High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1015 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WINDS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.ANOTHER STRONG AND FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD
FRONT WILL HIT COLORADO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FRONT
RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS SATURDAY MORNING WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE ON THE PLAINS AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS.
TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF
THE ROAD. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE
NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM MONUMENT HILL THROUGH THE FRONT RANGE URBAN
CORRIDOR TO THE WYOMING BORDER.

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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
1015 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80
MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
AND OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL. THIS INCLUDES THE PEAK TO
PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN ESTES PARK AND BLACKHAWK...HIGHWAY 287
BETWEEN FORT COLLINS AND LARAMIE WYOMING...AND HIGHWAY 72
THROUGH COAL CREEK CANYON. INTERSTATE 70 WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO
THE HIGH WINDS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND
GEORGETOWN WHERE GUSTS AROUND 90 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. ROADS WILL ALSO BE
SNOW COVERED AND ICY...WITH SLOW TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
539 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE PLAINS OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WERE ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND FAST
MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE STRONG AND
VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE DOWN OFF THE FOOTHILLS AND
OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS MORNING WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. OVERNIGHT...WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 107
AND 114 MPH BY AN AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT ABOUT 12000 FEET
IN SUMMIT COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS ON THE PLAINS ARE LIKELY TO
OCCUR NORTH OF A FORT COLLINS TO LIMON LINE LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH MIDDLE OF THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 95 MPH ARE
LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER FOOTHILLS...WITH 55 TO 70 MPH
GUSTS ON THE PLAINS.

THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. STRONG CROSS WINDS AND BLOWING
DUST WILL ALSO MAY TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON THE PLAINS. HIGH
PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THESE POWERFUL WINDS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM
DENVER TO THE NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER
TUNNEL INTO KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM MONUMENT HILL THROUGH THE FRONT
RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR TO THE WYOMING BORDER.

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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
539 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL GUST IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND IN WIND PRONE
AREAS OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
AND OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN ESTES
PARK AND BLACKHAWK...HIGHWAY 287 BETWEEN FORT COLLINS AND
LARAMIE WYOMING...AND HIGHWAY 72 THROUGH COAL CREEK CANYON.
INTERSTATE 70 WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE THESE HIGH WINDS...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND GEORGETOWN WHERE GUSTS COULD
REACH 90 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY. ROADS MAY
ALSO BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
539 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE PLAINS OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WERE ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND FAST
MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE STRONG AND
VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE DOWN OFF THE FOOTHILLS AND
OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS MORNING WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. OVERNIGHT...WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 107
AND 114 MPH BY AN AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT ABOUT 12000 FEET
IN SUMMIT COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS ON THE PLAINS ARE LIKELY TO
OCCUR NORTH OF A FORT COLLINS TO LIMON LINE LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH MIDDLE OF THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 95 MPH ARE
LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER FOOTHILLS...WITH 55 TO 70 MPH
GUSTS ON THE PLAINS.

THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. STRONG CROSS WINDS AND BLOWING
DUST WILL ALSO MAY TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON THE PLAINS. HIGH
PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THESE POWERFUL WINDS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM
DENVER TO THE NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER
TUNNEL INTO KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM MONUMENT HILL THROUGH THE FRONT
RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR TO THE WYOMING BORDER.

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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
539 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE
FRONT RANGE...WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9
AM AND 3 PM TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A FAST MOVING COLD
FRONT. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER GUSTS
TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
AVOID TRAVEL TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE AND ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
SHOULD BE RESCHEDULED UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS DECREASE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS BUFFETING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG WINDS HAD QUICKLY SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING.

OVERNIGHT...WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 107 AND 114 MPH BY AN AUTOMATED
WEATHER STATION AT ABOUT 12000 FEET IN SUMMIT COUNTY. EARLY THIS
MORNING...PEAK GUSTS APPROACHED 60 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE PLAINS...INCLUDING GREELEY...DENVER...BOULDER...AND STERLING.

THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS THE
PLAINS LATER THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE QUICKLY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PEAK GUSTS REACHING THE 60 TO 70 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON.

THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...WHILE ON THE PLAINS AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS. TRAVEL
IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO
THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF THE
ROAD. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE
NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

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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
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
AND THEN DECREASE AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND IN WIND PRONE
AREAS OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
AND OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN ESTES
PARK AND BLACKHAWK...HIGHWAY 287 BETWEEN FORT COLLINS AND
LARAMIE WYOMING...AND HIGHWAY 72 THROUGH COAL CREEK CANYON.
INTERSTATE 70 WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE THESE HIGH WINDS...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND GEORGETOWN WHERE GUSTS COULD
REACH 90 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY. ROADS WILL
ALSO BE SNOW COVERED AND ICY...WITH SLOW TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS BUFFETING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG WINDS HAD QUICKLY SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING.

