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Flood Watch 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 2, 2011Albany County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this flood watch at Jun 2, 2011, 11:06 AM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jun 5, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2011, 11:06 AM MDT (17:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 5, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 4, 2011, 10:29 AM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Flood severity
None

County Albany County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 270 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 2011-06-02Temperature 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 2011-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -113 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
3722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 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.

996 
WGUS65 KCYS 021706
FFACYS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1106 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS BEING SUNDAY THROUGH 
TUESDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ109-021815-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110604T1200Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA
1106 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE UPPER NORTH PLATTE AT SINCLAIR. 

$$

WYZ115-030300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110604T1800Z-110606T1200Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
1106 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY AND THE LARAMIE RIVER. 

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY
  NEXT WEEK. THE WARMTH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  LARAMIE RIVER WILL RISE TO BANKFULL AND REACH FLOOD STAGE LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SATURDAY EVENING IN LARAMIE. ADDITIONAL
  RISES ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ113-030300-
/O.EXB.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110606T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE
1106 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...THE ENCAMPMENT RIVER. 

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY
  NEXT WEEK. THE WARMTH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  ENCAMPMENT RIVER IS ALMOST TO BANKFULL AT MID MORNING AND WILL
  SLOWLY RISE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD
  STAGE BY THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ110-030300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110606T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1106 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREA...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE MEDICINE BOW RIVER.

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY
  NEXT WEEK. THE WARMTH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  MEDICINE BOW RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL RISE TO BANKFULL AND
  POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WEILAND
6 follow-up statements
027 
WGUS65 KCYS 030205
FFACYS

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
805 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS BEING SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ110-113-031200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110606T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...
ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE
805 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER
  BASIN. THIS INCLUDES THE ENCAMPMENT RIVER AND MEDICINE BOW RIVER
  AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES. 

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY
  NEXT WEEK. THE WARMTH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  ENCAMPMENT RIVER IS NEAR BANKFULL EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL
  CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY
  EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY THE WEEKEND. THE MEDICINE BOW RIVER WILL
  BE NEAR BANKFULL THIS WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE
  BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ115-031200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110604T1800Z-110606T1200Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
805 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY AND THE LARAMIE RIVER. 

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY
  NEXT WEEK. THE WARMTH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  RANGE DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF WILL FLOW INTO
  RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THOSE MOUNTAINS. THE LARAMIE RIVER WILL
  RISE TO BANKFULL AND REACH FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  OR SATURDAY EVENING IN LARAMIE. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE THEN
  EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID PART OF NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WEILAND
905 
WGUS65 KCYS 030949
FFACYS

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
349 AM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS SUNDAY AND 
MONDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ110-113-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110606T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...
ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE
349 AM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE 
  RIVER BASIN. 

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  ENCAMPMENT RIVER IS NEAR BANKFULL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
  RISE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY
  NEXT WEEKEND. THE MEDICINE BOW RIVER WILL BE NEAR BANKFULL THIS
  WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ115-040000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110604T1800Z-110606T1200Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
349 AM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY. 

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  LARAMIE RIVER WILL RISE TO BANKFULL AND REACH FLOOD STAGE LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SATURDAY EVENING IN LARAMIE. ADDITIONAL
  RISES ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID PART OF NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
068 
WGUS65 KCYS 031553
FFACYS

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
953 AM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ110-113-040300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110606T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...
ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE
953 AM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE 
  RIVER BASIN. THIS INCLUDES THE MEDICINE BOW AND ENCAMPMENT 
  RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.   

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  ENCAMPMENT RIVER IS NEAR BANKFULL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
  RISE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY
  MID WEEK. THE MEDICINE BOW RIVER WILL BE NEAR BANKFULL THIS
  WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ115-040300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110604T1800Z-110606T1200Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
953 AM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY. 

