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High Wind Warning 29, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 27, 2011, 7:21 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 45 hr. 55 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
- Dec 27, 2011, 7:21 PM MST (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2011, 3:58 PM MST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 9:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 5 E Ervay, WY | |
| Dec 28, 12:16 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 S I25 Exit 210, WY | 40 SUSTAINED ALONG INTERSTATE 25. |
| Dec 28, 12:55 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 52 | Sse Dead Indian Pass, WY | SUSTAINED AROUND 50 ALONG CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. |
| Dec 28, 6:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY | THIS IS CAMP CREEK RAWS. |
| Dec 28, 8:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 7 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY | THIS IS CAMP CREEK RAWS. |
| Dec 29, 3:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Clark, WY | |
| Dec 29, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 11 N Dubois, WY | BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 30 Sw Meeteetse, WY | KIRWIN SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 19 Wsw Wapiti, WY | BLACKWATER SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 21 W Clark, WY | BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:17 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 14 Ne Pahaska, WY | EVENING STAR SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:18 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 18 Wsw Meeteetse, WY | TIMBER CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:18 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 56 Sw Cody, WY | YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:18 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 18 Sw Cody, WY | MARQUETTE SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:18 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 26 Wsw Clark, WY | WOLVERINE SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:19 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 21 Sw Barnum, WY | GRAVE SPRING SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:22 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 14 W Crowheart, WY | COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:22 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 18 W Lander, WY | HOBBS PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:22 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 19 Ssw Lander, WY | DEER PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:23 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:23 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 7 Nw Atlantic City, WY | SOUTH PASS SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:23 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:23 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 26 Nw Lander, WY | ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 4:27 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Pahaska, WY | |
| Dec 29, 5:17 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 23 Nw Dubois, WY | BROOKS LAKE LODGE |
| Dec 29, 7:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Se U.S. Hwy 287 Mile, WY | MEASURED AT BEAVER RIM. |
| Dec 29, 10:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Hiland, WY | |
| Dec 29, 10:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 5 Nw Casper, WY | CASPER AIRPORT. |
| Dec 29, 10:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Dubois, WY | DUBOIS AIRPORT. |
| Dec 29, 10:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Casper, WY | MCDONALDS SIGN BLEW OVER INTO THE STREET. |
| Dec 29, 11:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Rock Springs, WY | ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT. |
| Dec 29, 11:44 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Pahaska, WY | |
| Dec 29, 11:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 86 | 1 Ne Dead Indian Pass, WY | |
| Dec 29, 12:41 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Meeteetse, WY | |
| Dec 29, 12:48 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Riverton, WY | RIVERTON AIRPORT. |
| Dec 29, 1:16 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Sw I80 Exit 184, WY | MEASURED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF WAMSUTTER. |
| Dec 29, 1:24 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 11 N Dubois, WY | BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 21 W Clark, WY | BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 19 Wsw Wapiti, WY | BLACKWATER SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 14 Ne Pahaska, WY | EVENING STAR SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:25 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 26 Wsw Clark, WY | WOLVERINE SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:25 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 56 Sw Cody, WY | YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:25 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 18 Sw Cody, WY | MARQUETTE SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:25 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 30 Sw Meeteetse, WY | KIRWIN SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:29 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 18 W Lander, WY | HOBBS PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:29 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 14 W Crowheart, WY | COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:29 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:29 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 19 Ssw Lander, WY | DEER PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:30 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 26 Nw Lander, WY | ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:30 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 29, 1:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | South Pass, WY | |
| Dec 29, 1:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 7 Wsw Muddy Gap, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH. |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 7 Wsw Muddy Gap, 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 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 2400 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
328 WWUS75 KRIW 280221 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 721 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AND SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA COUNTY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND A FAVORABLE JET STREAM POSITION WILL INCREASE WIND IN FAVORED AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ003-281900- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0022.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111228T0221Z-111229T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 721 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...PERIODS OF VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR AROUND CLARK. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR MEETEETSE...BUT COULD OCCASIONAL BE VERY STRONG...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON STATE HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY...AND CLARK WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-281900- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0022.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 721 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM REACHES WYOMING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE ABOUT 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-281900- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0022.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 721 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM REACHES WYOMING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT THE PEAK OF THE WIND. FAVORED LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST CASPER AND NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF HILAND WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HIGH WIND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON WYOMING BOULEVARD AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL CAN BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 11 AND 13 ON WYOMING BOULEVARD FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON
7 follow-up statements
