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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 29, 20117 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2011, 2:05 AM MST for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 29, 2011, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 29, 2011, 2:05 AM MST (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 29, 2011, 7:37 PM MST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

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

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-12-29Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2011-12-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 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.

447 
WWUS75 KCYS 290905
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
205 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.A STRONG JET STREAM AND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS.
STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SIDNEY
NEBRASKA AND RAWLINS...AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHEYENNE TO
WHEATLAND. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT BUT MAY
RETURN AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

WYZ119-292300-
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
205 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY THIS MORNING...STRONG WEST
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE WILL BE
  SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ110-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
205 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY EVEN FURTHER BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH
  ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING...SUSTAINED WINDS
  OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS REACHING AS HIGH AS 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS WILL POSE A 
  SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN 
  MILE MARKERS 240 TO 285. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ104>107-109-116>118-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...
HANNA...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
205 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY EARLY 
  THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  AROUND 60 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS...AND PORTIONS OF 
  INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE 
  BORDEAUX EXIT. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ103-115-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
205 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE 
  EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 80 IN THE LARAMIE VALLEY. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-292300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.111229T1500Z-111230T0600Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
205 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 


* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME
  STRONG AND GUSTY BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE
  WYOMING BORDER.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TT
4 follow-up statements
699 
WWUS75 KCYS 291717
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1017 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER
THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE
PRESSURE TO CREATE STRONG SURFACE WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL
AFFECT MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SIDNEY NEBRASKA AND
RAWLINS...AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHEYENNE TO WHEATLAND. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS EVENING BUT MAY RETURN AGAIN ON
FRIDAY.

WYZ110-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1017 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING EVENING...ALTHOUGH ANOTHER
  PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OVER 65 MPH. 

* OBSERVED WIND REPORTS...THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN
  AROUND  70 MPH BETWEEN LARAMIE AND WALCOTT JUNCTION BETWEEN 6
  AM AND 9 AM.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT BLOW
  OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 TO
  285.
 
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.

&&

$$

WYZ104>107-109-116>119-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...
HANNA...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
1017 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  AT OR ABOVE 65 MPH. 

* OBSERVED WINDS...THE HIGHEST GUST REPORTED HAS BEEN 81 MPH AT 6
  AM SOUTHEAST OF HORSE CREEK. CHEYENNE HAD A GUST TO 66 MPH
  AROUND 830 AM.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS...AND PORTIONS OF 
  INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE 
  BORDEAUX EXIT. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ103-115-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
1017 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 

* OBSERVED WINDS...THE HIGHEST GUST REPORTED HAS BEEN 67 MPH AT THE
  LARAMIE AIPORT AT 850 AM.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 80 IN THE LARAMIE VALLEY. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-292300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1017 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 11 PM THIS
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THE WYOMING BORDER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WEILAND
565 
WWUS75 KCYS 291926
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER
THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE
PRESSURE TO CREATE STRONG SURFACE WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT
MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SIDNEY NEBRASKA AND RAWLINS...AND
INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHEYENNE TO WHEATLAND. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS EVENING BUT MAY RETURN AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

NEZ020-054-300400-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
BANNER-KIMBALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL
1226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ104>107-109-110-116>119-300400-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
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-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...
HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...
BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
1226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT 
  GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 65 MPH. 

* OBSERVED WINDS...THE HIGHEST GUST REPORTED HAS BEEN 81 MPH AT 
  6 AM SOUTHEAST OF HORSE CREEK. CHEYENNE HAD A GUST TO 66 MPH 
  AROUND 830 AM. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS...AND PORTIONS OF 
  INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE 
  BORDEAUX EXIT. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ103-115-300400-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
1226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT 
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 

* OBSERVED WINDS...THE HIGHEST GUST REPORTED HAS BEEN 67 MPH AT 
  THE LARAMIE AIPORT AT 850 AM. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT 
  TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 80 IN THE LARAMIE VALLEY. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019-021-055-300600-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BRIDGEPORT...
BAYARD...SIDNEY
1226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 11 PM 
  THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THE WYOMING BORDER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WEILAND
597 
WWUS75 KCYS 292126
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER
THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE
PRESSURE TO CREATE STRONG SURFACE WINDS IN MAY LOCATIONS THROUGH
SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN
SIDNEY NEBRASKA AND RAWLINS...AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE COLORADO
STATE LINE TO WHEATLAND. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BY LATE
THIS EVENING IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL RETURN AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

NEZ055-300400-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY
226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS
  OF BLOWING DIRT AND WILL LOCALLY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.   

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-116-117-300600-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111231T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER
226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM LATE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  AT OR ABOVE 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE WILL BE
  SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHWEST
  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.

&&

$$

NEZ020-054-WYZ103>105-107-109-115-118-119-300400-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
BANNER-KIMBALL-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...MUDDY GAP...
MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...
RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE WILL BE
  SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ003-096-300400-
/O.EXB.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
BOX BUTTE-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...AGATE
226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING DIRT WHICH WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019-021-300400-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BRIDGEPORT...
BAYARD
226 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THE WYOMING BORDER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRIMARILY CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES FOR MOTORISTS IN LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING DIRT WHICH WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

WEILAND
504 
WWUS75 KCYS 300237
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
737 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE AND WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE AND AT LOW LEVELS TO PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS AT TYPICALLY WINDY LOCATIONS SUCH AS ARLINGTON...
BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD AND OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE
FOOTHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NEZ020-054-055-WYZ103>105-107-109-115-118-119-300345-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE...
BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
737 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND ON
FRIDAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA.

$$

NEZ003-019-021-096-300345-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/
BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...AGATE
737 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA...THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ106-110-116-117-301200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-111231T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER
737 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS THERE WILL BE
  SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS AND INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHWEST
  PLATTE COUNTY NEAR BORDEAUX. 

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.

&&

$$

RUBIN

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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.