Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Jan 16, 2012, 3:29 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2012, 3:29 AM MST (10:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2012, 1:34 PM MST
- 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 10:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 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
- 3345 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
163 WWUS75 KCYS 161029 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 329 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO THE AREA... .AN INCREASING LOW-LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH A FAVORABLE LOCATION TO THE UPPER-LEVEL JET STREAM TO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS BY MID- MORNING TUESDAY AND WILL SPREAD OUT INTO ADJACENT FOOTHILL LOCATIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. WYZ104-105-109-170000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0003.120117T1600Z-120118T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0004.120118T0700Z-120119T0100Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA 329 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...DELAYED UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ107-115-118-170000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0004.120118T0700Z-120119T0100Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 329 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-170000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0003.120117T1600Z-120119T1900Z/ 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 329 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...9 AM TUESDAY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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
1 follow-up statement
903 WWUS75 KCYS 162034 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 134 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND EVENT EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .AN INCREASING LOW-LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH A FAVORABLE LOCATION OF A STRONG 170 MPH UPPER-LEVEL JET STREAM TO BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL SPREAD OUT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AFTER DAYBREAK IN THE DOUGLAS AND LUSK AREAS...OVER THE WYOMING COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE AND OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WYZ106-110-116-117-171200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0003.120117T1600Z-120119T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0003.120117T1900Z-120119T1900Z/ 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 134 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-107-109-115-118-171200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0004.120118T0700Z-120119T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0003.120118T0700Z-120119T0100Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 134 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ103-111>114-171200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0003.120118T0700Z-120119T0100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 134 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ101-102-108-119-171200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0005.120118T1300Z-120119T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 134 PM MST MON JAN 16 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...FROM DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRAILERS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. BLOW OVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1:34 PM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara | 25 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:34 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more | 4 days |
Nearby
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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.