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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Riverton, WY

November 12, 20078 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 12, 2007, 2:04 PM MST for 8 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 12, 2007, 5:48 PM MST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2007, 2:04 PM MST (21:04 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2007, 5:48 PM MST
Expired
Nov 13, 2007, 5:00 PM MST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, Washakie County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 29 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2007-11-12Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2007-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2262 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KRIW 122104
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY
EVENING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS ENHANCED GRADIENT
WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.

WYZ002-130515-
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/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0300Z-071114T0000Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS
TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING
BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

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/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE CODY
FOOTHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

WYZ009-130515-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
SPEEDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS
WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING. 

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

WYZ019-130515-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.071113T0900Z-071114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0900Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

WYZ020-130515-
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/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0900Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY BRING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

WYZ015-130515-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS LATE THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 50
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS
TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING
BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 130048
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY
EVENING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS
ENHANCED GRADIENT WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.

WYZ010-011-131015-
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0048Z-071114T0000Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...WILL
COMBINE FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE
BUFFALO AREA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH
PROFILE VECHILES...ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25
AND 90...WILL NEED TO BE READY FOR THESE DANGEROUS STRONG WINDS.

$$

WYZ002-131015-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0048Z-071114T0000Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS
WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

WYZ003-131015-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0300Z-071114T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY.

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
CODY FOOTHILLS BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH WINDS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY STAY NORTH OF
CODY...AND AFFECT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 120...NORTH TO THE MONTANA
BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CLARK.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH
PROFILE VECHILES...ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR
THESE VERY STRONG WINDS.

$$

WYZ009-131015-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0048Z-071114T0000Z/
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE
RESULTED IN VERY STRONG WINDS ALREADY OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. AN OBSERVATION SITE JUST WEST OF BUFFALO AT
8600 FEET...HAS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55
MPH...WITH A GUST OF 84 MPH. THESE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN
45 AND 60 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 75 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH
PROFILE VECHILES...ALONG POWDER RIVER PASS WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT
FOR THESE VERY STRONG WINDS.

$$

WYZ019-131015-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH
PROFILE VECHILES...ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR
THESE VERY STRONG WINDS.

$$

WYZ015-131015-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0300Z-071114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS LATE THIS EVENING. WIND
SPEEDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH
WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH
PROFILE VECHILES...ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR
THESE VERY STRONG WINDS.

$$

WYZ020-131015-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0900Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
548 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY BRING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH
PROFILE VECHILES...ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR
THESE VERY STRONG WINDS.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 130354
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT UNTIL
TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS
ENHANCED GRADIENT WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.

WYZ002-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY STRONG
WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 75
MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. A FEW
PLACES...LIKE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...COULD HAVE WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR
70 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 90 AND EVEN 100 MPH. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH
WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ003-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE CODY
FOOTHILLS TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS NEAR 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY STAY NORTH
OF CODY...AND AFFECT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 120...NORTH TO THE
MONTANA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CLARK. HOWEVER...HIGH WINDS
ARE STILL EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE OCCASIONALLY IN THE CODY AREA
AND UPWIND CANYONS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ009-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE
RESULTED IN VERY STRONG WINDS ALREADY OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. AN OBSERVATION SITE IN THE BIGHORN
MOUNTAINS...JUST WEST OF BUFFALO AT 8600 FEET...HAS REPORTED
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH... WITH A PEAK GUST OF 91
MPH. THESE STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 80 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ019-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ015-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 50
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS
TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING
BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ020-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0900Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY BRING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25.

$$

WYZ010-011-131030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE
854 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL COMBINE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
ALTHOUGH...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
EVEN MORE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO THE
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AREA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON
TUESDAY...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 130548
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN WYOMING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A VERY STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS
ENHANCED GRADIENT WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.

WYZ019-131200-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0548Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY
EVENING. 

