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High Wind Warning 40, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 4, 20124 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 4, 2012, 11:00 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 26 hr. 31 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 4, 2012, 11:00 AM MST (18:00 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 5, 2012, 7:00 PM MST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 4, 5:55 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Sse Bordeaux, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX
Dec 4, 6:35 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 589 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT BORDEAUX STATION...KBRX
Dec 4, 7:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 627 Ese Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY24
Dec 4, 7:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 689 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT BORDEAUX STATION...KBRX
Dec 4, 8:05 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 587 Ese Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY24
Dec 4, 8:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Nw Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY21
Dec 4, 9:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 599 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT BORDEAUX STATION.
Dec 5, 12:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 495 Wnw Arlington, WYWINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
Dec 5, 12:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 533 Nw Arlington, WYWINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH.
Dec 5, 12:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Nnw Arlington, WYWINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH.
Dec 5, 1:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 575 Wnw Arlington, WYWINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH.
Dec 5, 2:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 505 Wnw Arlington, WYWINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Dec 5, 8:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 561 Nnw Whitaker, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KWTR
Dec 5, 8:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Bordeaux, WY
Dec 5, 10:01 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 561 Nnw Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL
Dec 5, 10:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 597 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Dec 5, 11:10 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 Nnw Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL
Dec 5, 11:56 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 423 Nw Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 11:56 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 487 Nw Elk Mountain, WY
Dec 5, 12:01 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 571 Nnw Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL
Dec 5, 12:05 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 572 E Arlington, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23
Dec 5, 12:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 597 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Dec 5, 12:26 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 N Elk Mountain, WYSTSTAINED WIND 50 MPH.
Dec 5, 12:26 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 N Elk Mountain, WYSUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH.
Dec 5, 12:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 Nw Elk Mountain, WYREPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18
Dec 5, 3:15 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 589 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED BY WYDOT BORDEAUX STATION
Dec 5, 3:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 619 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED BY WYDOT BORDEAUX SITE.
Dec 5, 5:45 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 609 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED BY WYDOT BORDEAUX SITE.
Dec 5, 6:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 599 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED BY WYDOT BORDEAUX SITE.
Dec 5, 6:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 699 S Wheatland, WYREPORTED BY WYDOT BORDEAUX SITE.
Dec 5, 6:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5811 Ese Arlington, WYREPORTED BY WYDOT STROUSS HILL SITE.

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 278 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2012-12-04Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2012-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2058 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 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.

120 
WWUS75 KCYS 041800
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1100 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE...

.WIND SPEEDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO 
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ARLINGTON...CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND...AND THE
SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS.

WYZ110-050600-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0030.121205T0400Z-121205T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0040.121205T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1100 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-050600-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0030.121205T0400Z-121205T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0040.121205T0600Z-121206T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE
1100 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN
  THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
  VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED AREAS INCLUDE
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND AND INTERSTATE 80
  BETWEEN LARAMIE AND THE SUMMIT.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ117-050600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0040.121205T0600Z-121206T0000Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
1100 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN
  THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
  VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED AREAS INCLUDE
  INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND THE SUMMIT.

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
6 follow-up statements
238 
WWUS75 KCYS 042120
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
220 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE...

.WIND SPEEDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ARLINGTON...CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND...AND THE
SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS.

WYZ106-116-117-050600-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0040.121205T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
220 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND AND
  INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ110-050600-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.121205T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
220 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
356 
WWUS75 KCYS 050419
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
919 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC WINDS WILL BE OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA...AS WELL AS...CHUGWATER TO
WHEATLAND...AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS.
WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY LAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE
DECREASING.

WYZ110-051800-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
919 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-117-051800-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
919 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND 
  AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. 

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.

&&

$$

LIEBL
111 
WWUS75 KCYS 051037
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
337 AM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC WINDS WILL BE OVER MUCH
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE
ACROSS THE REGION TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE
ARLINGTON AREA...AS WELL AS...CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND AND ALONG
THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. 

WYZ110-060000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
337 AM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-117-060000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
337 AM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND 
  AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. 

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
334 
WWUS75 KCYS 052104
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
204 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012


WYZ110-060000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
204 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-117-060000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
204 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND 
  AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. 

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.

&&

$$
342 
WWUS75 KCYS 052349
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
449 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

WYZ110-060200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0200Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
449 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-117-060200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0200Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
449 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREAS. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. THE WARNED 
  AREAS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND 
  AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. 

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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NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
652 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING SET TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING...

WYZ110-060300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0200Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
652 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

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

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

WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAVE SHOWN A SLOW DECREASE IN
SPEEDS EARLY THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DECREASE. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE ON TIME AT 7 PM. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF STRONG
WINDS...NAMELY OUR WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR ARLINGTON...WHERE WINDS
COULD STILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH BEFORE EASING CLOSE TO
MIDNIGHT.


$$

WYZ106-116-117-060300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121206T0200Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
652 PM MST WED DEC 5 2012

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

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

WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAVE SHOWN A SLOW DECREASE IN
SPEEDS EARLY THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DECREASE. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE ON TIME AT 7 PM. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF STRONG
WINDS...NAMELY OUR WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR BORDEAUX...WHERE WINDS
COULD STILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH BEFORE EASING CLOSE TO
MIDNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 4, 4:19 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte7 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

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.