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High Wind Warning 17, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 30, 20104 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 30, 2010, 3:54 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 30, 2010, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 35 hr. 60 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 30, 2010, 3:54 AM MST (10:54 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2010, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 1, 2010, 4:24 PM MST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:56 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 30, 8:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 664 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WYGUSTS 65 TO 71 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 35 TO 58 MPH.
Nov 30, 8:40 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 43Arlington, WY
Nov 30, 9:30 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Arlington, WY
Nov 30, 9:32 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Vedauwoo, WY
Nov 30, 9:50 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Vedauwoo, WY
Nov 30, 9:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Arlington, WYSUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH.
Nov 30, 9:56 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Arlington, WYWIND GUSTS 59 TO 61 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 42 TO 49 MPH.
Nov 30, 10:21 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Arlington, WYWIND GUST 59 TO 63 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 45 TO 49 MPH.
Nov 30, 11:01 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Arlington, WYWIND GUST 58 TO 59 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 43 TO 47 MPH.
Nov 30, 11:02 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Vedauwoo, WY
Nov 30, 11:11 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Arlington, WYSUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH.
Nov 30, 11:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 664 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WYWIND GUST 62 TO 69 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 44 TO 60 MPH.
Nov 30, 11:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 714 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WYTHIS IS EMKAY AT UP226. SUSTAINED WIND 57 MPH.
Nov 30, 11:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 704 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WYTHIS IS EMKAY UP226. SUSTAINED WIND 56 MPH.
Nov 30, 11:56 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 45Arlington, WY
Nov 30, 12:12 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Vedauwoo, WY
Nov 30, 12:15 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 654 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WYTHIS IS EMKAY UP226. SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH.
Nov 30, 12:20 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Arlington, WYSUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH.
Nov 30, 12:30 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Bordeaux, WY
Nov 30, 12:31 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Arlington, WYSUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH.
Nov 30, 1:00 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Vedauwoo, WYGUSTS TO 52 MPH AS WELL
Nov 30, 1:00 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 48Arlington, WYGUSTS TO 58 MPH AS WELL
Nov 30, 1:00 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 494 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WYGUSTS TO 57 MPH AS WELL
Nov 30, 1:00 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 50Buford, WY
Nov 30, 1:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Buford, WY
Nov 30, 1:45 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6014 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Nov 30, 1:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Arlington, WY
Nov 30, 1:52 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Vedauwoo, WY57 AT 2042Z, 53 AT 2047Z.
Nov 30, 2:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Buford, WY
Nov 30, 2:45 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6114 Wsw Cheyenne, WY62 AT 2115Z
Nov 30, 2:47 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Vedauwoo, WY
Nov 30, 3:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Buford, WY
Nov 30, 3:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5122 Sse Laramie, WY
Nov 30, 3:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Arlington, WY60 AT 2236, 60 AT 2231Z.
Nov 30, 3:49 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 4914 Wsw Cheyenne, WY52 AT 2230Z, 54 AT 2215Z.
Nov 30, 4:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Buford, WY
Nov 30, 4:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Arlington, WY
Nov 30, 4:45 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5121 Wsw Cheyenne, WY51 AT 2330Z, 54 AT 2315Z.
Nov 30, 4:55 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5614 Wsw Cheyenne, WY60 AT 2345, 61 AT 2315Z.
Nov 30, 4:56 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Pumpkin Vine, WY