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ020-131200-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0548Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY . WIND SPEEDS OF 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE NORMALLY WINDIER SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAY 220 BETWEEN
ALCOVA AND CASPER WILL LIKELY SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY 20 26 BETWEEN
CASPER AND THE FREMONT COUNTY BORDER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 220
SOUTHWEST OF CASPER.

$$

WYZ002-131200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY STRONG
WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND
75 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. A FEW
PLACES...LIKE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...COULD HAVE WINDS SUSTAINED
NEAR 70 MPH...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH
WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING. A WIND SENSOR AT 8300 FEET
ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY HAS BEEN REPORTING PEAK WIND GUSTS
OVER 100 MPH SINCE 730 PM THIS EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ003-131200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE CODY
FOOTHILLS TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS NEAR
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY STAY NORTH
OF CODY...AND AFFECT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 120...NORTH TO THE
MONTANA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CLARK. HOWEVER...HIGH
WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE OCCASIONALLY IN THE CODY
AREA AND UPWIND CANYONS. THE CITY OF CLARK IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO
THESE HIGH WINDS WHERE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINDIEST
SPOTS AROUND CLARK COULD SEE DAMAGING 100 MPH GUSTS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ009-131200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE
RESULTED IN VERY STRONG WINDS ALREADY OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. AN OBSERVATION SITE IN THE
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...JUST WEST OF BUFFALO AT 8600 FEET...HAS
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH... WITH A PEAK
GUST OF 91 MPH. THESE STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN
45 AND 60 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 80 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY
TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ015-131200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS
OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH WILL BE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS
TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING
BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ010-011-131200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE
1048 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

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

A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL COMBINE FOR WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
ALTHOUGH...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS EVEN MORE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE CLOSE TO THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AREA.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON TUESDAY...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY TUESDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90.

$$

TEAM RIVERTON
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 131040
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A VERY STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS ENHANCED GRADIENT WILL CAUSE
HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH
MUCH OF TUESDAY.

WYZ002-131800-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071113T2100Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY STRONG
WINDS TODAY. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 50 TO 60
MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. A FEW PLACES...LIKE CHIEF JOSEPH
HIGHWAY...COULD HAVE WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 70 MPH...WITH DAMAGING
GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDS LOOK TO
WEAKEN BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. A WIND SENSOR AT 8300 FEET
ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY HAS BEEN REPORTING PEAK WIND GUSTS
OVER 100 MPH SINCE LATE MONDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ003-131800-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071113T1800Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE CODY
FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. VERY STRONG WINDS NEAR
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY STAY NORTH OF CODY...AND AFFECT
AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 120...NORTH TO THE MONTANA BORDER...INCLUDING
THE CITY OF CLARK. HOWEVER...HIGH WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
MATERIALIZE OCCASIONALLY IN THE CODY AREA AND UPWIND CANYONS. THE
CITY OF CLARK IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO THESE HIGH WINDS WHERE
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 80
MPH. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINDIEST SPOTS AROUND CLARK COULD SEE
DAMAGING 100 MPH GUSTS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ009-131800-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071113T1800Z/
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE
RESULTED IN VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. AN OBSERVATION SITE IN THE BIGHORN
MOUNTAINS...JUST WEST OF BUFFALO AT 8600 FEET...REPORTED SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH... WITH A PEAK GUST OF 91 MPH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND
60 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 80 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN DURING THE LATE
MORNING HOURS DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ010-011-131800-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071113T1800Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE
BUFFALO AREA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN DURING THE LATE
MORNING HOURS DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90.

$$

WYZ019-131800-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...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. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY THIS EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ020-131800-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...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. 

AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY . WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE NORMALLY WINDIER SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAY 220 BETWEEN
ALCOVA AND CASPER WILL LIKELY SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY THIS
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY
20 26 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE FREMONT COUNTY BORDER AND ALONG
HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER.

$$

WYZ015-131800-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
340 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...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. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TODAY. WIND SPEEDS
OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH WILL BE EXPECTED DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH
WINDS WEAKENING BY THIS EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 131744
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1044 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A VERY STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS ENHANCED GRADIENT WILL CAUSE
HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH
MUCH OF TUESDAY.

