Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 14, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Apr 4, 2011, 2:41 PM MDT for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 7:07 PM MDT. It was in force for 23 hr. 21 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
- Apr 4, 2011, 2:41 PM MDT (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2011, 7:07 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:08 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cody, WY | TREE FELL INTO THE LIVING ROOM OF A HOUSE. |
| Apr 4, 7:24 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Clark, WY | |
| Apr 5, 1:52 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 19 Wsw Wapiti, WY | BLACKWATER SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:52 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 21 W Clark, WY | BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:53 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:53 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 14 Ne Pahaska, WY | EVENING STAR SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:53 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 56 Sw Cody, WY | YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:53 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 26 Wsw Clark, WY | WOLVERINE SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:53 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 11 N Dubois, WY | BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:56 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 23 Nw Dubois, WY | BROOKS LAKE LODGE |
| Apr 5, 1:58 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 14 E Bondurant, WY | LOOMIS PARK SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 1:59 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 12 Nne Pinedale, WY | ELKHART PARK G.S. SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 2:00 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 12 Ese Bondurant, WY | EAST RIM DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 2:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 16 Sw Dubois, WY | GUNSITE PASS SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 2:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 22 N Cora, WY | KENDALL RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 2:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Apr 5, 2:02 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lava Mountain, WY | |
| Apr 5, 2:03 PM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nw Dubois, WY | |
| Apr 5, 2:04 PM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 10 Nw Dubois, WY | |
| Apr 5, 2:08 PM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Mammoth, WY | MAMMOTH DISPATCH |
| Apr 5, 3:48 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lava Mountain, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 1543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
546 WWUS75 KRIW 042041 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM EASTERN PARK...EASTERN SWEETWATER...SOUTHERN FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES. WYZ020-050600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0010.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AROUND NATRONA COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 20...26 AND 220 AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD IN CASPER. 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. && $$ WYZ019-050600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0010.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ030-050600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0010.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ WYZ002-050600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0010.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110405T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ015-050600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0010.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ WYZ003-050600- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110405T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 241 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING IN NORTHERN PARK COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 120. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ C.BAKER
6 follow-up statements
773 WWUS75 KRIW 050107 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING WILL SEE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CREATE DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS. WYZ002-051100- /O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0107Z-110405T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * WIND REPORTS...WIND SPEEDS OF 50 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AROUND CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ003-051100- /O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0107Z-110405T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * WIND REPORTS...WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AROUND CODY AND CLARK WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING IN NORTHERN PARK COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 120. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ020-051100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AROUND NATRONA COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 20...26 AND 220 AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD IN CASPER. 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. && $$ WYZ019-051100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ030-051100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ WYZ015-051100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.110405T0600Z-110406T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 707 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
054 WWUS75 KRIW 051013 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND CODY FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING WILL SEE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CREATE DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS. WYZ020-051815- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING THROUGH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AROUND NATRONA COUNTY TODAY. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 20...26 AND 220 AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD IN CASPER. 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. && $$ WYZ019-051815- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...AT 1 AM THIS MORNING THE WIND GUSTED TO 65 MPH AT A REMOTE WEATHER SENSOR AT CAMP CREEK. 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ030-051815- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ WYZ002-051800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WIND SPEEDS...A WIND GUST OF 70 MPH WAS RECORDED AT A REMOTE WEATHER SENSOR AT THE DEAD INDIAN SUMMIT ALONG THE SCENIC CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ003-051800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WIND SPEEDS...A WIND GUST OF 56 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE CODY AIRPORT AT 6 PM MONDAY EVENING AND A WIND GUST OF 78 MPH WAS RECORDED IN CLARK AT 730 PM MONDAY EVENING. 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING IN NORTHERN PARK COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 120. 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. && $$ WYZ015-051815- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 413 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND OUR EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ LIPSON
