Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY
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.
- 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
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
979 WWUS75 KCYS 260835 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:51 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CYS | Albany, Laramie | 7 hr |
| May 25, 12:01 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany | 6 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.