WYZ003-009>011-131845-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071113T1800Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...BUFFALO...KAYCEE
1044 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER NORTHERN WYOMING AS A COLD FRONT
HAS MOVED SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE
WEST SOUTH WEST TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST.  WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ002-131845-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071113T2100Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
1044 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER NORTHERN WYOMING AS A COLD FRONT
HAS MOVED SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE
WEST SOUTH WEST TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST.  WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ015-131845-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
1044 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER NORTHERN WYOMING AS A COLD FRONT
HAS MOVED SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE
WEST SOUTH WEST TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST.  WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ019-140000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
1044 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...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. 

AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY THIS EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS.

$$

WYZ020-140000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
1044 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...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. 

AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY . WIND SPEEDS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE NORMALLY WINDIER SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAY 220 BETWEEN
ALCOVA AND CASPER WILL LIKELY SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO WEAKEN
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY THIS
EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
ON AREAS ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY
20 26 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE FREMONT COUNTY BORDER AND ALONG
HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 132358
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
458 PM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

WYZ019-140100-
/O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
458 PM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY...ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE...SWITCHING
THE WINDS NORTHERLY. ALTHOUGH...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
HIGH WIND CRITERIA...WINDS THIS EVENING...WILL STILL BE STRONG...BETWEEN
20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH BY AROUND 9 PM.

$$

WYZ020-140100-
/O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071114T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
458 PM MST TUE NOV 13 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS LAST NIGHT AND TODAY...HAVE
DIMINISHED. A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION...BUT
WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE...BETWEEN
10 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Nov 12, 3:28 AM MST, 10 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 3:28 AM MST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
328 AM MST MON NOV 12 2007

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHOWER ACTIVITY QUICKLY DISSIPATED LAST EVENING...WITH CLEARING
SKIES FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING
OUT OF THE AREA...AND SUDDENLY CLEARING SKIES...ADDED PATCHY FOG
WORDING THE JACKSON VALLEY...ALONG WITH FAVORED AREAS IN
YELLOWSTONE. LEFT SOME SLIGHT CHANCE WORDING IN FOR SOUTHERN
SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH 18Z TODAY...WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRYING WILL BE FOUND DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING SYSTEM.
TEMPERATURES TODAY NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS COOL AS PREVIOUSLY
ANTICIPATED...THOUGH WILL STILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN YESTERDAY.
NEXT SYSTEM TO APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT ONLY BRING SOME ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY
ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS...BUT WILL ALSO INTRODUCE THE
FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE PERIOD...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
WHICH WILL CAUSE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...
AND MAY CAUSE HIGH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER FAVORED AREAS.

THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THIS
INCREASED GRADIENT FLOW...WITH WINDS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE
LATE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL TRANSFER DOWN TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH WINDS OF 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 POSSIBLE. IT
SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT A MOUNTAIN WAVE IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE AREA
OF CLARK...WITH A CURRENT FREUD NUMBER OF JUST OVER 1 CALCULATED. A
MOUNTAINTOP INVERSION WAS NOTED IN THE MODELS...HOWEVER THIS SCENARIO
WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED. HIGHER WINDS ALSO LOOK
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN...AND WIND RIVER
MOUNTAINS ALSO AFTER MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS DUE TO THIS POTENTIAL...WITH POTENTIALLY
HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD...IT MAY ALSO CAUSE HIGH WINDS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY...AND FURTHER SPREAD INTO NATRONA
COUNTY AFTER 5 AM MST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS IMPACTED AREAS...WHICH INITIATED THE ISSUANCE OF A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO
RELAX TUESDAY EVENING...WITH THE WATCH ENDING AROUND 5PM MST.

