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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 3, 20067 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Jan 3, 2006, 4:50 AM MST for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 3, 2006, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2006, 4:50 AM MST (11:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2006, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 3, 2006, 5:00 PM MST
In force
8 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 11:53 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 00:00Z, 11.8 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 00:00Z on 2006-01-03Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2006-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3116 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 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 031150
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
450 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...HIGH WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TUESDAY...

WYZ066-067-069-031800-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0002.060103T1600Z-060103T2300Z/
LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...
GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
450 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING BRINGING HIGH
WINDS TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
STEADILY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND EVENTUALLY REACH SUSTAINED
VALUES OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA.

MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...ESPECIALLY IF
OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE COLORADO
BORDER TO WHEATLAND WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM CROSS WINDS.

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 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-031800-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.060103T1600Z-060104T0000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
450 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO WESTERN NEBRASKA. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
AND EVENTUALLY REACH SUSTAINED VALUES OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH IN THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 031750
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1050 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...HIGH WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY...

WYZ066-067-069-032300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060103T2300Z/
LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...
GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
1050 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE MORNING. 
WEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS 
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.  

AT THE BORDEAUX EXIT SOUTH OF WHEATLAND ON INTERSTATE 25 THE
WINDS GUSTED TO 60 MPH AT 10 AM.  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION TODAY...ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING 
HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE
COLORADO BORDER TO WHEATLAND WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM
STRONG CROSS WINDS. ALSO...BE CAREFUL WITH ANY FIRES OR EVEN
CIGARETTES THIS AFTERNOON.


$$

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060104T0000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1050 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE STRONG WEST WINDS WHICH WILL PERSIST
UNTIL SUNSET.  WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  ALSO BE CAREFUL WITH ANY
OUTDOOR FIRES OR CIGARETTES. 

$$

WEILAND
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 032255
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
355 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

WYZ066-067-069-040000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060103T2300Z/
LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...
GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
355 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING BELOW HIGH
WIND CRITERIA.

$$

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060104T0000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
355 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

WINDS CONTINUE TO BE SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
HOWEVER...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  ALSO BE CAREFUL WITH ANY
OUTDOOR FIRES OR CIGARETTES.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 040001
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
501 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2006


NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-040115-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060104T0000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
501 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

COPLEY

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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.