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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 12, 20118 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2011, 2:47 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 12, 2011, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2011, 2:47 PM MST (21:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2011, 3:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 13, 2011, 5:53 AM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

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

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-11-12Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
3314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 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.

968 
WWUS75 KCYS 122147
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
247 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL
OCCUR IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY LINGER
IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF WYOMING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WYZ101-103>107-109-110-113-115>118-130915-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111113T1300Z/
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-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
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...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
247 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 
  TO 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING 
  MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25 CAN EXPECT 
  FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS. MOTORISTS WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OR 
  VEHICLE BLOW OVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-130915-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0023.111112T2200Z-111113T1300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
247 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES AS A COLD FRONT
  PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO
  STRONG CROSS WINDS.


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.

&&

$$

TT
3 follow-up statements
048 
WWUS75 KCYS 130451
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
951 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL
OCCUR IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY LINGER
IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF WYOMING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WYZ101-103>107-109-110-113-115>118-131300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111113T1300Z/
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-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
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...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
951 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 
  TO 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING 
  MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25 CAN EXPECT 
  FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS. MOTORISTS WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OR 
  VEHICLE BLOW OVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-131300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111113T1300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
951 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 
  25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES AS A COLD FRONT 
  PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
613 
WWUS75 KCYS 131111
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
411 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL GENERATE
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OVER 65
MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH MONDAY...WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

WYZ101-103>107-109-110-113-115>118-132300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111115T0100Z/
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-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
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...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
411 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* TIMING...EXTENDED THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 25...CAN EXPECT FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS.
  MOTORISTS WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OR VEHICLE BLOW OVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-131300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111113T1300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
411 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
392 
WWUS75 KCYS 131253
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
553 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL GENERATE
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70
MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH MONDAY...WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-131400-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111113T1300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
553 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THEY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 
MPH TODAY.

$$

WYZ101-103>107-109-110-113-115>118-132300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111115T0100Z/
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-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
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...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
553 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* TIMING...EXTENDED THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 25...CAN EXPECT FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS. 
  MOTORISTS WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OR VEHICLE BLOW OVER. 

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI

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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.