799 WWUS75 KRIW 051113 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND CODY FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING WILL SEE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CREATE DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS. WYZ003-051215- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ020-051915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING THROUGH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AROUND NATRONA COUNTY TODAY. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 20...26 AND 220 AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD IN CASPER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ019-051915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...AT 1 AM THIS MORNING THE WIND GUSTED TO 65 MPH AT A REMOTE WEATHER SENSOR AT CAMP CREEK. 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. 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. && $$ WYZ030-051915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ002-051800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WIND SPEEDS...A WIND GUST OF 70 MPH WAS RECORDED AT A REMOTE WEATHER SENSOR AT THE DEAD INDIAN SUMMIT ALONG THE SCENIC CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ015-051915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 513 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND OUR EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ LIPSON
527 WWUS75 KRIW 051752 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1152 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CREATE DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS. WYZ015-051900- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1152 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. $$ WYZ002-051900- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110405T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1152 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. $$ WYZ020-060000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1152 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AROUND NATRONA COUNTY TODAY. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 20...26 AND 220 AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD IN CASPER. 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. && $$ WYZ019-060000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1152 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ030-060000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 1152 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ C.BAKER
893 WWUS75 KRIW 052258 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 458 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND CREATE DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS. WYZ020-060000- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 458 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MOST OF NATRONA COUNTY WITH A NORTH WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ019-060000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 458 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. 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. && $$ WYZ030-060000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 458 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AR
591 WWUS75 KRIW 052355 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 555 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 WYZ019-060100- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 555 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A GUSTY WEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING WITH THE WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE EVENING. THE THREAT FOR HIGH WIND IS NOW OVER AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WYZ030-060100- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 555 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...WITH THE WIND DECREASING IN SPEED AFTER 9 PM. THE THREAT FOR HIGH WIND IS NOW OVER AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AR
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 Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Apr 4, 3:00 AM MDT, 11 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 3:00 AM MDT, 11 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 300 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO DISSIPATE AND EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA. TODAY WILL FEATURE RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER AS THE FRONT SIDE OF A FLATTENING RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWEST WY AS A BACKING PACIFIC FLOW PROVIDES SOME LIMITED MOISTURE TO THAT AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A GRADUAL RECOVERY TODAY. A CLOSED CIRCULATION NOW CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC AT 146W/55N WILL EJECT THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TOWARD THE ROCKIES. THIS APPROACHING FEATURE WILL HELP TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT INCREASINGLY THE BACKING FLOW MORE DIRECTLY OFF THE PACIFIC BY TUESDAY. WESTERN WYOMING MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL AND VALLEY RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THIS BUT PRECIP AMOUNTS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING DO NOT LOOK AS IMPRESSIVE AS EARLIER RUNS HAVE INDICATED. THE MAIN MECHANISM SHOULD BE UPSLOPE BUT THE ISENTROPIC LIFT DOES NOT LOOK AS IMPRESSIVE. THE RIGHT EXIT REGION OF THE JET MAX WILL ALSO SUPPRESS LIFT UNTIL TUESDAY EVE WHEN SOME RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION DYNAMICS WILL KICK IN. WILL KEEP SNOW AMOUNTS BELOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS. WITH THIS TIGHTENING GRADIENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. CASPER MET MOS GUIDANCE IS STILL INDICATING 40 KNOT WINDS AT 00Z WED WHICH IS THE STRONGEST WIND INDICATED FOR THE DAY. HOWEVER...EARLIER RUNS INDICATED THAT BY THAT TIME THE COLD FRONT WILL BE GETTING CLOSE TO CASPERS DOORSTEP WHEN THE WINDS WOULD NORMALLY BE VEERING AND WEAKENING. THE LATEST 06Z NAM MOS GUIDANCE HAS THE 40 KNOT WINDS OCCURRING WITH MORE OF A SOUTHWEST WIND WITH THE FRONT FARTHER NORTH. HOWEVER THE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE UP TO 700MB WILL BE TIGHTER EARLIER ON TUESDAY. RIGHT FRONT QUAD DYNAMICS WILL ALSO HELP SURFACE THE 700MB 65 KNOT WINDS EARLY TUESDAY AS WELL. DECIDED TO KEEP THE HIGH WIND WATCH GOING FOR THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR BUT WILL START IT EARLIER BEGINNING 06Z TUESDAY AND WILL KEEP IT GOING THROUGH 00Z FOR A CUSHION FOR NOW. WILL ALSO INCLUDE ZONES 2 AND 15. SINCE THIS IS JUST A WATCH WILL KEEP ALL THE ZONES IN THE WATCH WITHIN THE SAME VALID TIME FRAME AND LATER SHIFTS CAN FINE TUNE IT LATER IF A WARNING IS WARRANTED. WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE WINDS IN THE LANDER FOOTHILLS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL KEEP THEM WELL BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA IN SPITE OF THE 30 KNOT SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE MET MOS GUIDANCE THERE. THE COLD FRONT WILL TRACK SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN WYOMING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL REACH THE OWL CREEK MTNS BY 00Z WED AND THEN SHOULD REACH THE DIVIDE BY 09Z WED. