Weekend nor'easter to bring heavy snow, wind
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As of Friday morning, winds were already gusting around 60 mph in parts of Northern Colorado ahead of a blustery end to the work week.
At 2:37 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a high wind watch valid from Saturday 7 p.m. until Sunday 4 p.m. The watch is for Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.
Winds have been strong across Michigan, Jan. 18-20, with lakeside communities seeing gusts near 60 mph. See list of wind speeds.