Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 44, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Oct 6, 2011, 3:34 AM MDT for 5 counties in Wyoming; 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 6, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 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
- Oct 6, 2011, 3:34 AM MDT (09:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 6, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2011, 2:52 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 12:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Sidney, NE | |
| Oct 6, 1:09 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | Laramie, WY | GROUND HAS ABOUT 1/2 INCH OF HAIL ON THE GROUND AND RANGES IN SIZE FROM PEA TO 3/4. |
| Oct 6, 2:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nw I-80 Exit 255, WY | THIS IS A WYDOT SITE OF HALLECK RIDGE BY ELK MOUNTAIN. |
| Oct 6, 3:26 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Oct 6, 3:33 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Cheyenne, WY | GUST LASTED LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. |
| Oct 6, 3:44 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Alliance, NE | |
| Oct 6, 4:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Oct 6, 4:26 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 S I-25 Exit 100, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE AT COLEMAN. |
| Oct 6, 4:33 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Sidney, NE | |
| Oct 6, 5:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Pumpkin Vine, WY | GUST 58 MPH AT 455 PM. |
| Oct 6, 5:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Nnw Vedauwoo, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE AT SUMMIT EAST BY LARAMIE. |
| Oct 6, 5:31 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | W I-80 Exit 297, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE OF HERRICK LANE BY LARAMIE. |
| Oct 6, 8:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Nw I-80 Exit 279, WY | GUST 63 MPH ALSO AT 815 PM. |
| Oct 7, 1:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Esterbrook, WY | ESTERBROOK RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 3:50 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 54 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 4:04 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Douglas, WY | SUSTAINED 45 TO 50 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 5:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 6:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | |
| Oct 7, 6:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Arlington, WY | |
| Oct 7, 6:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Deer Creek, WY | |
| Oct 7, 6:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Esterbrook, WY | |
| Oct 7, 6:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | Esterbrook, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 62 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 7:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 7:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 7:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 13 S Glendo, WY | |
| Oct 7, 7:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Esterbrook, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH |
| Oct 7, 8:11 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED AT 32 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. ALSO 49G68 MPH AT 0820L. |
| Oct 7, 8:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Deer Creek, WY | SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 54 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 13 S Glendo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sw Wheatland, WY | WYDOT REPORT OF A TRUCK BLOWN OVER NEAR MILEPOST 79 ON INTERSTATE 25. |
| Oct 7, 8:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 8:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Esterbrook, WY | SUSTAINED AT 38 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 54 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 9:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:01 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 Sse Glenrock, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:06 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED AT 32 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:06 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:06 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:44 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 10:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Esterbrook, WY | SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Oct 7, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH. |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 3278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WWUS75 KCYS 060934 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 334 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY WHILE WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY THIS EVENING. A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ003-021-054-055-070000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.111006T1500Z-111007T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0044.111006T1500Z-111007T0200Z/ BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 334 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY IN THE EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST BOUND ROADWAYS LIKE INTERSTATE 80 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. 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. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-110-115>117-070000- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0023.111006T1900Z-111007T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0044.111006T1900Z-111007T2200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 334 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH WINDS THEN INCREASING AGAIN OVERNIGHT. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 75 MPH IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-107-070000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0044.111006T1900Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY 334 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH WINDS THEN INCREASING AGAIN OVERNIGHT. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN THIS AREA WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND DOUGLAS. 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. && $$ NEZ002-019-020-095-096-070000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.111006T1500Z-111007T0200Z/ DAWES-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...HARRISON...AGATE 334 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST BOUND ROADWAYS LIKE INTERSTATE 80 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
104 WWUS75 KCYS 062107 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 307 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY THIS EVENING. A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ101-103>107-109-110-115>117-071200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 307 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH WINDS THEN INCREASING AGAIN OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 75 MPH IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AND MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. && $$ NEZ003-021-054-055-070200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 307 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY IN THE EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST BOUND ROADWAYS LIKE INTERSTATE 80 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-019-020-095-096-070200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ DAWES-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...HARRISON...AGATE 307 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST BOUND ROADWAYS WILL EXPERIENCE THESE DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. 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. && $$ HAHN
