Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Riverton, WY
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.
- 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
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- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.071113T0300Z-071114T0000Z/ /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. $$ WYZ003-130515- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0011.071113T0600Z-071114T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 204 PM MST MON NOV 12 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS OVER THE CODY FOOTHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ 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- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.071113T1200Z-071114T0000Z/ /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
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Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:12 AM MST | High Wind Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Natrona, Park, Sublette and 2 more | 11 hr |
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