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NPWBOU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
255 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
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NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK
COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AKRON, JULESBURG, RAYMER, STONEHAM,
BRIGGSDALE, MERINO, GROVER, SEDGWICK, PAWNEE BUTTES, CROOK, COPE,
OTIS, PEETZ, STERLING, OVID, HOLYOKE, HAXTUN, AMHERST, AND LAST
CHANCE
255 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...BRIGGSDALE, STERLING, AKRON, JULESBURG, AND HOLYOKE.
* WHEN...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH OF ANY
NEW FIRE. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING OR ANY ACTIVITY THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY FUEL RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
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NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KARVAL, LIMON, KUTCH, MATHESON, PUNKIN
CENTER, HUGO, AGATE, AND FORDER
255 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LIMON, AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH OF ANY
NEW FIRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING OR ANY ACTIVITY THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY FUEL RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/BOU
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