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE LIKELY IN THE BIG HORNS...NATRONA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED RRQ DYNAMICS WITH A CHANCE FARTHER WEST IN THE CENTRAL BASINS. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD DECREASE IN WESTERN WY TUESDAY NIGHT. THEN THE NEXT APPROACHING UPSTREAM PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND WILL BRING ANOTHER INCREASE IN SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE BACKING INCREASINGLY WEST SOUTHWEST DIFLUENT FLOW ENHANCES SNOWFALL THERE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP ANOTHER 10 TO 15 DEGREES TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOL DOWN WEDNESDAY BUT THE COOL DOWN WILL NOT BE A DRAMATIC AS THE ONE SUNDAY. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY MAJOR LONG WAVE TROUGH STILL FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEK. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE DETAILS AND THE TIME OF KICK-OUT BUT THEY ALL POINT TO THE POTENTIAL OF A MULTI-DAY STORM. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IS STILL IN QUESTION BUT ITS APPEARING MORE AND MORE CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF SNOW OFF AND ON FROM AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF EVEN KEEPS SNOW INTO SUNDAY WITH ITS SLOWER KICK-OUT. THE ECMWF HAS GENERALLY BEEN SLOWER ON MOST OF ITS RUNS KICKING THE DESERT SW LOW OUT. I LEAN SOMEWHAT THAT WAY BASED ON HOW FAR THE EASTERN PACIFIC KICKER IS YET ON SATURDAY WHEN THE GFS HAS ALREADY KICKED THE LOW OUT INTO UTAH. THE MAIN TREND THAT THE ECMWF HAS FINALLY PICKED UP ON IS THE UPSLOPE THAT DEVELOPS DUE TO A SURFACE HIGH TO THE NORTH AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT. PREVIOUS RUNS HAD A SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTH WHICH DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. THE GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH ITS UPSLOPE AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LEAD TO CONFIDENCE THAT FRIDAY WILL END UP BEING COLD WITH AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING EAST OF THE DIVIDE. THE ECMWF WANTS TO DISRUPT THIS SURFACE HIGH TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH LOWERING PRESSURE ACROSS MONTANA WHILE THE GFS MAINTAINS THE UPSLOPE AND THUS MORE OVERRUNNING ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING. GFS SCENARIO STILL SEEMS MORE LIKELY WITH LIKELY SURFACE LOW AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER LOW AND NORTHERN STREAM PROVIDING SOME SUBSIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE SURFACE HIGH. THIS SURFACE HIGH IS CRITICAL UNTIL THE LOW LIFTS ACROSS THE AREA AS IT PROVIDES THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED ISENTROPIC LIFT ACROSS THE COLD DOME WITH JET STREAK AND QG FORCING. THE GFS PRETTY MUCH AS CONTINUOUS SNOW FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF BECOMES MORE SPORADIC AND LIGHTER FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE THE UPPER LOW PASSES TO THE SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE ECMWF HAS SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AGAIN DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. KEEPING OUR IDEA OF LIKELY POPS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE POPS INTO SUNDAY...EXCEPT LIKELY OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN. WE MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO BEEF THESE UP TO LIKELY IF THE SLOWER ECMWF LOOKS MORE LIKELY TO VERIFY. EITHER WAY...A MAJOR CHANGE BACK TO COLD AND POTENTIALLY SNOWY WEATHER FROM LATER THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. COULD SEE A HIGH WIND EVENT AHEAD OF AND WITH OUR THURSDAY SHORTWAVE AS RAIN AND SNOW MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH OUR FAST MOVING NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH. GRADUALLY IMPROVEMENT AT THE END OF THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD ON MONDAY. && .AVIATION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DETERIORATE IN THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH MVFR/IFR AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS PREVAILING AFTER 00Z TUESDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS MOST AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AREAS OF LLWS DEVELOPING VCNTY OF A KLND-KCOD LINE AFTER 00Z TUESDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... TODAY WILL FEATURE DRIER AND SLIGHTLY MILDER TEMPERATURES. THEN A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN AND SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WELL AS FROM THE RED DESERT TO CASPER. RAIN AND SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AS WELL ACROSS JOHNSON AND NATRONA COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY A CHANCE OVER THE CENTRAL BASINS . ANOTHER SNOW EVENT IS SLATED FOR WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP ANOTHER 10 TO 15 DEGREES TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOL DOWN WEDNESDAY BUT THE COOL DOWN WILL NOT BE A DRAMATIC AS THE ONE SUNDAY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WYZ002-015-019-020-030. && SHORT TERM...LIPSON LONG TERM...SKRBAC AVIATION...AEM FIRE WEATHER...LIPSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 5:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 500 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011 WYZ001>020-022>030-051100- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 500 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA AND EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER EASTERN SWEETWATER...SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES AS WELL AS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EXISTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY OVER EASTERN SWEETWATER... SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES AS WELL AS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EXISTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. EARLY INDICATIONS ALSO POINT TO A POTENTIAL MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM BEGINNING AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THE DETAILS OF THIS STORM SYSTEM ARE STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN BUT A SHARP CHANGE TO MUCH COLDER AND SNOWY WEATHER LATE IN THE WEEK IS STILL EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THANK YOU. TEAM RIVERTON
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.