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High Wind Watch 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 25, 20124 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at May 25, 2012, 2:06 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2012, 2:06 AM MDT (08:06 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 26, 2012, 2:35 AM MDT
In force
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 08:09 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, 8.1 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 00:00Z on 2012-05-25Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2012-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 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
1647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 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.

660 
WWUS75 KCYS 250806
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
206 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING FOR WIND PRONE AREAS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF EASTERN
COLORADO DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD
FRONT THROUGH 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.

WYZ106-110-116-117-260000-
/O.NEW.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
206 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
968 
WWUS75 KCYS 251351
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
751 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING FOR WIND PRONE AREAS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF EASTERN
COLORADO DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A STRONG
COLD FRONT THROUGH 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.

WYZ116-117-260200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FG.Y.0004.120525T1351Z-120525T1800Z/
/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
751 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-260200-
/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
751 AM 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
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
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
823 
WWUS75 KCYS 260527
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1127 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...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.

.MOIST UPSLOPE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG
THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY FROM THE SUMMIT OF INTERSTATE 80
EASTWARD ACROSS LARAMIE COUNTY AND OVER KIMBALL AND CHEYENNE
COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEBRASKA.

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.

WYZ116-117-261730-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FG.Y.0005.120526T0527Z-120526T1500Z/
/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
1127 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. FROM
  6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

* VISIBILITIES...AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN DENSE FOG.

* 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. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF
  A MILE. SLOW DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED AND USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ118-119-261500-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FG.Y.0005.120526T0527Z-120526T1500Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
1127 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

* IMPACTS...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-261730-
/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
1127 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.

&&

$$

RUBIN
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NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY
FOR SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.

.MOIST UPSLOPE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG
THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY FROM THE SUMMIT OF INTERSTATE 80 EASTWARD
ACROSS LARAMIE COUNTY AND OVER KIMBALL AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS 
EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WIND PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS ARLINGTON...
BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO WILL LIKELY SEE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

WYZ116-117-262200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0019.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0025.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120526T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM TODAY FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. 6 PM
  TODAY THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING.

* VISIBILITIES...AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN DENSE FOG.

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

* 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. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF 
  A MILE. SLOW DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED AND USE YOUR LOW BEAM 
  HEADLIGHTS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-262200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0019.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0025.120527T0000Z-120527T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY.

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

* 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 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.

&&

$$

NEZ054-055-262200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0023.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120526T1500Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT
THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM TODAY. WIND ADVISORY FROM
  NOON TODAY TO 9 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

* IMPACTS...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. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ003-019>021-096-262200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0023.120526T1800Z-120527T0300Z/
BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...
HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...AGATE
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...NOON TO 9 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
  CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ118-119-261500-
/O.CON.KCYS.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120526T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 AM TODAY.

* VISIBILITY...AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

* IMPACTS...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. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

RUBIN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at May 24, 11:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1147 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

.AVIATION...06Z TAFS

CONFIDENCE GROWING ON A PROLONGED IFR EVENT FOR THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. WINDS HAVE ALREADY SHIFTED SOUTHEAST AT THESE LOCATIONS
AND HUMIDITIES ARE ON THE INCREASE. CYS LOOKS TO GO DOWN AROUND
12Z THIS MORNING. WITH HEATING...WE SHOULD COME UP TO MVFR BY 18Z.
THINK AFTER 02Z OR SO...NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AIRPORTS AS WELL AS
CHEYENNE WILL GO DOWN HARD WITH CEILINGS AROUND 500 FEET. STRATUS
TO STAY IN UNTIL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SURFACE LOW
TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WINDS SHIFT MORE
WESTERLY.

CLAYCOMB

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 529 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012/

AVIATION...00Z TAF ISSUANCE...
VFR OVER ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE EVENING WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.  EXPECT SFC UPSLOPE FLOW TO INCREASE LATER
TONIGHT RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF FAIRLY WIDESPREAD MVFR/AREAS
IFR CIGS OVER THE PLAINS ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN.  LOWS CIGS
SHOULD PERSIST EAST OF THE MTNS THROUGH FRIDAY AS MOIST SFC FLOW
CONTINUES. -RE-

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 422 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012/...

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

AN ACTIVE WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN WITH NUMEROUS MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
DISTURBANCES TRAVERSING THE FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST WY
AND THE WESTERN NE PANHANDLE THIS AFTN. THIS COMBINED WITH LARGE
SCALE ASCENT WITHIN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 120 KT H25 JET STREAK
EXTENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN CO HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT
FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWER AND TSTM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS
THE CWA THIS AFTN. LATEST SPC MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATES SBCAPE
VALUES HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 500-750 J/KG ALONG WITH EFFECTIVE
BULK SHEAR OF 35 TO 40 KTS. THIS COULD AID IN SOME ORGANIZED
CONVECTION AND PERHAPS A FEW STRONGER STORMS...BUT THE MARGINAL
THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT SHOULD MINIMIZE ANY THREAT FOR SEVERE
CONVECTION DURING THE LATE AFTN/EARLY EVE.

