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High Wind Warning 49, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 31, 2008

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 31, 2008, 6:23 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2008, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 17 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
Dec 31, 2008, 6:23 AM MST (13:23 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 31, 2008, 1:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 1, 2009, 6:00 AM MST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KCYS 311323
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
623 AM MST WED DEC 31 2008

...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.INCREASING WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE
IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER WYOMING TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
WINDS TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 

WYZ062-063-066-067-312230-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0025.090101T0100Z-090101T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0049.081231T2000Z-090101T1300Z/
NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...
BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
623 AM MST WED DEC 31 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING.
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND
TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

JLH
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 312040
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
136 PM MST WED DEC 31 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN
SURFACE PRESSURE OVER WYOMING TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
WINDS TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WYZ062-063-066-067-011300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1300Z/
NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...
BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
136 PM MST WED DEC 31 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW
OVER AND CLOSE TO THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN WIND FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS ALONG
INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND AROUND THE SUMMIT AREA...AS WELL
AS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER.

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 WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OR 
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN 
WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

RE

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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.