Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Oct 14, 2012, 3:10 PM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Oct 16, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2012, 3:10 PM MDT (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2012, 3:34 PM 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 21:15 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 12:00Z, 9.2 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
- 1921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
216 WWUS75 KCYS 142110 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 310 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY... .STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. WYZ104-109-110-151100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0021.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 310 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...11 AM TUESDAY MORNING TO 9 PM TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
138 WWUS75 KCYS 150841 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 241 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. WYZ105-106-111-115-116-152200- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.A.0021.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...BAGGS... DIXON...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 241 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY BECOME STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ104-109-110-152200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0021.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 241 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY BECOME STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND 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. && $$ TT
068 WWUS75 KCYS 152134 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 334 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER HIGH WIND DAY POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. WYZ106-110-115-116-161200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0021.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 334 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY BECOME STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-161200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0021.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON 334 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...11 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-117>119- 161200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 334 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...11 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HAHN
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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.