Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 10, 2011, 2:54 AM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 10, 2011, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 2 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
- Feb 10, 2011, 2:54 AM MST (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2011, 3:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2011, 5:01 AM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698. SUSTAINED SW WINDS OF 40 MPH ALSO REPORTED AT 150 AM MST. |
| Feb 11, 3:32 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Vedauwoo, WY | VEDAUWOO HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 8399 FEET. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND REPORTED OVERNIGHT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 259 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2428 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
208 WWUS75 KCYS 100954 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 254 AM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF BREAK TO SLIGHTLY BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OVER THE SUMMIT OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. WYZ106-102100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0017.110210T2200Z-110211T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 254 AM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...FROM 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS..THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND IN 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. && $$ WYZ116-102100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0017.110211T0400Z-110211T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 254 AM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 9 PM MST THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ110-102100- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 254 AM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY...WITH A PERIOD OF SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN WESTERN ALBANY AND CARBON COUNTIES. 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. && $$ CARPENTER
3 follow-up statements
133 WWUS75 KCYS 102047 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 147 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF BREAK TO SLIGHTLY BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OVER THE SUMMIT OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. WYZ110-111000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 147 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN WESTERN ALBANY AND CARBON COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-111000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.110210T2200Z-110211T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 147 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...FROM 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS..THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND IN 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. && $$ WYZ116-111000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.110211T0400Z-110211T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 147 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 9 PM MST THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ LUNDQUIST
632 WWUS75 KCYS 110411 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 911 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. WYZ110-111400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 911 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ELK MOUNTAIN AND ARLINGTON. 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. && $$ WYZ106-111400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 911 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS..THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ116-111400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 911 PM MST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BLOWING OVER ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. 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. && $$ HAHN
695 WWUS75 KCYS 111201 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 501 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RETURN TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE FRIDAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE FAVORED WIND AREAS ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 80. WYZ106-116-112215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0009.110212T0600Z-110212T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 501 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...11 PM MST TONIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A ONE-HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 THROUGH SOUTHEAST WYOMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ110-112215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110211T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0009.110212T0600Z-110212T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 501 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...11 PM MST TONIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A ONE-HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 THROUGH SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ WYZ117-112215- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0009.110212T0600Z-110212T1800Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 501 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...11 PM MST TONIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A ONE-HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 25 NEAR CHEYENNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CARPENTER
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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.