A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING AND THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WHERE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. FOR EASTERN UTAH...
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.