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High Wind Warning 30, NWS Cheyenne, WY

October 17, 20127 counties in Wyoming; 8 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Oct 17, 2012, 4:16 AM MDT for 7 counties in Wyoming; 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 60 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
Oct 17, 2012, 4:16 AM MDT (10:16 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2012, 6:01 PM MDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 17, 12:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Nne Chadron State Park, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION HRSN1
Oct 17, 1:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 552 W Buford, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP203
Oct 17, 1:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 653 Nne Chadron State Park, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION HRSN1
Oct 17, 2:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5610 Wsw Warren Af Base, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP226
Oct 17, 2:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 W Buford, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP203
Oct 17, 2:34 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 572 W Gering, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION SBFN1
Oct 17, 2:41 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 578 S Sibley Peak, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY1
Oct 17, 2:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5511 Sse Garrett, WYREPORTED AT GOES STATION DODW4
Oct 17, 2:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 577 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Oct 17, 2:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 612 W Buford, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP203
Oct 17, 2:46 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 558 S Sibley Peak, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY1
Oct 17, 2:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5617 S Federal, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP204
Oct 17, 3:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 W Buford, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP203
Oct 17, 3:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5811 Sse Garrett, WYREPORTED AT GOES STATION DODW4
Oct 17, 3:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 587 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Oct 17, 4:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Oct 17, 4:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 W Buford, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP203
Oct 17, 5:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 627 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Oct 18, 12:30 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Sidney, NERECORDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 30 AND 385.
Oct 18, 8:17 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Se Alliance, NEREPORTED AT ASOS STATION AIA
Oct 18, 8:22 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 513 Nne Chadron State Park, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION HRSN1
Oct 18, 8:34 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 512 W Gering, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION SBFN1
Oct 18, 8:45 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Alliance, NESUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
Oct 18, 8:55 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5117 S Federal, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP204
Oct 18, 9:00 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 509 Ese Broadwater, NEREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP353
Oct 18, 9:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 509 Ese Broadwater, NE
Oct 18, 9:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Chadron, NESUSTAINED AT 42MPH.
Oct 18, 9:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Sidney, NESUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Oct 18, 9:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Alliance, NESUSTAINED AT 48 MPH
Oct 18, 9:55 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Buford, WYSUSTAINED AT 46 MPH.
Oct 18, 9:55 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5321 Wsw Cheyenne, WYSUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. 44G57 AT 0945.53G46 AT 0930.
Oct 18, 9:55 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 682 Nw Dalton, NEKNEB IN SCOTTSBLUFF REPORTS POWER OUTAGES IN ALLIANCE.
Oct 18, 10:06 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Lusk, WYSUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:06 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Alliance, NESUSTAINED AT 52 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:28 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Scottsbluff, NESUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:29 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Lusk, WYSUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:34 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 652 W Gering, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION SBFN1
Oct 18, 10:42 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Vedauwoo, WYSUSTAINED AT 41 MPH
Oct 18, 10:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5Alliance, NESUSTAINED AT 46 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Alliance, NESUSTAINED AT 46 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Scottsbluff, NESUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Oct 18, 10:53 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Sidney, NESUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. HWY 30 AND INTERSTATE 80 EAST OF SIDNEY CLOSED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND LOWERED VISIBILITY.
Oct 18, 10:59 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 672 Ssw Sidney, NEREPORTED AT ASOS STATION SNY
Oct 18, 11:02 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Scottsbluff, NESUSTAINED AT 37 MPH.
Oct 18, 11:02 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Sidney, NESUSTAINED AT 49 MPH.
Oct 18, 11:08 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Sidney, NESUSTAINED AT 46 MPH
Oct 18, 11:13 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Alliance, NESUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Oct 18, 11:15 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Nnw Pumpkin Vine, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KPUM
Oct 18, 11:22 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Vedauwoo, WYSUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
Oct 18, 11:22 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 647 S Chadron, NESUSTAINED AT 35 MPH.
Oct 18, 11:30 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 511 Nnw Cheyenne, WYREPORTED AT AWOS STATION FEW
Oct 18, 11:30 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5310 Wsw Warren Af Base, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP226
Oct 18, 11:30 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5817 S Federal, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP204
Oct 18, 11:30 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 612 W Buford, WYREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP203
Oct 18, 11:35 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5513 Ssw Federal, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY29
Oct 18, 11:42 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5313 Wsw Harrisburg, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION BRRN1
Oct 18, 11:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5011 Sse Garrett, WYREPORTED AT GOES STATION DODW4
Oct 18, 11:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 619 N Dix, NEREPORTED AT GOES STATION FORN1
Oct 18, 11:59 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Lusk, WYSUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
Oct 18, 12:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 536 Sw South Greeley High, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KWYH

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 257 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2012-10-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2012-10-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2383 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

063 
WWUS75 KCYS 171016
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
416 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

.ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AGAIN FROM LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH SUNSET MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE. WIND GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SOME LATE BY LATE THIS
EVENING...BUT WILL AGAIN BECOME STRONG OVER THAT SAME AREA ON
THURSDAY.

WYZ101-171130-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK
416 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER CONVERSE COUNTY LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH SUNSET. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THOSE EXPECTED SPEEDS
ARE BELOW THE CRITERIA NEEDED FOR A HIGH WIND WARNING. FOR THAT 
REASON...THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LATER TODAY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-106>108-110-115>119-
172230-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...
CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
416 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65
  MPH WILL BE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

WEILAND
7 follow-up statements
211 
WWUS75 KCYS 171603
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1003 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET
OVER AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...AS WELL AS THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WIND GUSTS WILL BE AS
HIGH AS 65 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SOME BY LATE THIS
EVENING...BUT WILL AGAIN BECOME STRONG OVER THE SAME AREA ON
THURSDAY. 

WYZ101-180100-
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0030.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK
1003 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...12 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-106>108-110-115>119-
180100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...
CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
1003 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...12 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

CLH
228 
WWUS75 KCYS 172059
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
259 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET OVER AREAS
ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...AS WELL AS THE WIND PRONE
AREAS OF ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 65
MPH. A LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...BUT WINDS MAY STILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS
WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR ON THURSDAY.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-118-119-180900-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121019T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
259 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE
  DECREASING DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A SECOND ROUND OF
  STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY...AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THEN
  THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH
  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ101-106-107-110-115>117-180100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121018T0100Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
259 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

HAMMER
267 
WWUS75 KCYS 180103
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
703 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE STRONG 
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING BUT WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AND
BECOME STRONG AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND
ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG
OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...ALTHOUGH FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING.


WYZ101-106-107-110-115>117-180215-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121018T0100Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
703 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS VERY STRONG
WINDS AREA NO LONGER EXPECTED. SOME STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE 
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE ARLINGTON AREA TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH. 

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-118-119-181800-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121019T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
703 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT...A
  SECOND ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE
  THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...BREEZY CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND
  GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

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694 
WWUS75 KCYS 180919
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
319 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS MAINLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY
INCREASE BY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-118-119-190100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121019T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
319 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND THEN
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

WEILAND
104 
WWUS75 KCYS 181326
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
726 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS MAINLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY
INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-118-119-190100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121019T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
726 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND THEN 
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$
019 
WWUS75 KCYS 182021
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
221 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS MAINLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
AFTER SUNSET...ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY 
TONIGHT.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-118-119-190100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121019T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
221 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH 
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

TT
277 
WWUS75 KCYS 190001
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
601 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...

.VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE AREA EARLIER TODAY HAVE
SUBSIDED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME
LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-118-119-190115-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121019T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
601 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE AREA EARLIER TODAY HAVE
SUBSIDED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME
LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.


$$
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