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High Wind Warning 24, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at May 25, 2012, 12:01 PM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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
- May 25, 2012, 12:01 PM MDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 5:59 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
County Albany County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 12 Nne Lake Hattie Rese, WY | THIS IS WY DOT SITE OF HERRICK LANE. |
| May 25, 3:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | THIS IS WY DOT SITE OF HERRICK LANE. |
| May 25, 4:42 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Laramie, 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 270 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
- 767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 471 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
535 WWUS75 KCYS 251801 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1201 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING FOR WIND PRONE AREAS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE UNTIL 3 PM... .STRONG SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST OVER THE LARAMIE VALLEY DURING THAT TIME. THOSE SAME WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO HELP PRODUCE FOGGY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH 3 PM. A STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND WILL BE OVER WYOMING ON SATURDAY. THE STORM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WIND PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO COULD SEE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WYZ115-260000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0024.120525T1801Z-120526T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 1201 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 287. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ116-117-260000- /O.EXT.KCYS.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120525T2100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0019.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1201 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND UNTIL NOON FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE THESE VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL OR BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ WYZ106-110-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0019.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1201 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE THESE VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL OR BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WEILAND
2 follow-up statements
355 WWUS75 KCYS 252135 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 335 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON... ...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE HAS EXPIRED... .STRONG SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST OVER THE LARAMIE VALLEY DURING THAT TIME. A STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND WILL BE OVER WYOMING ON SATURDAY. THE STORM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WIND PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO COULD SEE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WYZ115-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120526T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 335 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 287. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-260945- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0019.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 335 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND UNTIL NOON FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE THESE VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL OR BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ WEILAND
322 WWUS75 KCYS 252359 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 559 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT SATURDAY EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WIND PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS ARLINGTON... BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO COULD SEE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WYZ115-260100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120526T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 559 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0019.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 559 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE THESE VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL OR BLOW OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:06 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 24 hr |
| May 25, 7:51 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CYS | Albany, Laramie | 7 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.