599 WWUS75 KRIW 280908 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 208 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS...SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND A FAVORABLE JET STREAM POSITION WILL INCREASE WIND IN FAVORED AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ003-281900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 208 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...PERIODS OF VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR AROUND CLARK. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR MEETEETSE...BUT COULD OCCASIONAL BE VERY STRONG...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON STATE HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY...AND CLARK WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS. 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. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE AND THE MONTANA STATE LINE...AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN PAHASKA AND GREYBULL...AND ALONG US 14ALT BETWEEN CODY AND POWELL...AND STATE HIGHWAY 296 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 4.5 AND THE HIGHWAY 120 JUNCTION BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THESE SECTIONS OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-281900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 208 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM REACHES WYOMING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-281900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111228T1200Z-111229T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 208 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM REACHES WYOMING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT THE PEAK OF THE WIND. FAVORED LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST CASPER AND NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF HILAND WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HIGH WIND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON WYOMING BOULEVARD AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL CAN BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 11 AND 13 ON WYOMING BOULEVARD FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
096 WWUS75 KRIW 281835 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1135 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS... SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND A FAVORABLE JET STREAM POSITION WILL INCREASE WIND IN FAVORED AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING FROM 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE THIS MORNING. WYZ003-291100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1135 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...PERIODS OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR AROUND CLARK. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR MEETEETSE... BUT COULD OCCASIONAL BE VERY STRONG...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON STATE HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY...AND CLARK WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS. 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. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE AND THE MONTANA STATE LINE...AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN PAHASKA AND GREYBULL...AND ALONG US 14ALT BETWEEN CODY AND POWELL...AND STATE HIGHWAY 296 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 4.5 AND THE HIGHWAY 120 JUNCTION BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THESE SECTIONS OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-291100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1135 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...HIGH WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-291100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1135 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM REACHES WYOMING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT THE PEAK OF THE WIND. FAVORED LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST CASPER AND NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF HILAND WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HIGH WIND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON WYOMING BOULEVARD AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL CAN BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 11 AND 13 ON WYOMING BOULEVARD FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ C.BAKER
800 WWUS75 KRIW 290244 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 744 PM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS... SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ003-291500- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 744 PM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. * WIND...SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON STATE HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY...AND CLARK WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-291500- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 744 PM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-291500- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 744 PM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS IN SOUTHWEST CASPER AND NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF HILAND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON WYOMING BOULEVARD AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL CAN BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 11 AND 13 ON WYOMING BOULEVARD FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON
212 WWUS75 KRIW 290855 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 155 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. WYZ003-020-291000- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111229T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...CASPER 155 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ WYZ030-292230- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111229T0900Z-111230T0600Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 155 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 430 BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-292230- /O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 155 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. 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. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
211 WWUS75 KRIW 291645 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 945 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH ACROSS MANY AREAS THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW OR DIRT WILL RESULT MOST OF TODAY. WYZ030-300045- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 945 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AREAS FROM JUST SOUTH OF ROCK SPRINGS TO WAMSUTTER WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 80 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 430 BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. AS A RESULT...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-300045- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 945 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. PARTS OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS TO NEAR MUDDY GAP HAVE ALREADY RECORDED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH THIS MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS TODAY. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. AS A RESULT...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS 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. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ KPL
249 WWUS75 KRIW 291713 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1013 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GUSTING FROM 50 TO 70 MPH ACROSS MANY AREAS THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW OR DIRT WILL RESULT MOST OF TODAY. WYZ020-300000- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0029.111229T1800Z-111230T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1013 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NATRONA COUNTY WILL SPREAD EAST TO COVER THE REST OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CASPER AREA LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS BY 3 PM...SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 25 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 220 AND 20 26 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER. AS A RESULT...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ030-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 1013 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AREAS FROM JUST SOUTH OF ROCK SPRINGS TO WAMSUTTER WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 80 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 430 BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. AS A RESULT...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1013 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. PARTS OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS TO NEAR MUDDY GAP HAVE ALREADY RECORDED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH THIS MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 WILL BE HAMPERED DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS TODAY. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 220 AROUND PATHFINDER AND ALCOVA RESERVOIRS. AS A RESULT...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ LIPSON
513 WWUS75 KRIW 292258 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 358 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... .MANY LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS HAD WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE HAD WIND GUSTS REACHING NEAR 70 MPH. MOST AREAS HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PARTS OF SWEETWATER... FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WYZ019-030-300000- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0600Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER 358 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING...FALLING WELL BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. TRAVEL MAY STILL BE DIFFICULT IN PLACES. $$ WYZ020-300000- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 358 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING...FALLING WELL BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. TRAVEL MAY STILL BE DIFFICULT IN PLACES. $$ KPL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 9:05 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton | 39 hr |
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