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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 8, 2008

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 8, 2008, 6:48 AM MST. It was in force for 2 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
Jan 8, 2008, 6:48 AM MST (13:48 UTC)
Expired
Jan 8, 2008, 9:00 AM MST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KCYS 081348
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
648 AM MST TUE JAN 8 2008

...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF PLATTE COUNTY
EARLY THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLY TONIGHT...

.A SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT IN THE LEE OF THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL
ENHANCE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. STRONG WESTERLY
MID-LEVEL WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING TONIGHT BEHIND A WEAK MID-LEVEL SHORT-WAVE TROUGH.
SUBSIDENCE JUST BEHIND THIS SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL ADD TO THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ALLOW VERY STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP
IN PLATTE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25.

WYZ067-082200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0003.080108T1348Z-080108T1600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.080109T0100Z-080109T1600Z/
PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
648 AM MST TUE JAN 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

VERY STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO OCCUR IN PLATTE COUNTY NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE
25 THIS MORNING.

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.

IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH 
WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25 TONIGHT
AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 081620
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
920 AM MST TUE JAN 8 2008

...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF PLATTE COUNTY WYOMING
TONIGHT...

.A SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT IN THE LEE OF THE FRONT RANGE OF THE
ROCKIES. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WYOMING. STRONG WESTERLY MID-LEVEL WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT BEHIND A WEAK MID-LEVEL
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH. SUBSIDENCE JUST BEHIND THIS SHORT-WAVE TROUGH
WILL ADD TO THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ALLOW VERY STRONG
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN PLATTE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG
INTERSTATE 25.

FOR THE MOST DEPENDABLE AND ACCURATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND
FORECASTS...CHECK YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WEBSITE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CYS AND THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

WYZ067-090030-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080108T1600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.080109T0100Z-080109T1600Z/
PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
920 AM MST TUE JAN 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS PLATTE COUNTY NEAR BORDEAUX THE
REST OF TODAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA.

VERY STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AGAIN NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25 TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

FOR THE MOST DEPENDABLE AND ACCURATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND
FORECASTS...CHECK YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WEBSITE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CYS AND THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

RUBIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 3:07 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYS11 hr
Jan 8, 2:31 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYS15 hr
Jan 8, 2:31 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYS15 hr
Jan 8, 2:48 PM MSTSnow AdvisoryCYS27 hr

Nearby

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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.