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WWUS75 KBOU 151738
NPWBOU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1038 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 OVID, PAWNEE BUTTES, COPE, STONEHAM,
SEDGWICK, OTIS, STERLING, PEETZ, AMHERST, GROVER, HOLYOKE, CROOK,
RAYMER, MERINO, BRIGGSDALE, AKRON, HAXTUN, JULESBURG, AND LAST CHANCE
1038 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BRIGGSDALE, STERLING, AKRON, JULESBURG, AND HOLYOKE.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAPID
FIRE GROWTH OF ANY NEW FIRE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEFORE
THEY INCREASE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
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.
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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 FORDER, HUGO, KUTCH, KARVAL, PUNKIN CENTER,
MATHESON, AGATE, AND LIMON
1038 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN ELBERT AND LINCOLN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAPID
FIRE GROWTH OF ANY NEW FIRE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEFORE
THEY INCREASE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
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.
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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND
SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, BYERS,
EATON, FORT MORGAN, GOODRICH, BENNETT, LEADER, GREELEY, BRUSH,
ROGGEN, FORT LUPTON, DEER TRAIL, NUNN, AND WIGGINS
1038 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED IN THE FORT COLLINS AREA. OVER NORTHERN WELD AND LARIMER
COUNTIES WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FORT COLLINS, GREELEY, FORT MORGAN, AND BYERS.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAPID
FIRE GROWTH OF ANY NEW FIRE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEFORE
THEY INCREASE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
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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