266 WWUS75 KCYS 070149 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 749 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT PLAINS WHILE THE STORM REDEVELOPS OVER NORTHEAST WYOMING AND EASTERN MONTANA LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. NEZ003-021-054-055-070300- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 749 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ NEZ002-019-020-095-096-070300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ DAWES-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...HARRISON...AGATE 749 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ WYZ118-071200- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 749 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...A BRIEF LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AND MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. && $$ WYZ101-103>107-109-110-115>117-071200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 749 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...A BRIEF LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH WINDS INCREASING ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 75 MPH IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AND MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. && $$ TT
244 WWUS75 KCYS 070928 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 328 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION... .THE SECOND PART OF A TWO STAGE STORMS SYSTEM...CURRENTLY IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND WINDS SHOULD SWITCH TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ101-103>107-109-110-115>118-072100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 328 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A BRIEF LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING ONCE AGAIN BY SUNRISE. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 75 MPH IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AND MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. && $$ CLAYCOMB
255 WWUS75 KCYS 070950 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 350 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION... .THE SECOND PART OF A TWO STAGE STORM SYSTEM...CURRENTLY IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND WINDS SHOULD SWITCH TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ101-103>107-109-110-115>118-072100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 350 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A BRIEF LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING ONCE AGAIN BY SUNRISE. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 75 MPH IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AND MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. && $$
006 WWUS75 KCYS 071621 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1021 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION... .STRONG WINDS AROUND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ115-118-071730- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 1021 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS APPEARS TO HAVE ABATED. $$ WYZ101-103>107-109-110-116-117-072200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1021 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 70 MPH IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON PARTS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 MAINLY OVER PLATTE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 80 AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-072200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0022.111007T1621Z-111007T2200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 1021 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
981 WWUS75 KCYS 072052 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 252 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS EASING OVER THE REGION... WINDS ARE EASING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY. WYZ101-103>107-109-110-116-117-072200- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 252 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH WIND LEVELS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONES AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-072200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111007T2200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 252 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RE
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 Oct 5, 11:22 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 11:22 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1122 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011
.AVIATION...06Z TAF ISSUANCE...
CLOUD BASES WILL LOWER OVER THE CWA THROUGH SATURDAY AS TWO STORM
SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION. VFR CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE COMMON
OVER MOST OF THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES BECOMING OBSCURED. IFR CEILINGS AND MVFR VISIBILITIES
IN FOG WILL FORM AFTER 08Z OVER THE PANHANDLE AND PERSIST THROUGH
16Z. ALSO...CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN RAIN AND SNOW WILL LOWER TO
MVFR OVER CARBON COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THAT INCLUDES THE AIRPORTS AT KRWL AND KSAA. SHOWERS WILL BE MAINLY
OVER AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD
EAST FOR THURSDAY. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED OVER
MAINLY THE EAST PART OF THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA FROM WEST TO EAST FROM
14Z TO 23Z THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTHERLY WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 KNOTS ESPECIALLY IN THE PANHANDLE. MEANWHILE...
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 KNOTS
MAINLY IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE PATTERN
SUPPORTS A MODERATE MOUNTAIN WAVE ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO THE
LEE OF THE SNOWY RANGE AND LARAMIE PEAK.
WEILAND
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 940 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011/
DISCUSSION...FORECAST WAS RECENTLY UPDATED. CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AS WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
DECREASE. 00Z NAM ALSO LOOKS MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
HIGH WINDS IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AS
EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
PATTERN NOT CLASSIC FOR HIGH WINDS...BUT COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND
THE FRONT AND LARGE LOW LEVEL HEIGHT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KCAG AND
KCPR SHOULD PIVK WINDS UP IN THE WIND CORRIDOR. WILL GO AHEAD AND
ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE FROM 18Z THURSDAY THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 619 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011/...
DISCUSSION...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS...
