Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 21, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind watch at Nov 29, 2011, 9:19 PM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 30, 2011, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2011, 9:19 PM MST (04:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2011, 2:20 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:21 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
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 2258 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
669 WWUS75 KRIW 300419 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 919 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...STRONG...DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AND HEAVIER AIR SPILLING DOWN THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS SCENARIO MAY RESULT IN NORTHEAST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM PINEDALE THROUGH FARSON AND EDEN AND ALONG HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. WYZ025-026-302300- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0300Z-111201T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINEDALE...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY... FARSON 919 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS LIKELY DEVELOPING AFTER 8 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM FARSON AND EDEN TO PINEDALE...AND HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. DANGEROUS CROSSWIND WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THESE ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 191 AND 28 ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS CROSSWIND. 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. && $$ AEM
4 follow-up statements
752 WWUS75 KRIW 301201 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 501 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...STRONG...DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS EVENING. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AND HEAVIER AIR SPILLING DOWN THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS SCENARIO MAY RESULT IN NORTHEAST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM PINEDALE THROUGH FARSON AND EDEN AND ALONG HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. WYZ025-026-302300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0300Z-111201T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINEDALE...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY... FARSON 501 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS LIKELY DEVELOPING AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM FARSON AND EDEN TO PINEDALE...AND HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. DANGEROUS CROSSWIND WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THESE ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 191 AND 28 ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS CROSSWIND. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ 21
097 WWUS75 KRIW 301710 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1010 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...STRONG...DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS EVENING. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AND HEAVIER AIR SPILLING DOWN THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS SCENARIO MAY RESULT IN NORTHEAST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM PINEDALE THROUGH FARSON AND EDEN AND ALONG HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE OWL CREEKS AND THE NORTH END OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. WYZ007-017-010000- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0100Z-111201T1200Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 1010 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING IN AND JUST SOUTH OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS AND PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY NORTH OF RIVERTON BUT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN. * WIND...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTH OF ANY CANYONS. * IMPACTS...ANYONE WITH INTERESTS ON BOYSEN RESERVOIR SHOULD TAKE SHELTER ONSHORE AS THIS STRONG COLD FRONT BLASTS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR THE OWL CREEKS...INCLUDING PAVILLION SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TONIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ025-026-010000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0300Z-111201T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINEDALE...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY... FARSON 1010 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS LIKELY DEVELOPING AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM FARSON AND EDEN TO PINEDALE...AND HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. DANGEROUS CROSSWIND WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THESE ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 191 AND 28 ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS CROSSWIND. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ SKRBAC
628 WWUS75 KRIW 301714 CCA NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1013 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...STRONG...DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS EVENING. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AND HEAVIER AIR SPILLING DOWN THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS SCENARIO MAY RESULT IN NORTHEAST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM PINEDALE THROUGH FARSON AND EDEN AND ALONG HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE OWL CREEKS AND THE NORTH END OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. WYZ007-017-010015- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0100Z-111201T1200Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 1013 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING IN AND JUST SOUTH OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS AND PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY NORTH OF RIVERTON BUT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN. * WIND...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTH OF ANY CANYONS. * IMPACTS...ANYONE WITH INTERESTS ON BOYSEN RESERVOIR SHOULD TAKE SHELTER ONSHORE AS THIS STRONG COLD FRONT BLASTS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR THE OWL CREEKS...INCLUDING PAVILLION SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TONIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ025-026-010015- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0300Z-111201T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINEDALE...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY... FARSON 1013 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS LIKELY DEVELOPING AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM FARSON AND EDEN TO PINEDALE...AND HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. DANGEROUS CROSSWIND WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THESE ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 191 AND 28 ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS CROSSWIND. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ SKRBAC
719 WWUS75 KRIW 302120 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 220 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL TO PRODUCE STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS AND ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. A FEW AREAS THAT WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THESE HIGH WINDS INCLUDE PAVILLION...BOYSEN RESEVOIR...SHOSHONI...PINEDALE...BIG SANDY AND AROUND FARSON. WYZ007-017-010700- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0100Z-111201T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0028.111201T0100Z-111201T1200Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 220 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING IN AND JUST SOUTH OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS AND PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY NORTH OF RIVERTON BUT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN. * WIND...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTH OF ANY CANYONS. * IMPACTS...ANYONE WITH INTERESTS ON BOYSEN RESERVOIR SHOULD TAKE SHELTER ONSHORE AS THIS STRONG COLD FRONT BLASTS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR THE OWL CREEKS...INCLUDING PAVILLION AND SHOSHONI SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ WYZ025-026-010700- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0021.111201T0300Z-111201T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0028.111201T0300Z-111201T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINEDALE...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY... FARSON 220 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED DOWNWIND OF ANY CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 191 FROM FARSON AND EDEN TO PINEDALE...AND HIGHWAY 28 EAST OF FARSON. DANGEROUS CROSSWIND WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THESE ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ SKRBAC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:00 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Johnson, Natrona, Park, Washakie | 29 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:20 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Natrona, Sublette, Sweetwater | 19 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:53 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | RIW | Fremont, Sublette | 20 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:53 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | Fremont, Natrona, Sweetwater | 20 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Wyoming, 2011Every high wind watch in 2011
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.