MEANWHILE...SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE DOMINANT OVER THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW EXPECTED
AFTER 5 AM FOR THE WESTERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO WARM DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST AND BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...AND ADDED CLOUD COVER ON WEDNESDAY WILL
CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DIP.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY
EXTENDED PERIOD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN ACTIVE ONE IF THE
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE CORRECT. FLAT RIDGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE
AREA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A SERIES OF EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES
CREATING THE SETUP FOR MOIST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE ACROSS THE WEST.
FLOW COULD BECOME EVEN STRONG AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WITH
STRONG OROGRAPHICS AND POTENTIAL STRONGER SHORTWAVE IMPACTING THE
WEST. THIS PATTERN WOULD ALSO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN
THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND WIND CORRIDOR FROM NEAR RKS TO CPR.
MOST OF THE PERIOD HAS CHANCE POPS IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD ACTUALLY LOOKS THE DRIEST AS THE AREA
LOOKS TO BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. HAVE TRIMMED BACK POPS TO JUST
SLIGHT CHANCES IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS FOR THURSDAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA UNTIL PERHAPS
THE END OF THIS PERIOD OR JUST BEYOND.

&&

.AVIATION...
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MVFR CEILINGS DEVELOPING AND LINGERING
EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR KCPR...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATE SHORTLY
AFTER 12Z.  HOWEVER...MORE OF A CONCERN WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF
FOG AT KJAC...THIS WILL DEPEND IF THE CURRENT STRATOCU JUST ABOVE
MVFR SCATTERS OUT FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING.  LIGHT WINDS...SMALL
DEWPOINT SPREAD AND RECENT MOISTURE SHOULD PRIME STAR
VALLEY...JACKSON HOLE AND YELLOWSTONE FOR DENSE FOG. FOG SHOULD
DISSIPATE BY 16Z. OTHERWISE...VFR ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF THE
AREA...WITH WIND INCREASING...ESPECIALLY FOR KCOD AND KCPR LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT...AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS CANADA AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CLEARING SKIES...AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE AREA
TODAY...WITH SOME PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DURING
THE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
YESTERDAY...THOUGH ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND TO THE LOW 50S ON
TUESDAY. MEANWHILE... AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BRINGING VERY STRONG
WINDS OVER FAVORED AREAS. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...CODY FOOTHILLS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND
RIVER AND BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH NATRONA COUNTY AND THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE. LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THESE
AREAS MAY SEE WINDS OF 40 GUSTING TO AROUND 60...WITH MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS SEEING WINDS OF 50 MPH. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING MONDAY NIGHT...AND WILL
BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS BY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN TO BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS BY TUESDAY EVENING...THOUGH SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. INCREASED DAYTIME CLOUD
COVER WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER ON WEDNESDAY...WITH ELEVATED
HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE WEST.

&&

.RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WYZ002.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WYZ019.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WYZ003-009-015.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WYZ020.

&&

SHORT TERM...BRANHAM
LONG TERM...SKRBAC
AVIATION...WM
FIRE WEATHER...BRANHAM
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 5:25 AM MST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
525 AM MST MON NOV 12 2007

WYZ001>020-022>030-131200-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
525 AM MST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS FROM 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 PM MST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE BIGHORN AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS
AND CODY FOOTHILLS FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND
RATTLESNAKE RANGE FROM 2 AM MST TONIGHT THROUGH 5 PM MST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NATRONA COUNTY FROM 5 AM MST
TUESDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CLEARING SKIES THIS MORNING WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF PATCHY FOG
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AROUND JACKSON AND
LOW LYING AREAS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. THIS FOG MAY CREATES
AREAS OF LIMITED VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN RESPONSE TO
A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS MAY SEE WIND
SPEEDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST DURING THE EVENING...AND WILL
IMPACT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CONTINUING TO
SPREAD SOUTHEAST...THE GREEN MOUNTAIN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE MAY SEE
WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER 2 AM MST...WHICH MAY
SPREAD INTO NATRONA COUNTY AFTER 5 AM MST. STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS WILL WANT TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF HIGH WINDS ARE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...AND MAY
PERSIST UNTIL THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS TUESDAY EVENING.
MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION IF STRONG WINDS ARE
ENCOUNTERED ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING A CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW AT TIMES TO THE FAR WEST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT RATHER MILD BUT BEGIN TO TURN
COLDER LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MILDER
TEMPERATURES MAY KEEP THE SNOW IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AROUND
MIDWEEK BEFORE SNOW LEVELS BEGIN TO DROP LATER IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO STRONG WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

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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.