Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 22, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Oct 15, 2012, 3:34 PM MDT for 7 counties in Wyoming; 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2012, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 4:16 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 2401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
7 follow-up statements
393 WWUS75 KCYS 160529 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1129 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. WYZ106-110-115-116-161730- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.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 1129 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-161730- /O.CON.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 1129 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-117>119- 161730- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 1129 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...11 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
752 WWUS75 KCYS 160825 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 225 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY WITH ANOTHER HIGH WIND DAY POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING INTO THIS 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. WYZ112-114-162030- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T0825Z-121017T0300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 225 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL SEE WEST WINDS OF 50 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 80 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 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ117-162030- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 225 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...11 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ106-110-115-116-162030- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.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 225 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY BECOME STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR BORDEAUX AND ARLINGTON WILL SEE WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. ELSEWHERE...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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-162030- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON 225 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...11 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119- 162030- /O.CON.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- 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...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 225 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS 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. && $$
975 WWUS75 KCYS 160947 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 347 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY WITH ANOTHER HIGH WIND DAY POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-115>117-170000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 347 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME VERY STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR BORDEAUX AND ARLINGTON WILL SEE WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. ELSEWHERE... 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-170000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 347 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL SEE WEST WINDS OF 50 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 80 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 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-170000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1700Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON 347 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...11 AM TODAY THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119- 170000- /O.CON.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- 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...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 347 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS 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. && $$
446 WWUS75 KCYS 161538 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 938 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY WITH ANOTHER HIGH WIND DAY POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS MOST AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ101-170345- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 938 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ106-110-115>117-170345- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1538Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 938 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME VERY STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR BORDEAUX AND ARLINGTON WILL SEE WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ELSEWHERE... 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-170300- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0029.121016T1538Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON 938 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ112-114-170300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 938 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL SEE WEST WINDS OF 50 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 80 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 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-107-108-118-119-170345- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 938 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...11 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FINCH
092 WWUS75 KCYS 162048 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 248 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ101-106-110-115>117-170900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 248 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-112-114-170300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING 248 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-107-108-118-119-170900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 248 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS 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 FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND 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. && $$ FINCH
628 WWUS75 KCYS 170303 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 903 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ101-106-110-115>117-171515- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 903 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS MAY REDEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-112-114-170415- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121017T0300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING 903 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE NOT LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WINDY AREAS. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-107-108-118-119-171515- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 903 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...11 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LIEBL
063 WWUS75 KCYS 171016 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 416 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AGAIN FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNSET MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WIND GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SOME LATE BY LATE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL AGAIN BECOME STRONG OVER THAT SAME AREA ON THURSDAY. WYZ101-171130- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 416 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER CONVERSE COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNSET. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THOSE EXPECTED SPEEDS ARE BELOW THE CRITERIA NEEDED FOR A HIGH WIND WARNING. FOR THAT REASON...THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LATER TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-106>108-110-115>119- 172230- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0022.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 416 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WEILAND
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 Oct 15, 3:30 PM MDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 3:30 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
330 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A VERY WINDY PERIOD TAKING SHAPE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY THIS WEEK. WV IMAGERY SHOWS
SHORTWAVE ENERGY BEING DRIVEN EAST ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES BY A
STRONG JET THAT WAS BEGINNING TO NOSE ONTO THE WEST COAST. THIS
SHORTWAVE WILL SLIDE TO THE NORTH OF THE CWFA TONIGHT HAVING LITTLE
IF ANY IMPACT ON THE AREA. SHOULD SEE A BRIEF COLD FRONT/WIND SHIFT
PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT AGAIN ITS QUICK MOVEMENT AND LIMITED
MOISTURE WILL PREVENT ANY SHOWER CHANCES. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PARTICULARLY FOR WIND PRONE
AREAS.
BY TUESDAY...THE NOSE OF THE 140+ KNOT H3 JET WILL REACH INTO WRN
WYOMING WITH THE FAVORABLE RIGHT EXIT REGION APPROACHING BY
AFTERNOON. A TRAILING STRONGER SHORTWAVE WILL ACCELERATE EAST INTO
THE NRN ROCKIES BY LATE TUESDAY. PREFRONTAL SOUTHWEST GRADIENTS WILL
TIGHTEN IN THE LLVLS...WITH 50 TO 60 METERS OF H7 GRADIENT
DEVELOPING BETWEEN KCAG-KCPR BY MIDDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS PROG THE
MIXED LAYER UPWARDS OF 650MB...WITH AROUND 45 TO 50 KNOTS OF PEAK
WINDS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE LAYER. BIG DIFFERENCES REMAIN IN MOS
OUTPUT...BUT HAVE DISCOUNTED THE HIGH WIND BIAS SHOWN THE PAST
SEVERAL SEASONS IN THE MAV. MET GUIDANCE HAS SUSTAINED WIND OUTPUT
OF AROUND 31 KNOTS FOR BOTH KRWL AND KLAR ON TUESDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A HIGH WIND EVENT FOR
WIND PRONE AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AS WELL
AS THE BORDEAUX AREA. WILL UPGRADE THIS AREA TO A HIGH WIND WARNING
11 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY.
