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High Wind Warning 18, NWS Riverton, WY

November 12, 20087 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 12, 2008, 3:50 PM MST for 7 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 12, 2008, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 33 hr. 44 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
Nov 12, 2008, 3:50 PM MST (22:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2008, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 14, 2008, 2:00 AM MST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Big Horn County, WY, Fremont County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, Washakie County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 12, 5:32 PM MSTSNOW 1Mayoworth 14 Wnw, WYBEAR TRAP MEADOW SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:32 PM MSTSNOW 3Clark 21 W, WYBEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:33 PM MSTSNOW 2Wapiti 19 Wsw, WYBLACKWATER SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:34 PM MSTSNOW 1Dubois 11 N, WYBURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:34 PM MSTSNOW 2Shell 14 Ne, WYBONE SPRINGS DIVIDE SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:35 PM MSTSNOW 1Buffalo 17 W, WYCLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:35 PM MSTSNOW 1Crowheart 14 W, WYCOLD SPRINGS SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:36 PM MSTSNOW 2Pahaska 14 Ne, WYEVENING STAR SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:39 PM MSTSNOW 1Meeteetse 30 Sw, WYKIRWIN SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:40 PM MSTSNOW 1Dubois 6 Wsw, WYLITTLE WARM SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:40 PM MSTSNOW 2Cody 18 Sw, WYMARQUETTE SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:43 PM MSTSNOW 1Shell 18 E, WYSHELL CREEK SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:43 PM MSTSNOW 3Buffalo 24 Sw, WYPOWDER RIVER PASS SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:45 PM MSTSNOW 1Lander 26 Nw, WYST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:46 PM MSTSNOW 1Meeteetse 18 Wsw, WYTIMBER CREEK SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:48 PM MSTSNOW 1Cody 56 Sw, WYYOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL
Nov 12, 5:48 PM MSTSNOW 2Clark 26 Wsw, WYWOLVERINE SNOTEL
Nov 12, 8:17 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Dubois, WY
Nov 12, 8:35 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 702 Ne Cody, WY
Nov 13, 12:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 617 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 1:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 697 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 2:50 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 437 Wsw Muddy Gap, WYSUSTAINED 43 GUSTING TO 72 MPH.
Nov 13, 3:50 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 407 Wsw Muddy Gap, WYSUSTAINED 40 GUSTING TO 77 MPH.
Nov 13, 3:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7715 Se Jeffrey City, WY
Nov 13, 4:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 697 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 5:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 667 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 6:50 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 597 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 7:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 617 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 9:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 637 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY
Nov 13, 12:59 PM MSTSNOW 3Pahaska, WY
Nov 13, 1:00 PM MSTSNOW 3Meeteetse 30 Sw, WYKIRWIN SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:00 PM MSTSNOW 4Dubois 11 N, WYBURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 6Pahaska 14 Ne, WYEVENING STAR SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 6Wapiti 19 Wsw, WYBLACKWATER SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10Clark 21 W, WYBEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:04 PM MSTSNOW 1Lander 18 W, WYHOBBS PARK SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:05 PM MSTSNOW 5Dubois 6 Wsw, WYLITTLE WARM SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:07 PM MSTSNOW 1Grave Springs Snotel, WYGRAVE SPRINGS SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:07 PM MSTSNOW 4Mayoworth 14 Wnw, WYBEAR TRAP MEADOW SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:07 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10Buffalo 24 Sw, WYPOWDER RIVER PASS SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:07 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 12Shell 14 Ne, WYBONE SPRINGS DIVIDE SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:08 PM MSTSNOW 3Buffalo 14 Wsw, WYHANSEN SAWMILL SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:08 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 8Buffalo 17 W, WYCLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR SNOTEL
Nov 13, 1:08 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 11Shell 18 E, WYSHELL CREEK SNOTEL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2008-11-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2008-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2077 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KRIW 122250
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
350 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN WESTERN CANADA WILL BRING VERY STRONG
WINDS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
WESTERN CANADA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE
VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPING WINDS ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS WITH
GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT ACROSS
SOUTHERN WYOMING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THURSDAY
WILL ALSO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE
WIND RIVER BASIN...AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. 

WYZ003-130600-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.081113T0000Z-081113T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T0000Z-081113T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
350 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WESTERLY FLOW CROSSING THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE CODY
FOOTHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEST WINDS IN THE CODY
FOOTHILLS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO
PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG
WINDS...AND TRAVELERS THROUGH THE CODY FOOTHILLS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD
MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ030-130600-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0011.081113T0600Z-081114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T0600Z-081114T0000Z/
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER
350 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

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

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
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER
COUNTY. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THERE PROPERTIES FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS...AND TRAVELERS THROUGH
EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ019-130600-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T0600Z-081114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
350 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

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

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
THURSDAY. 

STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND
RATTLESNAKE RANGE. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THERE
PROPERTIES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS...AND
TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ017-130600-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0012.081113T1800Z-081114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
350 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER BASIN
THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THE STRONG PERIOD OF WINDS...THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. IT IS
ANTICIPATED THAT THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MORE PREVALENT
NORTHWEST OF RIVERTON...THOUGH OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS MAY MOVE
FARTHER INTO TOWN AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

WYZ010-130600-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0012.081113T1800Z-081114T0600Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
350 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON
COUNTY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN WINDS OF 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...AND MAY
CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH
BUFFALO. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...AND BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$


SMITH/BRANHAM
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 130421
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
921 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
WESTERN CANADA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH
THURSDAY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS 
WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPING WINDS ACROSS THE CODY
FOOTHILLS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG
WEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THURSDAY WILL ALSO SEE THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER
BASIN...AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY.

WYZ016-131230-
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T0421Z-081114T0000Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
921 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

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

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

A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE DUBOIS AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND
GUST TO 68 MPH AT 830 PM MST. A WIND GUST OF 63 MPH WAS RECORDED
AT THE DUBOIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AROUND 820 PM MST. 

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE 
STRONG WINDS...AND TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN AND AROUND
THE DUBOIS AREA. STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING
VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ003-131200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081113T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
921 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. 

STRONG WESTERLY FLOW CROSSING THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE CODY
FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO GUST TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH TONIGHT. 

AROUND 8 PM MST...A RESIDENT TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CODY AIRPORT
REPORTED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
BETWEEN 3O AND 40 MPH WERE REPORTED AT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN
CODY AROUND 840 PM MST. 

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF VERY STRONG WINDS. TRAVELERS THROUGH THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ019-030-131230-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T0600Z-081114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER
921 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

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

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

WIND SPEEDS IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

WIND SPEEDS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE HAVE RANGED
FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. EXPECT WIND
SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THERE PROPERTIES FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS. TRAVELERS IN THESE SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ017-131230-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0012.081113T1800Z-081114T0000Z/
WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
921 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER BASIN
THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THE STRONG PERIOD OF WIND...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH. 

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MORE
PREVALENT NORTHWEST OF RIVERTON...THOUGH OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS
MAY MOVE FARTHER INTO TOWN AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

WYZ010-131230-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0012.081113T1800Z-081114T0600Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
921 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. THIS MAY CREATE
A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH
BUFFALO. 

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...AND BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 130840
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
140 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
WESTERN CANADA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND
TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY WILL
BUILD TO THE SURFACE WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH IN THE WIND
RIVER BASIN...THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGES AND EASTERN
SWEETWATER COUNTY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
WYOMING THE AFTERNOON...AND STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH IN NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
FRIDAY.

WYZ003-130945-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081113T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
140 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

HIGH WINDS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS HAVE SUBSIDED...AS COLDER AIR
BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

WYZ017-131645-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0012.081113T1800Z-081114T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T1800Z-081114T0300Z/
WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
140 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER BASIN
LATE THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THE STRONG PERIOD OF WIND...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 65 MPH.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MORE
PREVALENT NORTHWEST OF RIVERTON...THOUGH OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS
MAY MOVE FARTHER INTO TOWN AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE 
DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ010-131645-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0012.081113T1800Z-081114T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T2100Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
140 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM
MST FRIDAY...

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

A FAVORABLE NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM FRIDAY. 
THESE WINDS WILL CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR
INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH BUFFALO.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$

WYZ019-030-131645-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER
140 AM MST THU NOV 13 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. 

HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THERE PROPERTIES FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS. TRAVELERS IN THESE SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ016-131645-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
140 AM MST THU NOV 13 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 OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE STRONG
WINDS...AND TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN AND AROUND THE
DUBOIS AREA. STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

BRANHAM/AR/SMITH
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 131337
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
637 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
WESTERN CANADA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND
TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY WILL
BUILD TO THE SURFACE WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH IN THE WIND
RIVER BASIN...THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGES AND EASTERN
SWEETWATER COUNTY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
WYOMING THE AFTERNOON...AND STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH IN NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
FRIDAY.

WYZ019-030-132300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER
637 AM MST THU NOV 13 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. 

HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

SO FAR EARLY THIS MORNING THE FOLLOWING PEAK WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN
RECORDED...

60 MPH AT THE ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT.
77 MPH IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS NEAR MUDDY GAP.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THERE PROPERTIES FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS. TRAVELERS IN THESE SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ016-132300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
637 AM MST THU NOV 13 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 OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE STRONG
WINDS...AND TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN AND AROUND THE
DUBOIS AREA. STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ017-132300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T1800Z-081114T0300Z/
WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
637 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER BASIN
LATE THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THE STRONG PERIOD OF WIND...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 65 MPH.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MORE
PREVALENT NORTHWEST OF RIVERTON...THOUGH OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS
MAY MOVE FARTHER INTO TOWN AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD
MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ010-132300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T2100Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
637 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 2 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM MST FRIDAY. 

