY. A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND
  THEN COME TO AN END.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS...A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...AND
  BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THIS
  INCLUDES I-76 FROM FORT MORGAN TO THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

COZ035-036-038-039-260430-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
117 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AND NEAR 
  THE FRONT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 
 
* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH IN HIGH WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK 
  TO PEAK HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND 
  U.S. 36 BETWEEN BROOMFIELD, BOULDER, AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$
847 
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NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
400 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND 
NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO. THE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH 
FALLING SNOW WERE PRODUCING A BAND OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER PHILLIPS AND SEDGWICK COUNTIES. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED 
OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE UNTIL SNOW ENDS AND WINDS 
DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING. ELSEWHERE...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR 
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS 
SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.

COZ042-044-048>051-260300-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0300Z/
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 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, AND HOLYOKE
400 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ON THE NORTHEAST 
  PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MID EVENING...BUT STILL REMAIN 
  GUSTY. A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON 
  AND THEN COME TO AN END. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS...A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...AND 
  BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THIS 
  INCLUDES I-76 FROM FORT MORGAN TO THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

COZ035-036-038-039-260700-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
400 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AND NEAR 
  THE FRONT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 90 MPH IN HIGH WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK 
  TO PEAK HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND 
  U.S. 36 BETWEEN BROOMFIELD, BOULDER, AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$
469 
WWUS75 KBOU 260229
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
729 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND
IMMEDIATE PLAINS OF COLORADO. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH 
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS 
SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.

COZ042-044-048>051-260330-
/O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0300Z/
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 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, AND HOLYOKE
729 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER MOST OF THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST
COLORADO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW 30 MPH
OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. 

$$

COZ035-036-038-039-260700-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, 
RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, 
IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN,
ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT
729 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AND NEAR 
  THE FRONT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 90 MPH IN HIGH WIND PRONE AREAS. A WIND GUST OF 97 MPH
  WAS RECORDED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN IN BOULDER COUNTY AT
  4:41 PM MST. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK 
  TO PEAK HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND 
  U.S. 36 BETWEEN BROOMFIELD, BOULDER, AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$
859 
WWUS75 KBOU 260354
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
854 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND
IMMEDIATE PLAINS OF COLORADO. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS
SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.

COZ038-039-260500-
/O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0700Z/
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, AND LONGMONT
854 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE ENDED OR DECREASED ENOUGH IN SPEED TO 
NO LONGER WARRANT A HIGH WIND WARNING. 

$$

COZ035-036-260700-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0700Z/
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, AND WESTCREEK
854 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AND NEAR 
  THE FRONT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS 
  HIGH AS 90 MPH IN HIGH WIND PRONE AREAS. A WIND GUST OF 97 MPH 
  WAS RECORDED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN IN BOULDER COUNTY 
  AT 4:41 PM MST. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE THE PEAK 
  TO PEAK HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN, AND 
  U.S. 36 BETWEEN BROOMFIELD, BOULDER, AND ESTES PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE FRONT RANGE...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS TO
58 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE PLAINS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$
338 
WWUS75 KBOU 260700
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1200 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016


COZ035-036-260800-
/O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0700Z/
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-
1200 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT HOWEVER WINDS GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60
MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 3:51 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOUBoulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more44 hr

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High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.