URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1031 AM MST SAT NOV 29 2014
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. A POWERFUL JET
STREAM AND FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS.
WEST WINDS OF 25
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS
THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH.
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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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES...
BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...
GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
1031 AM MST SAT NOV 29 2014
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HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE
FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS TONIGHT.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.
WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THESE POWERFUL WINDS COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT POWER
OUTAGES...DAMAGE TREES...ROOFS AND POWER LINES...AND CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS MAY WANT
TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER WINDS SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY.
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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