A FAVORABLE NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM FRIDAY.
THESE WINDS WILL CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR
INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH BUFFALO.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 131945
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1245 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

.A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN WYOMING INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM DUBOIS TO RIVERTON...ACROSS
EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND AROUND BUFFALO.

WYZ019-030-140000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER
1245 PM MST THU NOV 13 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. 

HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

AS OF THE NOON HOUR...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST HIGH WIND ACROSS THE
AREA. THE ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AT NOON. BITTER CREEK...BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS
AND WAMSUTTER WAS ALSO REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH 
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS ACROSS INTERSTATE
80 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

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

$$

WYZ016-140000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
1245 PM MST THU NOV 13 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. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AS PRECIPITATION DECREASES OR ENDS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE STRONG
WINDS...AND TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN AND AROUND THE
DUBOIS AREA. STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ017-140000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0300Z/
WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
1245 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. DURING THE PERIOD OF
STRONGEST WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MORE
PREVALENT NORTHWEST OF RIVERTON...THOUGH OCCASIONAL HIGH WINDS MAY
MOVE FARTHER INTO TOWN AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE
DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT.

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

$$

WYZ010-140000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.081113T2100Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
1245 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM FRIDAY. THESE WINDS
WILL CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR INTERSTATE 90
THROUGH BUFFALO.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$

TEAM RIVERTON
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 132357
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
457 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

.A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AROUND BUFFALO.

WYZ016-019-030-140100-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0000Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER
457 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ017-140100-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0300Z/
WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
457 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ010-140900-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
457 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON
COUNTY THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT
IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY THIS EVENING THROUGH 2 AM FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH
BUFFALO.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 140230
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
730 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

.A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AROUND BUFFALO AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE BIG
HORN BASIN.

WYZ003-004-006-140700-
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0700Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL...
GREYBULL...BASIN...WORLAND
730 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS
OF THE BIG HORN BASIN THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.
THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
60 MPH OR GREATER THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL
CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR AREA TRAFFIC.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$

WYZ010-140700-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
730 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON
COUNTY THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY THIS EVENING THROUGH 2 AM FRIDAY. THESE
WINDS WILL CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR
INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH BUFFALO.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 140655
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1155 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

.A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING INTO THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AROUND BUFFALO.

WYZ003-004-006-140800-
/O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0700Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL...
GREYBULL...BASIN...WORLAND
1155 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE CONTINUED TO TAPER BELOW HIGH WIND
CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT MIDNIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
STILL LIKELY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

WYZ010-140900-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
1155 PM MST THU NOV 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. 

A FAVORABLE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON
COUNTY THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY THIS EVENING THROUGH 2 AM FRIDAY. THESE
WINDS WILL CREATE A STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSS WIND FOR
INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH BUFFALO.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$
000 
WWUS75 KRIW 140912
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
212 AM MST FRI NOV 14 2008


WYZ010-141015-
/O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081114T0900Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
212 AM MST FRI NOV 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HIGH WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED OVER JOHNSON COUNTY
TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY.

$$

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, 3:43 PM MST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 3:43 PM MST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
343 PM MST WED NOV 12 2008

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ONE
REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.
THIS HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVER THE BIG HORNS APPEARS TO BE VERY
LOCALIZED WITH THE MAJORITY OF SNOTELS DEMONSTRATING LESS THAN 3
INCHES OF SNOWFALL TODAY. REPORTS FROM THE TETONS DEMONSTRATE
AROUND 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN TODAY...WITH AROUND 1 INCH IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. STRONG WINDS ARE NOTED OVER BOTH MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS CONTINUES THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW
POSSIBLE...AND STRONG WINDS CREATING ADDITIONAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.

