The wind in Carbondale is really picking up. Look at the wind graph near the bottom of this page:
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KCOCARBO1
This is still early if the wind goes nuts.
Remember Glenwood Springs a few years ago ?
We lost many young fire fighters and edges of the town. The fire jumped the Colorado River and I-70.