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING 
  THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN 
  THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE 
  RESULTING RUNOFF WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE 
  MOUNTAINS. THE LARAMIE RIVER WILL RISE TO BANKFULL AND REACH 
  FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SATURDAY EVENING IN 
  LARAMIE. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID 
  PART OF NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WEILAND
652 
WGUS65 KCYS 040314
FFACYS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS BEING SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ113-040415-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110606T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENCAMPMENT RIVER HAS BEEN
REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING. 

$$

WYZ110-041200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110607T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREA...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE MEDICINE NOW RIVER
  AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.   

* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  MEDICINE BOW RIVER WILL BE NEAR BANKFULL THIS WEEKEND AND
  POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ115-041200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110605T0600Z-110607T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY AND THE LARAMIE RIVER TO LARAMIE. 

* FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  RANGE DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF WILL FLOW INTO
  RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE LARAMIE RIVER IS NOW
  EXPECTED TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR SUNDAY
  NIGHT. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID PART OF
  NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WEILAND
014 
WGUS65 KCYS 040914
FFACYS

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
314 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS BEING SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND EXCEED FLOOD STAGES THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ110-050400-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110607T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
314 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREA...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS.

* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF
  WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE
  MEDICINE BOW RIVER WILL BE NEAR BANKFULL THIS WEEKEND AND
  POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

WYZ115-050400-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110605T0600Z-110607T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
314 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE SNOWY
  RANGE DURING THAT TIME. THE RESULTING RUNOFF WILL FLOW INTO
  RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. THE LARAMIE RIVER IS NOW
  EXPECTED TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR SUNDAY
  NIGHT. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID PART
  OF NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

TT
863 
WGUS65 KCYS 041629
FFACYS

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1029 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE WARMEST DAYS BEING SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE RESULTING RUNOFF INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
WATER LEVELS TO REACH BANKFULL AND EXCEED FLOOD STAGES THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

WYZ115-041730-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FA.A.0008.110605T0600Z-110607T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
1029 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RIVER FLOOD WARNING ON THE
LARAMIE RIVER AT LARAMIE.

$$

WYZ110-050600-
/O.CON.KCYS.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110607T0000Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1029 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREA...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS. 

* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING 
  THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT IN 
  THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES DURING THAT TIME. THE 
  RESULTING RUNOFF WILL FLOW INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE 
  MOUNTAINS. THE MEDICINE BOW RIVER WILL BE NEAR BANKFULL THIS 
  WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jun 2, 4:24 AM MDT, 6 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 4:24 AM MDT, 6 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
424 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
SW FLOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE CWA TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY
IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
AREA FROM THE WEST HAS SLOWED A BIT...SO AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE IN THE WY PORTION OF THE CWA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER
WARM DAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES AND UP
TO THE LARAMIE RANGE BY 18Z. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
TODAY WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW HIGH
WIND CRITERIA. BRIEF WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE NEAR THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE TO THE
WY/NEB BORDER BY AROUND 00Z AND FINALLY EAST OF THE CWA BY 06Z
FRI. MOISTURE IN THE AIRMASS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT IS RATHER
LIMITED AND CIN VALUES WILL BE HIGH EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL LOWER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. SO WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND LI'S OF -2 TO -3 ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE AND
CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500 J/KG...WILL LIKELY SEE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...THE
SW FLOW WILL CONT ALOFT AS THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST WEAKENS
SOMEWHAT. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN
OVER THE SW U.S. WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES INTO MT AND
SOUTHERN CANADA. THE CAP SHOULD WEAKEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE NEB PANHANDLE THIS EVENING TO WARRANT A MENTION OF A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SW FLOW WILL CONT ON FRI AND
HEIGHTS WILL RISE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS
WILL OCCUR ON FRI ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPS IN THE AIRMASS BEHIND
THE FRONT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO PREVAIL AT THIS TIME. NOT MUCH
DIFFERENT FOR FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT EXCEPT THAT HIGH TEMPS
WILL INCREASE ABOUT 5 DEGREES ON SAT AS THE AIRMASS MODIFIES. AN
UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO PUMP UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
ROCKIES ON SAT WITH THE AXIS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN ID TO CENTRAL
CO. A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL TODAY WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE...AND FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EAST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL ON FRI AND ABOUT 5
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON SAT.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OFF THE CA COAST SUNDAY IS HANDLED SIMILARLY
BY THE 00Z GFS AND ECMWF...MOVING INTO CENTRAL CA ON MONDAY. THE
GFS MAINTAINS THE CLOSED LOW ALBEIT IN A WEAKENED STATE OVER THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY...WHEREAS THE ECMWF SHOWS AN OPEN WAVE
OVER ID/NV. THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SWING NORTHEAST
ACROSS WY/CO WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER CLOSED LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD
FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE RIDGE
AXIS WILL EXTEND FROM TX TO WESTERN MT SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE
LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. 700 MB TEMPS FROM
13 TO 15C WILL EQUATE TO VERY WARM HIGH TEMPS SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AFTERNOON. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE 70S AND 80S WITH 60S FOR THE
MOUNTAINS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND THE ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH WILL
PROMOTE RAPID SNOW MELT AND RESULTANT RUNOFF FROM THE SNOWY AND
SIERRA MADRE RANGES. THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST INTO THE
GREAT PLAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE WESTERN CONUS TROUGH
MOVES EAST THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. MID LEVEL SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE ALONG AND EAST OF A LEE SURFACE TROUGH FROM EASTERN WY
INTO ERN CO ALONG WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY WILL GENERATE ISOLATED
MAINLY DIURNAL CONVECTION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT PACIFIC
FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST THROUGH THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY WITH WIDELY
SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTORMS AND USHER IN COOLER/MORE SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES. SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALOFT AND LINGERING MOISTURE
IN THE POST FRONTAL AIRMASS MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED TSTORMS ON
THURSDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM KRWL TO KSNY.