Nov 30, 4:57 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 43Vedauwoo, WY
Nov 30, 7:43 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7118 Wnw Cheyenne, WY
Nov 30, 8:25 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Buford, WY
Nov 30, 8:36 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Arlington, WYGUSTS OVER THE LAST HOUR HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 55 AN 60 MPH.
Nov 30, 8:55 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5714 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Nov 30, 8:56 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Arlington, WYSTRONGEST GUST BETWEEN 836 PM AND 1206 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DURING WHICH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WERE REPORTED..
Nov 30, 9:07 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Vedauwoo, WY52 AT 902L
Dec 1, 12:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 71Bordeaux, WYSTRONGEST WIND GUST BETWEEN 1035 PM TUESDAY AND 1245 AM MST WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WERE REPORTED DURING THIS PERIOD...AND SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WERE ALSO REPORTED BETWEEN 1005 PM TUESDAY AND 1245 AM MST WEDNESDAY.
Dec 1, 12:52 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Vedauwoo, WYSTRONGEST GUST SINCE 907 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTS TO 58 MPH ALSO REPORTED AT 1132 PM AND 1137 PM MST TUESDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH SINCE 922 PM MST. SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIME OF 1252 AM MST GUST WERE SOUTHWEST AT 51 MPH...WHICH WERE T
Dec 1, 12:57 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Arlington, WYSTRONGEST OF SEVERAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH BETWEEN 1206 AM AND 142 AM MST. 60 MPH GUSTS ALSO REPORTED 1242 AM THROUGH 1252 AM MST. SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD WERE SOUTHWEST FROM 42 MPH TO 51 MPH.
Dec 1, 1:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 73Bordeaux, WYHIGHEST GUST SINCE 1245 AM MST. 73 MPH GUST ALSO REPORTED AT 120 AM MST COMBINED WITH A SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS SINCE 1245 AM MST RANGED FROM 43 MPH TO 53 MPH.
Dec 1, 1:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Bordeaux, WYSTRONGEST WIND GUST BETWEEN 125 AM AND 240 AM MST. ADDITIONAL GUSTS DURING THIS PERIOD WERE 60 TO 69 MPH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 43 TO 48 MPH.
Dec 1, 2:36 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 45Pumpkin Vine, WYHIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH BETWEEN 136 AM AND 251 AM MST. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WERE BETWEEN 48 AND 55 MPH DURING THIS PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WERE FIRST REPORTED AT 1101 PM AND 1121 PM MST EARLIER THIS EVENING
Dec 1, 2:47 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Vedauwoo, WYSUSTAINED WIND AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS SOUTHWEST AT 50 MPH. HIGHEST GUST DURING PERIOD 1252 AM THROUGH 252 AM MST...ALSO REPORTED AT 217 AM...222 AM AND 242 AM MST. NUMEROUS OTHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH DURING THE PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THE PERIO
Dec 1, 3:20 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 75Bordeaux, WYSTRONGEST WIND REPORT BETWEEN 240 AM AND 350 AM MST. SUSTAINED WIND AT TIME OF GUST WAS 49 MPH. WIND GUSTS DURING THE PERIOD WERE 60 TO 75 MPH WITH SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 39 TO 51 MPH ALSO OBSERVED.
Dec 1, 3:47 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Vedauwoo, WYSTRONGEST GUST BETWEEN 252 AM AND 352 AM MST. SUSTAINED WIND AT TIME OF GUST WAS SOUTHWEST AT 53 MPH. ADDITIONAL SUSTAINED WIND REPORTS DURING THE PERIOD WERE 43 TO 53 MPH...WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 53 TO 61 MPH.
Dec 1, 3:57 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Vedauwoo, WYSTRONGEST GUST BETWEEN 352 AM TO 437 AM MST. SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THE PERIOD RANGED FROM 38 TO 45 MPH...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH STILL REPORTED AT 437 AM MST.
Dec 1, 4:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Bordeaux, WYSTRONGEST GUST REPORTED BETWEEN 350 AM TO 430 AM MST. SUSTAINED WIND AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS 38 MPH. GUSTS DURING THE PERIOD RANGED FROM 57 TO 64 MPH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 37 TO 46 MPH.
Dec 1, 4:26 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 42Arlington, WYSTRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 1257 AM TO 436 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH UNTIL INCREASING TO MORE THAN 40 MPH AGAIN AT 426 AM MST. ADDITIONAL SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WERE REPORTED AT 431 AM AND 436 AM MST. WIND GUSTS AT TIME O
Dec 1, 5:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 76Bordeaux, WYSTRONGEST WIND GUST REPORTED BETWEEN 500AM AND 550AM. SUSTAINED WINDS RANGED 45 TO 52 MPH DURING THIS TIME...WITH 48 MPH OBSERVED AT TIME OF STRONGEST GUST. GUSTS RANGED FROM 65 TO 76 MPH DURING THIS TIME.