UPPER-LEVEL DIVERGENCE WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT BENEATH DIFFLUENT
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN THE PRESENCE OF SUBSTANTIAL MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE. THIS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WY AND THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...SPREADING NORTHWARD WITH
TIME WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. FARTHER WEST OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS...SFC TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 30S BENEATH NEAR FREEZING TEMPS AT H7. A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW...OR EVEN SOME VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THOSE AREAS THROUGH FRI MORNING. LOW-LEVEL WARM AND
MOIST ADVECTION COMBINED WITH A FAVORABLE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LAYER
WIND DIRECTION SHOULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS OVER
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A SEASONABLY COOL DAY IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD MORNING
CLOUD COVER AND H7 TEMPERATURES ONLY AROUND 3C TO 5C BY 18Z. THE NAM
AND GFS MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE WITH THE BEHAVIOR OF LOW-LEVEL
STRATUS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE NAM HOLDING ON TO SUCH
FEATURES AND KEEPING A MUCH COOLER BOUNDARY LAYER. THE GFS SEEMS
MUCH MORE REALISTIC WITH SOME CLEARING ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE WITH
DRY AIR ALOFT MOVING IN ATOP A RAPIDLY MOISTENING BOUNDARY LAYER.
ANY SUCH CLEARING WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS OF 45-50F BENEATH VERY
STEEP 700-500H LAPSE RATES AROUND 8 DEG C/KM RESULTS IN A NARROW
RIBBON OF 1000-1500 J/KG SBCAPE ALONG WITH VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL AND
DEEP LAYER SHEAR WITH PRONOUNCED VEERING/INCREASING WINDS WITH
HEIGHT. IF THE GFS SOLUTION VERIFIES...SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE A GOOD
POSSIBILITY ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE.

THE MAIN INSTABILITY AXIS AND ATTENDANT THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS
SHIFTS NORTHWARD INTO EAST CENTRAL WY AND THE NORTHERN NE PANHANDLE
ON SATURDAY AS A VIGOROUS NEGATIVE TILT UPPER-LEVEL LOW/TROUGH LIFTS
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL BE THE BEST THREAT FOR
SEVERE STORMS OF THE PERIOD...WITH SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
AT LEAST LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BECOMING MORE PROBABLE. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT ON SATURDAY EVE GIVEN
FORECAST LOW-LEVEL SHEAR PARAMETERS WITH 0 TO 1 KM SHEAR RANGING
FROM 20 TO 25 KTS. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES FOR CONVECTION ON
SATURDAY ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...ON
THE EDGE OF A 700 MB THERMAL RIDGE AXIS. SATURDAY WILL ALSO BE A
VERY WARM DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WITH H7
TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 15C AND 1000-500H THICKNESSES IN EXCESS OF
582 DM.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE IN
THE PERIOD DURING THE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT / EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
TIME FRAME. THIS COULD BE OUR NEXT HIGH WIND EVENT FOR THE WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS AS H7 WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KTS ALONG WITH STRONG SFC
PRESSURE RISES AND INCREASING SUBSIDENCE OVERSPREADS PARTS OF THE
AREA.

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

THE UPPER LOW WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE CWA 12Z
SUNDAY...WITH MODEL TRENDS BEING SLOWER. THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO BE
THE SLOWEST OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS AND PLACES THE FEATURE OVER
SOUTHWEST MONTANA AT THAT TIME. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL BE
OVER THE CWA ON SUNDAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT OVER THE CWA SUNDAY WILL
STILL PRODUCE CLOUDS AS WELL AS SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY
OVER THE WEST AND NORTH PARTS OF THE CWA. STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE CWA...ESPECIALLY WESTERN
PORTIONS ON SUNDAY. HEIGHTS ALOFT THEN RISE OVER THE CWA THROUGH
TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEAST. A FLATTENING RIDGE AXIS
MOVES EAST OF THE CWA EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. ALSO...A SURFACE COLD
FRONT BACKS ACROSS THE EAST PART OF THE CWA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND MONDAY NIGHT. IN THE UPSLOPE WIND FLOW BEHIND THE
FRONT...ISOLATED LATE DAY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY AFTER A DRY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. MODELS
THEN MOVE A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND OVER
THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE 12Z GFS STILL SHOWS MORE AMPLITUDE WITH THE FEATURE...WITH THE
12Z ECMWF TRENDING DEEPER. THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND CONTINUED
SURFACE FORCING WILL HELP TO PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS AND LATE DAY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EAST PART OF THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NEXT THURSDAY SHOULD BE DRIER AS THE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA AND A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.

FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL ON FRIDAY AS SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS BRING IN INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. WARMER TEMPERATURES
CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE WESTWARD TO THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE COLORADO
BORDER AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20
PERCENT RANGE COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS
BECOMING WESTERLY AND REMAINING BREEZY. MOST PLACES TO THE EAST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL SEE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20
PERCENT ON SUNDAY.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...NONE.
NE...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...HAMMER
LONG TERM/AVIATION...WEILAND
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 4:10 PM MDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
410 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

WYZ101>119-252215-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
410 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW WEAK THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG ALONG AND EAST
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER A FEW STRONG
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CONVERSE
AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING
ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-252215-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
410 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW WEAK THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG OVER THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:51 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Laramie7 hr
May 25, 12:01 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.