Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 49, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 31, 2008, 8:29 PM MST. It was in force for 12 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, 8:29 PM MST (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2009, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KCYS 010329 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 829 PM MST WED DEC 31 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO NEW YEARS DAY... .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. WYZ064-069-011300- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...CHEYENNE 829 PM MST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ALREADY REPORTED IN AND NEAR CHEYENNE IN LARAMIE COUNTY...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH IN AND NEAR ESTERBROOK IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR CHEYENNE...AND ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CHEYENNE ALONG WYOMING HILL...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. 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. $$ WYZ062-063-066-067-011300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1300Z/ NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY 829 PM MST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW OVER AND CLOSE TO THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN WIND FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND AROUND THE SUMMIT AREA...AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ CARPENTER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KCYS 011208 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 508 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STRONG WEST WINDS CONFINED TO EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE RETURNING TO MORE AREAS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WYOMING TO KEEP THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS MORNING. AFTER A SHORT BREAK THIS AFTERNOON...ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY. WYZ064-067-012030- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0001.090102T0000Z-090102T2300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY 508 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STRONG WEST WINDS OVER PLATTE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE HAD DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA EARLY THIS MORNING. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED A FEW HOURS AHEAD OF TIME. IT WILL STILL BE WINDY TODAY AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WEST WINDS TO RETURN AGAIN TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY...AND A NEW HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE TIMES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. 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. $$ WYZ062-066-012030- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0001.090102T0000Z-090102T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1500Z/ NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 508 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW OVER AND CLOSE TO THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS NEW YEARS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN WIND FAVORED AREAS NEAR ARLINGTON AND AROUND THE I-80 SUMMIT AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. AFTER A SHORT BREAK THIS AFTERNOON...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY AND A NEW HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WYZ063-069-011500- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1500Z/ SNOWY RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...CHEYENNE 508 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AND AROUND CHEYENNE AND ARLINGTON UNTIL 8 AM THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL EARLY THIS NEW YEARS MORNING...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. 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. $$ WYZ065-012030- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0001.090102T0000Z-090102T2300Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 508 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY TODAY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY...THEN INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ JLH
000 WWUS75 KCYS 011521 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 821 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .WESTERLY WINDS HAVE SLOWLY DIMINISHED OVER AND NEAR THE SNOWY AND LARAMIE RANGES SINCE THE PRE DAWN HOURS. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT OVER THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WYOMING TO PRODUCE THE THREAT OF HIGH HIGH WINDS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WYZ062-066-012330- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0001.090102T0000Z-090102T2300Z/ NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 821 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA SINCE THE PRE DAWN HOURS AND SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS WILL STILL BE BEAR 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. AFTER A SHORT BREAK THIS AFTERNOON...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY AND A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET. 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. $$ WYZ063-069-011630- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090101T1500Z/ SNOWY RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...CHEYENNE 821 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA SINCE THE PRE DAWN HOURS AND SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS WILL STILL BE BEAR 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ WYZ064-065-067-012330- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0001.090102T0000Z-090102T2300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...LARAMIE...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY 821 AM MST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WEST WINDS TO RETURN AGAIN TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE TIMES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. 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. $$ WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 5:08 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | 8 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:17 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | 27 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.