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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Cheyenne, WY

March 19, 2011Box Butte County, Dawes County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2011, 2:09 AM MDT for Box Butte County, Dawes County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2011, 2:09 AM MDT (08:09 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2011, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 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

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2011-03-19Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2011-03-19The 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
5629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 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.

377 
WWUS75 KCYS 190809
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
209 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...BREEZY TODAY IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...

.BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL IMPACT DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES
TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ATTENTION
THEN TURNS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS WIND
PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL HAVE THE
POSSIBILITY TO REACH THE SURFACE DURING THIS PERIOD. STAY TUNED TO
FUTURE STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.

NEZ002-003-192100-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.110319T1200Z-110319T2100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
209 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...EAST WEST HIGHWAYS IN BOX BUTTE AND DAWES COUNTIES
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG CROSSWINDS.
  MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHILE TRAVELLING
  THESE AREAS 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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-116-117-192100-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0014.110320T0300Z-110320T1800Z/
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
209 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS AT BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO AND ARLINGTON
  ARE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. THOSE IN
  LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND
  EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

HAHN
2 follow-up statements
661 
WWUS75 KCYS 191531
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
931 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...BREEZY TODAY IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY...

.BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL IMPACT DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES
TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ATTENTION
THEN TURNS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS WIND
PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING BEGINNING TODAY AND
CONTINUING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL HAVE THE
POSSIBILITY TO REACH THE SURFACE DURING THIS PERIOD. STAY TUNED
TO FUTURE STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.

WYZ110-192345-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0014.110320T0300Z-110320T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0029.110319T1700Z-110320T1800Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
931 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARLINGTON ARE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS
  ALONG INTERSTATES 80. THOSE IN LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED
  FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL
  HIGH WIND EVENT.


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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-192100-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110319T2100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
931 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...EAST WEST HIGHWAYS IN BOX BUTTE AND DAWES COUNTIES 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY THESE STRONG CROSSWINDS. 
  MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHILE TRAVEL LING 
  THESE AREAS 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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-117-192345-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0014.110320T0300Z-110320T1800Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
931 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS AT BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO ARE
  POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. THOSE IN
  LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND
  EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
GRIFFITH
047 
WWUS75 KCYS 192045
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...BREEZY TODAY IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY...

.BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL IMPACT DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES
TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ATTENTION
THEN TURNS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS WIND
PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY
TO REACH THE SURFACE DURING THIS PERIOD. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE
STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.

WYZ110-200445-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.110319T2100Z-110320T1800Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARLINGTON ARE POSSIBLE FOR 
  MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80. THOSE IN LIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY WILL 
  WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL 
  INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-192145-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110319T2100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISROY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ106-116-117-200445-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0014.110320T0300Z-110320T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.110319T2100Z-110320T1800Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS AT BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO ARE 
  POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. THOSE IN 
  LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND 
  EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR 
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. 

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.

&&

$$
GRIFFITH

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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.