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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 3, 20108 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2010, 5:49 AM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 3, 2010, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2010, 5:49 AM MDT (11:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2010, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2010, 8:08 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2010-04-03Temperature 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2010-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

360 
WWUS75 KCYS 031149
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
549 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN WYOMING
THIS MORNING AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE BY THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF AN INCREASING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

WYZ110-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
549 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH 
  ARE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 ALONG WITH
  HIGHWAY 287 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS TODAY. AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ103>105-109-112-114>116-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.100403T1200Z-100404T0000Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-
SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...
LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE
549 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

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

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

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS
  MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH 
  ARE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 ALONG WITH
  HIGHWAY 287 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-106>108-117>119-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.100403T1500Z-100404T0000Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
549 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO
  45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE
  80...AND HIGHWAYS 26 AND 85...WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS
  WINDS STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
  DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS....
  PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-040000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.100403T1700Z-100404T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
549 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME
  SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING.  

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT
  WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS
  THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

RJM
4 follow-up statements
775 
WWUS75 KCYS 031643
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1043 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN WYOMING
THIS MORNING AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE BY THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF AN INCREASING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

AS OF 10 AM THIS MORNING STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAD DEVELOPED OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE
BEING COMMON.

WYZ110-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1043 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH 
  ARE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 ALONG WITH 
  HIGHWAY 287 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS TODAY. AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ103>105-109-112-114>116-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0000Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-
SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...
LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE
1043 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

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

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

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS 
  MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING IN 
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH 
  ARE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 ALONG WITH 
  HIGHWAY 287 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL 
  ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-106>108-117>119-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0000Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
1043 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

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

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

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WILL 
  RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 
  TO 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...PORTIONS OF 
  INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 26 AND 85...WILL EXPERIENCE 
  DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.... PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-040045-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.100403T1700Z-100404T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
1043 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND 
  BECOME SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS 
  THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
972 
WWUS75 KCYS 032328
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
528 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN WYOMING
THIS MORNING AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE BY THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF AN INCREASING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

WYZ110-040200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0200Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
528 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH 
  ARE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE 
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 ALONG WITH
  HIGHWAY 287 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ103>105-109-112-114>116-040200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0200Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-
SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...
LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE
528 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS 
  MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING IN 
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
  ARE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 ALONG WITH 
  HIGHWAY 287 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL 
  ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-106>108-117>119-040200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0200Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
528 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE
  OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
  EARLY THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...PORTIONS OF 
  INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 26 AND 85...WILL EXPERIENCE 
  DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.... PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-040300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100404T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
528 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MID
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS 
  THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
895 
WWUS75 KCYS 040121
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
721 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THROUGH MID EVENING...

.WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA...PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE AREA.

WYZ101>110-112-114>119-040230-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100404T0200Z/
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...
MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
721 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA...PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE AREA.

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-040300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100404T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
721 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING. THESE WINDS 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS 
  THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
501 
WWUS75 KCYS 040208
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
808 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED...

.WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
AT 8 PM THIS EVENING...PROMPTING THE EARLY CANCELLATION OF THE
WIND ADVISORY.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-040315-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100404T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
808 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
AT 8 PM THIS EVENING...PROMPTING THE EARLY CANCELLATION OF THE
WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 3, 5:25 AM MDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 5:25 AM MDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
525 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE
SHORT TERM WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. MEDICINE BOW
PROFILER HAS BEEN MEASURING 50 TO 60 KT WINDS IN THE LOWEST GATES
OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE AT 10Z TO 45KTS.
EXPECT THESE WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AS THE
MAIN CORE OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES INTO WYOMING. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS FROM ACROSS THE AREA SHOW A WELL MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER UP
PRACTICALLY TO 500 MB THIS AFTERNOON...AND COMBINED WITH A
TIGHTENING LLVL GRADIENT FROM AN APPROACHING PACIFIC FRONT...WILL
SEE WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 65 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY
LESS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...BUT WILL
STILL BE ON THE HIGH SIDE IN THE LATER AFTERNOON. SO WENT AHEAD AND
CONTINUED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY...AND
POSTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WITH THE STRONG UPSLOPE COMPONENT OVER THE WESTERN
SLOPES...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY IN THIS AREA WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
EXPECTED OVER THE HIGH PEAKS BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
SUBSIDE ONCE THE PACIFIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY THIS EVENING AND
SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. COULD SEE SHOWERS MOVE INTO
NORTHERN ZONES OF THE CWA WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE IN ADDITION TO
ENHANCED PVA ACROSS THIS AREA AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES.

ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TONIGHT SO EXPECT A
REPEAT OF LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE CWA THROUGH EASTER MORNING. WINDS WILL STAY ON THE
LIGHTER SIDE SUNDAY AND WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
WILL SEE INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY...AND A
RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STRONGER UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THE UNSETTLED PATTERN
EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK WILL TRANSITION TO DRIER CONDITIONS FOR
MID-WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. ON MONDAY... SHORTWAVE ENERGY EJECTING
OUT OF THE BASE OF THE WEST COAST TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CWA. AS A RESULT...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL SPREAD INTO AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WINDS AT 700MB WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN TO NR 50 KTS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. SO
EXPECT A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS FROM
ARLINGTON TO BORDEAUX. TEMPERATURES AT 700MB WILL REMAIN
SEASONALLY WARM ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM -3 TO -5C IN THE
WEST...TO 0 TO 2C IN THE EAST. SO ANY PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN
RAIN. IN FACT...LIFTED INDICES WILL DROP TO NR -2C IN THE WEST
HALF OF THE AREA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...SO HAVE INTRODUCED THUNDER
THERE. THE PACIFIC FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CWA MONDAY
NIGHT...SO EXPECT A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST
MONDAY NIGHT AS CAA ENSUES. ADDITIONALLY...HAVE SPREAD LIGHT
PRECIPITATION CHANCES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE PACIFIC FRONT. THE SHORTWAVE WILL BEGIN TO CLOSE
OFF OVER THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHERLY BEHIND THE MAIN COLD FRONT EARLY TUESDAY...WITH SNOW
CHANCES CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TUESDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST
DAY OF THE LONG TERM WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE 30S WEST...AND
40S EAST. LIGHT SNOW CHANCES WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH
COMPLETE CESSATION BY WEDNESDAY. LOWER ELEVATIONS CAN EXPECT
GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...ESPECIALLY THE WEST SLOPE.
UPPER HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ON WEDNESDAY...AS UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING ENSUES. UPPER FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BACK TO THE WEST AND
ACCELERATE FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WITH THE MAIN
STORM TRACK REMAINING NORTH OF THE AREA...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO
PREVAIL. AFTER A COOL AND BLUSTERY DAY ON TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN TO THE 50S BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AT AREA TERMINALS THIS MORNING AS COLD
FRONT APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS SHOULD REACH THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE
TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST READINGS RESERVED FOR WYOMING AIRPORTS.
THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SUBSTANTIAL TURBULENCE ISSUES FOR LANDING
AND DEPARTING AIRCRAFT FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME WITH HIGH
FUEL MOISTURE AND LOW FIRE DANGER.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ110.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ103-WYZ104-WYZ105-
     WYZ109-WYZ112-WYZ114-WYZ115-WYZ116.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ101-
     WYZ102-WYZ106-WYZ107-WYZ108-WYZ117-WYZ118-WYZ119.
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 9 PM SATURDAY FOR NEZ002-
     NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ095-NEZ096.

&&

SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...RJM
LONG TERM/AVIATION...HAHN
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 1:01 AM MDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
101 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

WYZ101-102-106>108-117>119-040715-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
101 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST
ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA BEGINNING 9 AM
SATURDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING
CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION...A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY RESULTING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY
MORE SNOW.

.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>021-054-055-095-096-040715-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
101 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL
WESTERN NEBRASKA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AROUND 50 MPH DURING THE DAY.

AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION...A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND GREAT PLAINS ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY RESULTING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY
MORE SNOW.

.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

WYZ103>105-109-110-112-114>116-040715-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
101 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE
FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
STRONG WINDS AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING
CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
GUSTING TO 40 MPH EXPECTED BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM
SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THE STRONG WINDS AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SLICK DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION...A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY RESULTING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY
MORE SNOW.

.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

WYZ111-113-040715-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
101 AM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY.

AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION...A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND GREAT PLAINS ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY RESULTING IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY
MORE SNOW.

.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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:06 AM MDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
106 AM MDT SAT APR 03 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1221 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
04/03/2010  M69 MPH          CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH BETWEEN 1126P AND 1236A.

&&

HAHN

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.