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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 278 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 00:00Z on 2010-11-30Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2010-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1080 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 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.

707 
WWUS75 KCYS 301054
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
354 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH A STABLE ATMOSPHERE
OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR A GAP
WIND EVENT NEAR ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH THIS EVENING.
IN ADDITION...STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS MAY CREATE HIGH WIND CRITERIA
ACROSS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

WYZ110-302300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0017.101130T1200Z-101201T0700Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
354 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

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

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

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS
  NEAR ARLINGTON ON INTERSTATE 80...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 270 AND
  275. THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
  ESPECIALLY AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WYZ116-117-302300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0013.101201T0100Z-101202T0100Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
354 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY
  OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ON INTERSTATE 80
  AND HAPPY JACK ROAD. LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  EXPERIENCE THE MOST PROBLEMS IF THESE WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CARPENTER
7 follow-up statements
908 
WWUS75 KCYS 301711
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1011 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH A STABLE ATMOSPHERE
OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR A GAP
WIND EVENT NEAR ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND WILL CREATE STRONG HIGH WINDS ACROSS INTERSTATE 80
BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WYZ116-117-010600-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0013.101201T0100Z-101202T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
1011 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  LIKELY.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY
  OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ON INTERSTATE 80
  AND HAPPY JACK ROAD. LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  EXPERIENCE THE MOST PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WYZ106-115-010600-
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...LARAMIE
1011 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS
  NEAR BORDEAUX ON INTERSTATE 25. THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WYZ110-010600-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101201T0700Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1011 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

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

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

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ACROSS 
  THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG 
  WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON ON INTERSTATE 80...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 
  270 AND 275. THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE 
  ESPECIALLY AT RISK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$
166 
WWUS75 KCYS 302119
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
219 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH A STABLE ATMOSPHERE
OVERHEAD WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR A GAP
WIND EVENT NEAR ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND WILL CREATE STRONG HIGH WINDS ACROSS INTERSTATE
80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WYZ109-011200-
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA
219 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 
  MPH LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY
  OF VERY STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND
  RAWLINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHTWEIGHT AND
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE THE MOST PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WYZ110-011200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
219 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS
  NEAR ARLINGTON ON INTERSTATE 80...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 270 AND
  275. THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
  ESPECIALLY AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WYZ106-115>117-011200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
219 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 
  MPH LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY 
  OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ON INTERSTATE 80 
  AND HAPPY JACK ROAD. LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  WILL EXPERIENCE THE MOST PROBLEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$
214 
WWUS75 KCYS 010344
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
844 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH A STABLE
ATMOSPHERE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH WIND EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AREAS THAT WILL BE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS WILL BE ARLINGTON THROUGH BORDEAUX
AND OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT NEAR VEDAUWOO. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ106-109-110-115>117-011200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
844 PM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE VERY STRONG
  WINDS AND DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND
  LARAMIE OVER THE SUMMIT...AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 IN
  SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

HAHN
327 
WWUS75 KCYS 010920
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
220 AM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH A STABLE
ATMOSPHERE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH WIND EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS THAT WILL BE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS WILL BE ARLINGTON THROUGH
BORDEAUX AND OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT NEAR VEDAUWOO. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

WYZ106-109-110-115>117-012200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
220 AM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO
  AROUND 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE VERY STRONG
  WINDS AND DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND
  LARAMIE OVER THE SUMMIT...AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 IN
  SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER. AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE PRESENT ACROSS THESE AREAS WITH
  VISIBILITIES LOCALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

CARPENTER
165 
WWUS75 KCYS 011739
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1039 AM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH WIND
EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
AREAS THAT WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS WILL BE
ARLINGTON THROUGH BORDEAUX AND OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT NEAR
VEDAUWOO. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

WYZ109-115-011845-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...LARAMIE
1039 AM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BUT IT APPEARS THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. SOME
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ106-110-116-117-020100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER
1039 AM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR
  65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE VERY STRONG
  WINDS AND DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND
  LARAMIE OVER THE SUMMIT...AND ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 IN
  SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER WHERE
  SOME TRUCK BLOW OVERS HAVE OCCURRED AROUND THE BORDEAUX
  INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$
285 
WWUS75 KCYS 012157
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
257 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...STRONG WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO EASE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND AS A RESULT THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. 
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

WYZ110-116-117-012300-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
257 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
REACH HIGH WIND LEVELS. SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ106-020100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
257 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 
  65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE VERY STRONG
  WINDS AND DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  ALONG INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY BETWEEN WHEATLAND
  AND CHUGWATER WHERE SOME TRUCK BLOW OVERS HAVE OCCURRED AROUND
  THE BORDEAUX INTERCHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$
106 
WWUS75 KCYS 012324
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
424 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

