High Wind Warning

31 Oct 2013 21:10 #1 by jf1acai
High Wind Warning was created by jf1acai
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
857 PM MDT THU OCT 31 2013

...STRONG WINDS IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT MOVING OVER COLORADO TONIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 64 MPH
AND 73 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE NATIONAL WIND TECHNOLOGY
CENTER AND THE NCAR MESA LABORATORIES EARLIER THIS EVENING. THOUGH
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY SINCE 8 PM...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AGAIN BY 10 PM AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

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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-
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...ARVADA...BOULDER...
GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT
857 PM MDT THU OCT 31 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM AND
CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AT 40 TO 60 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT AND
UNSECURED ITEMS...LIKE TRASH CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. STRONG
CROSS-WINDS MAY BE HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS...LIKE THE PEAK-TO-
PEAK HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN BOULDER AND GOLDEN. TREE
BRANCHES FALLING ONTO POWER LINES MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES.

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.

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31 Oct 2013 21:40 #2 by ScienceChic
Replied by ScienceChic on topic High Wind Warning
Thanks jf.

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01 Nov 2013 07:59 #3 by FredHayek
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It was very windy last night. I had thought all my pine needles were down and raked up. Nope.

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