OVERNIGHT...WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 107 AND 114 MPH BY AN AUTOMATED
WEATHER STATION AT ABOUT 12000 FEET IN SUMMIT COUNTY. EARLY THIS
MORNING...PEAK GUSTS APPROACHED 60 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE PLAINS...INCLUDING GREELEY...DENVER...BOULDER...AND STERLING.

THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS THE
PLAINS LATER THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE QUICKLY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PEAK GUSTS REACHING THE 60 TO 70 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON.

THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...WHILE ON THE PLAINS AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS. TRAVEL
IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO
THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF THE
ROAD. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE
NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

COZ038-039-010000-
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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
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL 3 PM. WINDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
AVOID TRAVEL TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE
OVERTURNED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS BUFFETING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG WINDS HAD QUICKLY SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING.

OVERNIGHT...WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 107 AND 114 MPH BY AN AUTOMATED
WEATHER STATION AT ABOUT 12000 FEET IN SUMMIT COUNTY. EARLY THIS
MORNING...PEAK GUSTS APPROACHED 60 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE PLAINS...INCLUDING GREELEY...DENVER...BOULDER...AND STERLING.

THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS THE
PLAINS LATER THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE QUICKLY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PEAK GUSTS REACHING THE 60 TO 70 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON.

THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...WHILE ON THE PLAINS AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS. TRAVEL
IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO
THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF THE
ROAD. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE
NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

COZ040-041-043>047-010000-
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NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA...
EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...
GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...
AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...
PUNKIN CENTER
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. THE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE AGAIN TOWARD
SUNSET.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
AVOID TRAVEL TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE
OVERTURNED. BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS
WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

Recent high wind reports per NWS:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1053 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1030 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W CEDAR POINT 39.35N 103.87W
12/31/2011 M63.00 MPH ELBERT CO MESONET

1000 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 NNW ROCKPORT 40.99N 104.85W
12/31/2011 M70.00 MPH WELD CO MESONET

0948 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W CONIFER 39.51N 105.36W
12/31/2011 M62.00 MPH JEFFERSON CO TRAINED SPOTTER

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?sit ... suedby=BOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS POUNDING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS MOST
OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. THE HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY
EVENING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH
HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE PLAINS.

A SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WAS PUSHING
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...FENCES...AND SHEDS. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD
OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST
PART OF THE STATE...ROUGHLY IN AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
BRIGGSDALE TO AKRON...AS A BAND OF SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW AND BLOWING DUST AS WELL.

TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF
THE ROAD. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES DUE
TO THE BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE COMBINATION OF
BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THIS
WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE NEBRASKA
BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

COZ040-041-043>047-010000-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA...
EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...
GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...
AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...
PUNKIN CENTER
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON...AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH.
A FEW GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM GREELEY TO BENNETT AND LIMON.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. SEMI-TRAILERS
MAY BE OVERTURNED. BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS ON THE
EASTERN PLAINS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS POUNDING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS MOST
OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. THE HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY
EVENING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH
HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE PLAINS.

A SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WAS PUSHING
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...FENCES...AND SHEDS. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD
OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST
PART OF THE STATE...ROUGHLY IN AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
BRIGGSDALE TO AKRON...AS A BAND OF SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW AND BLOWING DUST AS WELL.

TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF
THE ROAD. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES DUE
TO THE BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE COMBINATION OF
BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THIS
WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE NEBRASKA
BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

COZ038-039-010000-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...AND
THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER 3 PM.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. SEMI-TRAILERS
MAY BE OVERTURNED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&



$$

BARJENBRUCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS POUNDING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS MOST
OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. THE HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY
EVENING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH
HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE PLAINS.

A SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WAS PUSHING
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...FENCES...AND SHEDS. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD
OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST
PART OF THE STATE...ROUGHLY IN AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
BRIGGSDALE TO AKRON...AS A BAND OF SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW AND BLOWING DUST AS WELL.

TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF
THE ROAD. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES DUE
TO THE BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE COMBINATION OF
BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THIS
WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE NEBRASKA
BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

COZ033>036-010000-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
AND THEN DECREASE AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND IN WIND PRONE
AREAS OF THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
AND OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY BETWEEN ESTES
PARK AND BLACKHAWK...HIGHWAY 287 BETWEEN FORT COLLINS AND
LARAMIE WYOMING...AND HIGHWAY 72 THROUGH COAL CREEK CANYON.
INTERSTATE 70 WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE THESE HIGH WINDS...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND GEORGETOWN WHERE GUSTS COULD
REACH 90 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY.
ROADS WILL ALSO BE SNOW COVERED AND ICY...WITH SLOW TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.