THE NEXT CONCERN IS THE HIGH WIND POTENTIAL FOR THE CODY
FOOTHILLS. THE LOCAL WRF MODEL IN ITS MOST RECENT RUN HAS
DEMONSTRATED THE STRUCTURE FAVORABLE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND
THE CLARK AREA TONIGHT. HAVE UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A
WARNING...EFFECTIVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN
SWEETWATER COUNTY...AND ALSO IN THE RATTLESNAKE GREEN MOUNTAIN
RANGE. WINDS OF 40 KTS IS ANTICIPATED OVER THESE LOCATIONS LATE
THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTS OF 60 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE LOCATIONS. MODEL
GUIDANCE HAS BEEN PERSISTENT OVER THE LAST FEW RUNS IN INTRODUCING
STRONG WINDS OF AROUND 40 KTS OVER THE WIND RIVER BASIN AS WELL
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THOUGH THE FAVORED NORTHWEST FLOW IS
BEING DEMONSTRATED...THE OVERALL SETUP OF THE EVENT IS NOT ENTIRELY
FAVORABLE. WITH SOME SLIGHT CONFIDENCE ISSUES...HAVE OPTED TO
ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THIS AREA TO ALLOW ANOTHER MODEL RUN
TO COME IN FOR CONSISTENCY. HOWEVER...THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG
WINDS TO 40 KTS IS MORE FAVORABLE OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH BUFFALO. AGAIN...WITH THE LATER
START TIME OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MAIN CONCENTRATION OF GOING FORECAST
PACKAGE WAS ON THE PRECIPITATION EVENT TONIGHT...AND THE HIGH WIND
CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

ELSEWHERE...CONTINUED TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD AIR ADVECTION. THIS COLD
AIR ADVECTION WILL CAUSE A DIP IN TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY...WITH A
DECREASE OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES F POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...IN
GENERAL...A RIDGE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY DRYING OUT
SHOWER ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AS THIS SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER
THE AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BY SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ECMWF AND GFS 00Z RUNS AND GEFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST AND DEEP TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN U.S. CLIPPER DIVES INTO NORTHERN PLAINS INTO BACKSIDE OF
EASTERN TROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PUSHING A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT INTO EASTERN WYOMING SUNDAY. ECMWF STRONGER AND FASTER WITH
FRONT THAN GFS ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING. FORECAST DRY SATURDAY
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH LOW POPS ACROSS NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. FORECAST KEEPS TEMPERATURES ON MILD SIDE SUNDAY
WITH GOOD MIXING AND WILL WAIT ANOTHER RUN CYCLE OR TWO TO SEE IF
MODELS CAN RESOLVE DIFFERENCES ON STRENGTH OF FRONT. USUALLY GFS
HAS A COLD BIAS WITH CLIPPERS SO SOME WEIGHT GIVEN TO ITS KEEPING
COOLER AIR FURTHER EAST. MODELS THEN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH
TROUGH AMPLIFYING NEAR 140-150W MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND
DEAMPLIFICATION OF PATTERN...RIDGE OVER WESTERN U.S./TROUGH OVER
THE EAST. HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES REMAIN IN ENERGY
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS MORE PROGRESSIVE FLOW. FORECAST KEEPS LOW
POPS OVER THE WEST WITH DRY CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL
WYOMING...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH
A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL PREVAIL WEST OF THE DIVIDE TONIGHT WITH MVFR
TO IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  ISOLATED SHOWERS EAST OF THE DIVIDE MAY
BRING BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH THE WIND
CORRIDOR FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF KRKS TO KCPR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND FROM 35 MPH TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE OVERNIGHT.  THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN WYOMING BETWEEN
11-16Z THURSDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
FROM THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE BIGHORN
BASIN...THEN EASTWARD INTO JOHNSON COUNTY.  STRONG WIND WILL
CONTINUE IN SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 14
INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER
THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY...THOUGH SHOULD
NOT BE AS HEAVY AS SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CODY FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS
EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS SLATED TO DEVELOP OVER
EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND INTO THE RATTLESNAKE AND GREEN
MOUNTAINS LATER THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS MAY ADDITIONALLY BE
FOUND OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA LATE FRIDAY CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO WARM ON SATURDAY...WITH
DRYING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PLEASE CHECK WINTER STORM AND HIGH
WIND PRODUCTS FOR CONCERNS WITH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

&&

.RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR WYZ001-002-012-
014-015.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY
FOR WYZ019-030.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WYZ017.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WYZ010.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR WYZ003.

&&

SHORT TERM...BRANHAM
LONG TERM...AEM
AVIATION...CHURCH
FIRE WEATHER...BRANHAM
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 5:00 AM MST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MST WED NOV 12 2008

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-
500 AM MST WED NOV 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWESTERN WYOMING
AND THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING...

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...

...HIGH WINDS WATCH FOR EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MOIST FLOW OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING AND THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
MORNING BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THESE AREAS. THERE IS A
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING FOR
THESE AREAS. DRIVING ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES OF NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING AND THE WIND RIVER RANGE MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS.

HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS
THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN EASTERN
SWEETWATER COUNTY. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUSTS TO
BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND TO BETWEEN 55 AND 65
MPH IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS AND
THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING ALONG WITH
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS OR
OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 14 INCHES WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND/OR HIGH
WIND.

TEAM RIVERTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 2:35 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningRIWFremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton32 hr
Nov 12, 2:49 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchRIWPark, Sweetwater13 hr
Nov 12, 3:50 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchRIWFremont, Johnson10 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.