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT
TURNING WINDS NORTHWESTERLY. ALTHOUGH WINDS MAY BRIEFLY NEAR HIGH
WIND CRITERIA WITHIN THE STRONG PRESSURE RISES JUST BEHIND FROPA
TUESDAY EVENING...DO NOT SUSPECT THAT THEY WILL NECESSITATE A
HIGHLIGHT. LLVL FORCING ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE RAIN SHOWERS THAT WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM WILL LIMIT SHOWER
COVERAGE...SO HAVE CONFINED BETTER CHANCES IN OROGRAPHICALLY
ENHANCED AREAS OF THE SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE/LARAMIE RANGES. COULD SEE
A COUPLE OF INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT THE HIER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE/LARAMIE RANGES.
SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL PUSH OUT ONTO THE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY THE
NW/SE ORIENTED JET STREAK WILL REMAIN POSITIONED OVER THE CWA.
STRONG SUBSIDENCE IN ITS WAKE SHOULD SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER HIGH
WIND DAY FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.
SO...HAVE HOISTED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THIS AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...VERY DRY AIR WILL WORK IN ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL...SO
HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. SEE
FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES...A WARM PREFRONTAL AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE
FOR TUESDAY AND WHEN COMBINED WITH DOWNSLOPE WARMING HAVE FAVORED
THE HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE. SO...EXPECT HIGHS IN THE 60S WEST AND 70S
EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN ABRUPTLY COOLER FOR WEDNESDAY WITH
HIGHS ONLY CLIMBING INTO THE 50S. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WEST WINDS WILL
MAKE IT FEEL MUCH COOLER.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
STRONG CLOSED LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS MAINLY OVER THE PLAINS. BOTH THE
GFS AND ECMWF SHOW NORTHWESTERLY 700MB WINDS AT 50-60 KTS THROUGH
18Z THURS OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE
BLUSTERY WITH 700MB TEMPS AROUND -5C AND BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS. UPPER LOW WILL PULL OFF TO THE EAST ON THURS EVENING WITH
SHORTWAVE RIDGING OVERHEAD. THIS WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF RESPITE FROM
THE WIND AS THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MIDLEVEL FLOW WEAKEN
TEMPORARILY. THE ECMWF HAS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE
GFS/GEM IN SHOWING STRONG ZONAL FLOW ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST IN THE FRIDAY-SATURDAY TIME FRAME.
WITH A SFC TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY AFTN AND
WESTERLY 700MB WINDS APPROACHING 50 KTS...IT WILL TURN WINDY AGAIN
ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. TEMPS WILL BE
WARMER ON FRI WITH DOWNSLOPE LLVL WINDS AND 700MB TEMPS RISING TO
6C (UP FROM 0C ON THURS). WHILE THE GFS MAINTAINS ZONAL FLOW THROUGH
NEXT MONDAY OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...THE ECMWF BEGINS TO
AMPLIFY A TROUGH OVER IDAHO. A COLD FRONT LURKS OFF TO OUR
NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY...SO A FRONTAL PASSAGE COULD BE POSSIBLE BY
LATE IN THE WEEKEND DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER
PATTERN. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD
WITH MOISTURE REMAINING OFF TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST OF THE CWA.
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE...
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN STORY THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 35 KTS AT KRWL AND KLAR WITH WEAKER
WINDSPEEDS OVER THE PLAINS. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY COME DOWN OVERNIGHT
BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AFTER 15Z TUES. MID-TO-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SITES THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A VERY WINDY PERIOD SHAPING UP ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS WEEK AS A
STRONG JET STREAM BEGINS TO INFLUENCE THE REGION. VERY WINDY
WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 60 MPH
ACROSS THIS AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM
HOWEVER...WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE 60S WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
AND 70S EAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE
DISTRICT ON TUESDAY NIGHT...GIVING WAY TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SHOWER
ACTIVITY. THE FAST SPEED OF THE SYSTEM AND LIMITED MOISTURE WILL
PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. ANOTHER VERY WINDY DAY IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE. A
VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL WORK IN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND COMBINED
WITH STRONG DOWNSLOPING WINDS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...COULD
PRODUCE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. SO HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS AS WELL AS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS A RESULT.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 9 PM TUESDAY FOR WYZ104-
WYZ105-WYZ106-WYZ109-WYZ110-WYZ111-WYZ115-WYZ116.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
WYZ101-WYZ102-WYZ106-WYZ107-WYZ108-WYZ110-WYZ115-WYZ116-
WYZ117-WYZ118-WYZ119.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
WYZ107-WYZ108-WYZ118-WYZ119.
NE...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
NEZ002-NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ095-
NEZ096.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ096.
&&
SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...HAHN
LONG TERM/AVIATION...FINCHHazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 5:07 AM MDT, 10 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 507 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 WYZ101>119-161115- 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- 507 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AS THIS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE GREAT PLAINS...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-161115- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 507 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A PROLONGED PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS STRONG COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE TT
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Special weather statement, Oct 15, 10:00 AM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1000 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 WYZ110-151800- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1000 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ARLINGTON TODAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN END OF THE SNOWY RANGE TODAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING THIS SECTION OF ROADWAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE STRONG AND SUDDEN GUSTS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. HAHN
Special weather statement, Oct 15, 12:52 PM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1252 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 WYZ110-152100- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1252 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ARLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON.. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN END OF THE SNOWY RANGE TODAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING THIS SECTION OF ROADWAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE STRONG AND SUDDEN GUSTS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL. HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 3:34 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 29 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 22 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.