Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 4, 2008, 3:03 AM MST for Crook County, Weston County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 4, 2008, 6:21 PM MST. It was in force for 20 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2008, 3:03 AM MST (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2008, 6:21 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 2:43 PM MST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Crook County, WY, Weston County, WY
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 7:57 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 70 Nne Douglas, WY | SUSTAINED 22 |
| Jan 5, 1:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Rochelle, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 2983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 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 KCYS 041003 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .AFTER A COUPLE OF MILDER AND NOT SO WINDY DAYS...THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY. INCREASING PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME QUITE STRONG BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ063-041115- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0001.080105T0300Z-080106T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. ALTHOUGH STRONG WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA DUE TO FALLING SNOW. $$ WYZ059-062-064-066-067-042300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0001.080105T0300Z-080106T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0300Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST ON SATURDAY BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. ON SATURDAY...YOU CAN EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ065-042300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0001.080105T0900Z-080106T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0900Z-080106T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ069-042300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0001.080105T0900Z-080106T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1800Z-080106T0000Z/ CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL OCCUR. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ061-042300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0300Z-080106T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RAWLINS 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. YOU CAN EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ060-068-070-042300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1800Z-080106T0000Z/ NIOBRARA-GOSHEN-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...TORRINGTON...PINE BLUFFS 303 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. YOU CAN EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ FOR THE MOST DEPENDABLE AND ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION CHECK YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WEBSITE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CYS AND YOUR PRIMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV RUBIN
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KCYS 042221 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 315 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .AFTER A COUPLE OF MILDER AND NOT SO WINDY DAYS...THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY. INCREASING PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME QUITE STRONG BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ060-068-070-042245- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1800Z-080106T0000Z/ NIOBRARA-GOSHEN-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...TORRINGTON...PINE BLUFFS 315 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA BUT IT NOW APPEARS WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND LEVELS. GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ059-061-062-064-066-067-051115- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0300Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY 315 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST ON SATURDAY BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. ON SATURDAY...YOU CAN EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER MAINLY CARBON COUNTY SATURDAY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ065-051115- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0900Z-080106T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 315 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ069-051115- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1800Z-080106T0000Z/ CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 315 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. THE STRONGEST WINDS CURRENTLY ARE EXPECTED TO EXIST PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS75 KCYS 050121 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 621 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .AFTER A COUPLE OF MILDER AND NOT SO WINDY DAYS...THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY. INCREASING PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME QUITE STRONG BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ059-061-062-064-066-067-050930- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0121Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY 621 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH OVER THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER MAINLY CARBON COUNTY ON SATURDAY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. AS OF 6 PM...WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO OVER 60 MPH AT ARLINGTON AND AROUND 50 MPH AT BUFORD AND GLENROCK. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ065-050930- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0900Z-080106T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 621 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WYZ069-050930- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1800Z-080106T0000Z/ CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 621 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. THE STRONGEST WINDS CURRENTLY ARE EXPECTED TO EXIST PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS75 KCYS 050454 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 855 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL BE THR RESULT OVER THE REGION. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WYZ059-061-062-064-066-067-051200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY 855 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH OVER THE WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER MAINLY CARBON COUNTY ON SATURDAY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS OF 830 PM...WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS NEAR AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WIND GUST SO FAR WAS 75 MPH AT ATLINGTON AT 801 PM. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$ WYZ065-051200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0900Z-080106T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 855 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY LATER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$ WYZ069-051200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1800Z-080106T0000Z/ CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 855 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. THE STRONGEST WINDS CURRENTLY ARE EXPECTED TO EXIST PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$ WEILAND
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
000 WWUS75 KCYS 050958 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 258 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL BE THE RESULT OVER THE REGION. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. FOR THE MOST DEPENDABLE AND ACCURATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS...CHECK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CYS AND YOUR PRIMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. WYZ060-068-070-060000- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T1500Z-080106T0000Z/ NIOBRARA-GOSHEN-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...TORRINGTON...PINE BLUFFS 258 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$ WYZ069-060000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0001.080105T0958Z-080106T0000Z/ CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 258 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$ WYZ059-061-062-064>067-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY 258 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...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. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH OVER THE WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER CARBON COUNTY TODAY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$ FOR THE MOST DEPENDABLE AND ACCURATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS...CHECK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CYS AND YOUR PRIMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. RUBIN
000 WWUS75 KCYS 051754 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1050 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. WYZ060-068-070-051845- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ NIOBRARA-GOSHEN-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...TORRINGTON...PINE BLUFFS 1050 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING FURTHER WEST OF THE AREA CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS...BUT IT NOW APPEARS THAT THESE STRONG WINDS WILL NOT PROGRESS EAST INTO THE AREA. GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE EARLY PART OF THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND LEVELS. $$ WYZ059-061-062-064>067-069-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 1050 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...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. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS...MAINLY OVER AND CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER CARBON COUNTY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$
000 WWUS75 KCYS 051934 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1235 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. WYZ061-062-065-052030- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW... LARAMIE 1235 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOMEWHAT ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND LEVELS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. GENERAL WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. $$ WYZ059-064-066-067-069-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 1235 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...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. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS OVER AND CLOSE TO THE LARAMIE RANGE...PARTICULARLY IN WIND FAVORED AREAS WEST OF CHEYENNE AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. $$
000 WWUS75 KCYS 052143 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 245 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 WYZ059-064-066-067-069-052230- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 245 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND LEVELS. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND FAVORED AREAS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BUT OVERALL WINDS SHOULD BE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...MAINLY OVER AND CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. $$
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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 4, 3:00 AM MST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 3:00 AM MST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
300 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
TODAY...ANOTHER RELATIVELY MILD DAY WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS...PROGGED
1000-500 MB THICKNESSES. WITH LESS SNOW COVER AND MELTING FROM
YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT...WARMER TEMPERATURES IN STORE.