&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAF ISSUANCE
LOW LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS USHERED IN 50+ DEGREE DEW POINTS
INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY THIS MORNING. ALREADY SEEING
PATCHY IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN FOG DEVELOPING INVOF KSNY.
COULD SEE THIS EXPAND NORTH TO IMPACT KBFF AND KAIA BY SUNRISE.
OTHERWISE VFR WILL PREVAIL WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS WYOMING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS GREEN UP IS WELL UNDERWAY ACROSS THE
DISTRICT. HOWEVER...VERY WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE LITTLE SNAKE RIVER FROM
BAGGS TO SAVERY WY...AND THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HENRY TO
MITCHELL NE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CARBON
COUNTY AND THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT. SNOW MELT WILL INCREASE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES THROUGH EARLY WEEK WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG AND GUSTY AT TIMES OVER AND NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS AND WILL ADD TO THE SNOW MELT. THE RESULTING RUNOFF WILL
CAUSE MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS FLOWING FROM THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES TO RISE TO AT LEAST BANKFULL AND EVEN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN AT SIMILAR
LEVELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONAL FLOOD WATCHES AND
WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE RIVERS AND STREAMS
FLOWING FROM THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR WYZ109-WYZ110.
NE...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...KMD
LONG TERM/AVIATION/HYDROLOGY...JAMSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:47 AM MDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
447 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

WYZ101>119-031100-
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-
447 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY
AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WYOMING. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE SNOW MELT OVER
THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...WITH RUNOFF INTO THE UPPER
NORTH PLATTE AND MEDICINE BOW RIVERS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
WHICH WILL ACCELERATE THE MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT AND HEIGHTEN FLOODING
CONCERNS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY
AND THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND
MAY BE EXTENDED. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE LARAMIE
RIVER NEAR LARAMIE LATER THIS WEEK. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR THE LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BETWEEN SAVERY AND BAGGS...AND THE UPPER
NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT SARATOGA.

WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-031100-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
447 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY
AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE IN
THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
INCREASED WATER RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS IN SOUTHEAST
WYOMING WILL MAINTAIN HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER
BASIN. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM HENRY TO MITCHELL.

WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

JAMSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 10:11 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningCYSCarbon8 days
Jun 2, 11:15 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningCYSCarbon35 days
Jun 2, 11:50 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.