Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2016
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind watch at Feb 17, 2016, 8:38 PM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 8:38 PM MST (03:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 4:11 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Logan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 74 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 98 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. && $$
3 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. && $$
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 Feb 17, 2:50 PM MST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:50 PM MST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 250 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 245 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 BY EARLY THIS EVENING...MODELS SHOW THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS OVER THE FRONT RANGE...RELATIVELY LIGHT ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND A STRONG MID-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSION OVER THE AREA. OVERNIGHT RIDGE MIGRATES EAST POSITIONING A STRONGER DEEP LAYER SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE STATE. STRONGER S-SWLY SFC WINDS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE PLAINS LATE TONIGHT...ESPLY ACRS SERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA WITH A TIGHTENING SFC PRES GRADIENT. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOW ALONG AND NORTH OF THE PALMER DIVIDE WILL KEEP THE BNDRY LAYER WELL MIXED AND TEMPERATURES QUITE MILD OVERNIGHT. IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...SFC WINDS SHOULD STEADILY INCREASE OVERNIGHT ESPLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. AIRMASS STILL TOO DRY FOR ANY PRECIP TO DEVELOP IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. ON THURSDAY...SWLY FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENS FURTHER WITH A +160 KT JET ROUNDING THE BOTTOM OF THE APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH. MODELS INDICATE 60-80KT 700-500 MB SWLY FLOW OVER THE FRONT RANGE BY THU EARLY AFTERNOON AND A LARGE WEST-EAST CROSS STATE PRESSURE GRADIENT. MTN TOP SWLY FLOW APPEARS TO MAX OUT IN SPEED WITH PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH AXIS BY AROUND 00Z/FRI. W-SWLY SFC WINDS ON AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE AND IN THE PALMER DIVIDE AREA SHOULD ALSO PEAK OUT AT THIS TIME. THEN A SHIFT TO PERHAPS AN EVEN STRONGER NWLY FLOW ALOFT BEHIND THE TROUGH AXIS DURING THE EVENING. SEE DETAILS BELOW. AS FOR TEMPS ON THURSDAY...RECORD WARMTH A GOOD BET...ESPLY IN THE VERY WINDY AREAS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. RECORD HIGH AT DENVER IS 71 SET BACK IN 1930. MOS GUIDANCE IS GIVING A HIGH FOR DENVER ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 75 DEGS. GOING WITH A MAX TEMP A DEG ABOVE THE RECORD. RHS ALSO BECOME QUITE LOW...IN THE 5-15 PCT RANGE EAST OF THE MTNS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH HOWLING DOWNSLOPE FLOW. AS HIGHLIGHTS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR THE SRN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. WATCH BEGINS AT 11 AM MST THURSDAY. FOR DETAILS...REFER TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH STATEMENT ISSUED AT 924 AM MST THIS MORNING. NEXT...A HIGH WIND WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR THE FRONT RANGE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. THIS WATCH BEGINS AT 5 AM MST THURSDAY AND RUNS UNTIL 12 NOON MST FRIDAY. FOR DETAILS...REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH STATEMENT ISSUED AT 1020 AM MST THIS MORNING. STATEMENTS WILL LIKELY BE UPDATED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 245 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 MAIN CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HIGH WIND EVENT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND QG DESCENT (+30-50MB/HR) WORKING IN ITS WAKE. APPEARS THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WILL SEE THE BRUNT OF THE WINDS AS CROSS SECTIONS SHOW 50-60KT CROSS BARRIER FLOW DEVELOPING AFTER 06Z FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL TRANSITION FROM A STRONG BORA COLD ADVECTION THU EVENING TO A CHINOOK EVENT LATER THU NIGHT WITH WARM ADVECTION AT MOUNTAIN TOP. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME GUSTY WINDS ON THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WITH THE TROF THURSDAY NIGHT BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR HIGH WINDS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUICK BATCH OF SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY EVENING WITH MODEST INSTABILITY AND OROGRAPHICS. TROF IS MOVING RATHER FAST SO DON'T EXPECT THE SNOW TO LAST MORE THAN 6 HOURS WITH ACCUMULATION OF 2-5 INCHES. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONGEST SUBSIDENCE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE COOLER ON FRIDAY BEHIND THE TROF. COLORADO WILL REMAIN UNDER A MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A STRONGER WAVE IN THE FLOW THAT MOVES ACROSS COLORADO ON MONDAY WITH THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ON THE PLAINS AS WELL. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 245 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SELY SFC WINDS AT 7-14 KTS UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN S-SWLY 7-16KTS OVERNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGER WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SERN SECTIONS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA. THIS INCLUDES KAPA LATE TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL GENERATE STG AND GUSTY SWLY SFC WINDS BY LATE MORNING...SPECIFICALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA. COULD SEE GUSTS AROUND 30 KTS BY AFTERNOON AT KAPA AND KDEN. ACROSS THE NWRN QUADRANT OF THE DENVER METRO AREA WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...AND THERE'S EVEN A CHANCE THAT WINDS COULD BECOME N-NELY BY THE AFTERNOON SHOULD A WEAK CYCLONE FORM OVER DENVER. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 245 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SRN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS ZONE 216 AND THE PALMER DIVIDE ZONES 241..245...246 AND 247. THIS WATCH WILL START AT 1100 MST ON THURSDAY AND RUN UNTIL 1800 PM MST ON THURSDAY. FOR DETAILS...REFER TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH STATEMENT ISSUED AT 924 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES REASONS FOR THE WATCH. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ216-241-245>247. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR COZ033>036. && SHORT TERM...BAKER LONG TERM...ENTREKIN AVIATION...BAKER FIRE WEATHER...BAKER
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 11:23 AM MST, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1123 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 COZ030>051-181830- 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- 1123 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH OUT FOR THE FRONT RANGE TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER COLORADO TODAY...AND BECAUSE OF THAT...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH WARM SOUTHERLY BREEZES DEVELOPING ON THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON THE PLAINS AND IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE ON THURSDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE QUITE LOW. MEANWHILE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. FOR FRIDAY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE DRY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES HOWEVER READINGS WILL STILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. BAKER/ENTREKIN
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 Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand and 11 more | 32 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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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.