TONIGHT...NICE CALL ON HIGH WIND WATCH BY THURSDAY DAY SHIFT
SHORT TERM FORECASTER. 50+ KNOT 700 MB JET MOVES IN BY LATE EVENING
WITH 60-80 KNOT 700 MB JET ACROSS OUR WYOMING ZONES LATE. BASED
ON PROGGED LOW/MID LEVEL GRADIENTS AND INCREASING HIGH WIND
CONFIDENCE...WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A MILD NIGHT. STRONGER WINDS WILL BEGIN
LATER IN THE NIGHT ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY.
SATURDAY...STRONG 50-70 KNOT 700 MB JET PROPAGATES EASTWARD ACROSS
WYOMING AS SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE ZONES. WITH COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WINDS ALOFT TURNING WESTERLY BORA TYPE WIND
EVENT ANTICIPATED ALONG/EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AS MENTIONED BY
PREVIOUS SHIFTS. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
AND DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION WILL HELP AID DOWNWARD TRANSPORT OF
STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO SURFACE. WILL EXPAND THE HIGH WIND WARNING
TO INCLUDE THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING ZONES BASED ON
SPEED AND POSITIONING OF LOW AND MID LEVEL GRADIENTS.
ENOUGH OROGRAPHIC SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW TO
WARRANT ISSUANCE OF A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SNOWY RANGE THANKS
TO THE HEADS UP FROM EVENING SHIFT BRIEFER. LOOKS LIKE THE BULK
OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO BUT
ENOUGH OF A THREAT TO WARRANT A WINTER STORM WATCH.
SATURDAY NIGHT...WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE
SNOWY RANGE PER NAM/GFS DEPICTION OF QPF. OROGRAPHIC SNOWFALL
LOOKS LIKELY BASED ON LOW/MID LEVEL WIND FLOW AND MOISTURE.
QUICK DECREASE IN WINDS AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. RUBIN
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUNDAY APPEARS TO OFFER A SHORT BREAK BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS AS A
SHORT-WAVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA. WINDS ALOFT
WILL ALSO BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER THAN THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN SATURDAY...BUT WILL
STILL BE NEAR NORMAL VALUES. SUNDAY NIGHT THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH
BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE AS A 160 KNOT JET STREAK MOVES SOUTHEAST
ONTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE LATEST GFS MODEL RUN INDICATES
THAT THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL BE IN A GOOD POSITION FOR SURFACE
CYCLOGENESIS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO. THEREFORE...THIS
SAME LATEST GFS MODEL RUN SHOWS A MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
PERIOD WITH GOOD WRAP-AROUND PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING...TO THE NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA FOR TUESDAY...AND WINDS ALOFT
WILL INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE GFS AND EUROPEAN
MODEL SOLUTIONS THEN DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY INTO THURSDAY...BUT THE
GENERAL IDEA WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS MOVING
ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME WILL KEEP THE INHERITED CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION IN THE MOUNTAINS...AS NEITHER MODEL IS HINTING AT
ANY SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEMS FOR LATE NEXT WEEK. MODEL ENSEMBLE
TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE INDICATES MEAN VALUES NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
CARPENTER
&&
.AVIATION...FOR TODAY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE SNOWY RANGE WITH IFR AND MVFR DEVELOPING. VFR ELSEWHERE.
INCREASING WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL PRODUCE
TURBULENCE AND MOUNTAIN WAVE FORMATION. FOR TONIGHT...IFR AND MVFR
IN SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS CARBON COUNTY WITH VFR ELSEWHERE.
INCREASE IN WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. ON SATURDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS FROM WEST TO EAST WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING
WINDS LIKELY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. IFR IN SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE. VFR ELSEWHERE. RUBIN
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ059-
WYZ061-WYZ062-WYZ064-WYZ066-WYZ067.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ065.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM SATURDAY FOR
WYZ060-WYZ068-WYZ069-WYZ070.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM SUNDAY FOR WYZ063.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...RUBIN
LONG TERM....CARPENTERHazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 4:35 PM MST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 435 PM MST THU JAN 3 2008 WYZ059>070-041200- CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- 435 PM MST THU JAN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINDY AREAS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY IN AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM RAWLINS TO WEST OF CHEYENNE AND FROM NORTH OF CHEYENNE TO NEAR DOUGLAS. THE WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...AND HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. ACROSS CARBON COUNTY AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN ALBANY COUNTY... ESPECIALLY THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-041200- SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- 435 PM MST THU JAN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 3, 9:48 PM MST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 948 PM MST THU JAN 3 2008 WYZ067-040700- PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY 948 PM MST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND OVERNIGHT... WEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. SINCE 9 PM... WINDS AT THE BORDEAUX INTERSTATE 25 EXIT HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AROUND 45 MPH WITH A GUST TO 58 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY WANT TO CONSIDER DELAYING THEIR TRIP ALONG THAT PART OF INTERSTATE 25. WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:10 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | 19 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.