WYZ106-020030-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-101202T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
424 PM MST WED DEC 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY AND THE
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING ACROSS
THIS AREA.

$$

HAHN

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 Nov 29, 9:22 PM MST, 6 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 9:22 PM MST, 6 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
922 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010

.UPDATE...
NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST HOUR OR TWO...SO WENT
AHEAD AND CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PANHANDLE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 615 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010/

UPDATE...
SATELLITE PIX AND AREA WEBCAMS INDICATE THE SNOW OVER THE SNOWY
RANGE AND SIERRA MADRES CONTINUING TO WANE. SO...ALLOWED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AT 6 PM.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 321 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010/

UPDATE...
ALLOWED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ZONES
TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THIS AREA AND WINDS HAVE
STARTED TO DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM FOR THE NEB PANHANDLE...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 149 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010/

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
IR SATELLITE CONTINUES TO SHOW A DECREASING TREND IN ENHANCEMENT
OVER THE AREA AS CLOUD TOPS ARE SLOWLY WARMING. THIS INDICATES
THAT SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. HAVE LET THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ZONES EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WILL
KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES
WHERE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THIS EVENING. WILL
ALSO KEEP THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NEB PANHANDLE IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT AS WINDS ARE STILL AROUND 30 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH. THE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX AFTER SUNSET AND THE
ADVISORY MAY BE ABLE TO BE CANCELLED BY MID EVENING. NNW FLOW WILL
OCCUR ALOFT TONIGHT AS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE
PLAINS AND AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES OVER THE WESTERN U.S. A WEAK SHORT
WAVE IN THE FLOW WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...RESULTING
IN SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THE REST OF THE AREA
WILL SEE DECREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS OVERNIGHT. NW FLOW WILL OCCUR
ALOFT TUES BETWEEN THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH TO THE EAST AND AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND A BIT ON TUES WITH
WEST TO NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT THE SURFACE. WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR ONCE AGAIN ON TUES...BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG
AS TODAY AT THE LOWER ELEVATION OR THE NEB PANHANDLE. THERE IS
SOME INDICATION IN THE 700 MB GRADIENT THAT A HIGH WIND WATCH MAY
BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS FOR TUES NIGHT. NW FLOW WILL CONT
ALOFT TUES NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS TO
THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN WARMER ON
WED AS THE SURFACE TO 500MB THICKNESS VALUES INCREASE OVER THE
AREA. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
CWA ON WED WHICH WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY FOR THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR TWO
IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES.

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SOME DISCREPANCIES SEEN IN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS THAT COULD HAVE BIG
IMPACTS ON WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF START THURSDAY OFF IN AGREEMENT WITH AN
UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL
RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WITH HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...MID TO UPPER 30S
WEST. 700MB TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING ON
BOTH MODELS...WITH THE GFS ABOUT 4 DEGREES C WARMER THAN THE
ECMWF. REGARDLESS...LOW FRIDAY MORNING LOOK TO BE IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOW 30S CWA-WIDE.

CHANGES BEGIN FRIDAY AS THE ECMWF DRIVES A SHORTWAVE THROUGH FROM
THE NORTHWEST. GFS HOLDS ONTO THE UPPER RIDGE INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. WENT WITH THE ECMWF SOLUTION...INTRODUCING CHANCE POPS
INTO CARBON COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY SPREADING POPS
EASTWARD OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. GFS FINALLY DROPS A DRY COLD
FRONT THROUGH SOUTHERN WYOMING SUNDAY MORNING WITH NO PRECIP
FORECAST. WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS FOR A FEW MORE MODEL RUNS TO
SEE IF BETTER AGREEMENT MATERIALIZES LATER THIS WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAF ISSUANCE...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT AREA TERMINALS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THAT PERSIST ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...SO MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS
ARE EXPECTED THERE. OTHERWISE...PANHANDLE LOCATIONS WILL SEE
NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY AT WYOMING TERMINALS AND SHOULD STAY BREEZY
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOW
FIRE DANGER.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...NONE.
NE...NONE.

&&

AVIATION/UPDATES...HAHN
SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...KMD
LONG TERM...CLAYCOMB
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 9:47 PM MST, 6 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
947 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010

WYZ101>119-010500-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
947 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
IN AND AROUND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

.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

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-010500-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
947 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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

The office that day

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

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Nov 30, 3:54 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Laramie6 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.