RAIN AND SNOW AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY. IN A RECENT UPDATE HAVE EXPIRED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR
MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE AS WINDS HAVE WENT BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
OVER ALL BUT DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES. THE WIND ADVISORY
CONTINUES FOR THOSE COUNTIES UNTIL 06Z AND WINDS ARE GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH AT KCDR AT 00Z. SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE EARLY THIS EVENING. THAT
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT...BUT FAIRLY COOL
TEMPERATURES HAVE LIMITED INSTABILITY AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SO
\HAVE REMOVED FROM THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. WILL
CONSIDER THE ISSUANCE OF A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WEST PART OF
THE CWA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 555 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011/...
AVIATION...00Z TAF ISSUANCE...
CLOUD BASES WILL LOWER OVER THE CWA THROUGH SATURDAY AS TWO STORM
SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION. VFR CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE COMMON
OVER MOST OF THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES BECOMING OBSCURED. IFR CEILINGS AND MVFR VISIBILITIES
IN FOG WILL FORM AFTER 08Z OVER THE PANHANDLE AND PERSIST THROUGH
16Z. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST
WYOMING TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD EAST FOR THURSDAY. AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED OVER MAINLY THE EAST PART OF THE CWA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE CWA FROM WEST TO EAST FROM 13Z TO 22Z THURSDAY. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 KNOTS
ESPECIALLY IN THE PANHANDLE. MEANWHILE...BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 KNOTS MAINLY IN AREAS ALONG AND
WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE PATTERN SUPPORTS A MODERATE MOUNTAIN
WAVE ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO THE LEE OF THE SNOWY RANGE AND
LARAMIE PEAK.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 409 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011/...
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...CURRENT WATER VAPOR
SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE
ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
IDAHO AND NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...WITH THE ONLY
EXCEPTION BEING ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE WHERE THE LEE SIDE TROUGH IS
LOCATED. WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY FROM CHADRON AND SIDNEY
THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 MPH BEING REPORTED.
OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS
THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST INTO UTAH AND WYOMING. KEPT
PATCHY FOG IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT ACROSS THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...BUT MAINLY EXPECT LOW STRATUS CLOUDS EAST OF THE SURFACE
TROUGH TONIGHT.
MODELS SHOW THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SLOWING DOWN AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN REGION AND INTO THE ROCKIES ON
LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING
INTO WYOMING AND WESTERN CARBON COUNTY THROUGH THE DAY. STRONG
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT...WITH MOS SHOWING SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 KTS AT SIDNEY
TO ALLIANCE NEBRASKA. ISSUED ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHOLE
PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA STARTING MID MORNING ON THURSDAY FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH
EXPECTED. SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS
THE HIGH PLAINS TOMORROW AS WELL. IN ADDITION...THE MAIN SURFACE
LOW WILL PUSH NORTH INTO MONTANA AND DEEPEN...PRODUCING A LARGE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH WINDS
ARE LOOKING MORE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING...MAINLY IN THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG
I80...I25...AND THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH 700MB WINDS UP TO
70 KTS BASED ON THE 12Z GFS. THE NAM IS 15 TO 20 KNOTS LOWER WITH
WIND SPEEDS HOWEVER...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR NOW. INCREASED HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY INTO THE
80S WELL EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...WITH MOS GUIDANCE TYPICALLY 3
TO 6 DEGREES TOO LOW AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY ALONG THE FRONT
AS IT PUSHES EASTWARD. KEPT HIGH POPS ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY
NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO CHADRON NEBRASKA. 700MB TEMPS
WILL LOWER T0 -6C THURSDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE WITH MODELS TRENDING COLDER. EXPECT SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET.
RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FROM LARAMIE TO
RAWLINS THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL.
FOR FRIDAY THE SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL LOW...WHICH WILL SPLIT FROM
THE MAIN SYSTEM AS IT PUSHES NORTH INTO CANADA...WILL BEGIN TO
IMPACT THE REGION. EXPECT A LULL IN THE PRECIP AS THIS SYSTEM
BEGINS TO GET ORGANIZED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODELS STILL
NOT IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF
THIS SYSTEM...BUT SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP EVEN LOWER TO AROUND 6500
FEET BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS SOME
CONCERN OVER ACCUMULATING SNOW EVEN IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AROUND
LARAMIE WESTWARD TO RAWLINS BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS...BUT WITH
DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND POSITION OF THE UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM...THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO START PREDICTING
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING WHERE HIGH WIND HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY IN
OUR WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. THIS WIND WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SHIFT INTO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST AS THE SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS TO
OUR SOUTH.
LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE 12Z MEDIUM RANGE MODELS OFFERING APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCES THIS
WEEKEND WITH THEIR HANDLING OF THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH
EMERGING FROM THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN
TRENDING SLOWER AND SLIGHTLY DEEPER WITH THE UPPER LOW. AT 12Z
SATURDAY...THE GFS DEPICTS A 563DM CENTER IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
WHILE THE ECMWF/S 559DM CENTER IS NEAR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
COLORADO. IN 12 HOURS...THE ECMWF LOW BEGINS TO FILL BUT REMAINS
NEARLY STATIONARY...WHEREAS THE GFS LOW WEAKENS AND LIFTS
NORTHEAST INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT 00Z MONDAY...THE ECMWF/S
LOW FINALLY MOVES INTO NORTHERN COLORADO. THE GFS SHOWS A ZONAL
FLOW. BECAUSE OF THESE DIFFERENCES...CONFIDENCE IN FAVORING ONE
SOLUTION OVER THE OTHER IS LOW. THEREFORE...HAVE LEANED TOWARD A
COMPROMISE...WHICH WILL KEEP UNSETTLED AND WINDY PERIODS LASTING
INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
PLENTIFUL MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE UPSLOPE FLOW WILL RESULT IN
UNSEASONABLY COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE CWA ON SATURDAY.
LOWER ELEVATIONS CAN EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS WITH MORNING SNOW SHOWERS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
FROM THE 30S AND 40S WEST TO 50S EAST. CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WILL
BEGIN TO IMPROVE...WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LINGERING FOR
THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS THE UPPER LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST. HIGHS
SUNDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY MILDER COMPARED TO SATURDAY. MONDAY LOOKS
DRY AS THE CWA WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS. WITH MORE
SUNSHINE AND NEAR ZONAL LOW/MID LEVEL FLOW IN PLACE...EXPECT
MODERATING TEMPERATURES TO SEASONAL NORMALS WITH HIGHS FROM THE
40S AND 50S WEST TO THE 60S AND LOWER 70S EAST. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TIGHTENING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH 700MB
WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING...THEN 45 TO 50
KT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS. HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS MAY BE REQUIRED
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE
80 CORRIDOR. THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
IS PROGGED TO IMPACT WESTERN ZONES BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN
SPREAD EAST THROUGH ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING AND
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
END TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH
DRIER AIR IN ITS WAKE. WEDNESDAY WILL FEATURE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES UNDER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT.
AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE...
CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING AND GRADUALLY LOWERING FROM WEST TO EAST
THROUGH TONIGHT. MVFR CEILINGS MAY DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
FOR THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING TERMINALS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SLOWLY TO THE EAST.
ANY TSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE EAST. STRONG SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...FREQUENTLY GUSTING OVER 30 KT.
FIRE WEATHER...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE PUSHING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND INTO THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES LATE THIS WEEK AND DURING THIS WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SNOWLEVELS WILL LOWER TO 6500 FEET
ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH
WETTING RAINS LIKELY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND HIGHER THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM FRIDAY FOR WYZ103-
WYZ104-WYZ105-WYZ106-WYZ109-WYZ110-WYZ115-WYZ116-WYZ117.
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM THURSDAY FOR NEZ002-
NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ095-NEZ096.
&&
SHORT TERM...TJT
LONG TERM/AVIATION...JAMSKIHazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 9:55 PM MDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 955 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 WYZ101>119-061515- 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- 955 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THOSE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY ABOVE 9000 FEET. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...WHERE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MANY LOCATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY LATER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (CYSSPSCYS) FOR MORE DETAILS. .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>021-054-055-095-096-061515- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 955 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH OVER DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM THURSDAY. .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 WEILAND
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 6, 12:16 AM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1216 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 NEZ002-003-060800- DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 1216 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 2 AM... WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES THROUGH 2 AM. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST BOUND ROADWAYS WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 9:50 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 41 min |
| Oct 6, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Platte | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Platte | 46 min |
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Sources
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