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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 5, 20057 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2005, 9:34 AM MST for 7 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2005, 9:34 AM MST (16:34 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2005, 2:00 PM MST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2005-12-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2005-12-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2385 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KCYS 051634
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
934 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

WYZ061>067-069-060000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-051206T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...
CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
934 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE LARAMIE RANGE AND ALONG
I80 THROUGH CARBON COUNTY.

THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 25 FROM AROUND WHEATLAND
SOUTH TO THE COLORADO BORDER VERY HAZARDOUS. THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR EVEN
CONSIDER AVOIDING THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY.

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.

$$

NEZ001>003-052000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.051205T1634Z-051205T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
934 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PARTS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS
IN CHADRON HAVE EXCEEDED 50 MPH THIS MORNING...AND THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AT
TIMES.  

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SOWKO
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 051815
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1115 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

WYZ061>067-069-052215-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-051206T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...
CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
1115 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE LARAMIE RANGE AND ALONG
I80 THROUGH CARBON COUNTY.

THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 25 FROM AROUND WHEATLAND
SOUTH TO THE COLORADO BORDER VERY HAZARDOUS. THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR EVEN
CONSIDER AVOIDING THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY.

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.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-052100-
/O.EXB.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-051205T2100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1115 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE SOUTHER HALF OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS IN SIDNEY HAVE
EXCEEDED 50 MPH THIS MORNING...AND THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AT
TIMES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NEZ001>003-052000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-051205T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
1115 AM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS
IN CHADRON HAVE EXCEEDED 50 MPH THIS MORNING...AND THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AT
TIMES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SOWKO
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 052009
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
109 PM MST MON DEC 5 2005

NEZ019>021-054-055-052115-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-051205T2100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
109 PM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA HAVE SUBSIDED...THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 40
MPH...BUT THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND IS OVER. 

$$

NEZ001>003-052115-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-051205T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
109 PM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE HAVE SUBSIDED...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.   

$$

WYZ061>067-069-060000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-051206T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...
CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
109 PM MST MON DEC 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE LARAMIE RANGE AND ALONG
I80 THROUGH CARBON COUNTY.

THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 25 FROM AROUND WHEATLAND
SOUTH TO THE COLORADO BORDER VERY HAZARDOUS. THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OR EVEN
CONSIDER AVOIDING THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY.

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.

$$

SOWKO

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.