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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2012, 3:04 PM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2012, 3:04 PM MDT (21:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:27 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- 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
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 3094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
106 WWUS75 KCYS 172104 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 304 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE WESTERN DAKOTAS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH INTENSIFYING WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-181200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.120318T1800Z-120319T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 304 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING... NOON SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG EAST WEST ROADWAYS FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ HAHN
4 follow-up statements
381 WWUS75 KCYS 180854 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 254 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN WYOMING TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH INTENSIFYING WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-190030- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.120318T1800Z-120319T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 254 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOON SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG EAST WEST ROADWAYS FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TT
637 WWUS75 KCYS 181758 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1158 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN WYOMING TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH INTENSIFYING WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-190100- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.120318T1800Z-120319T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 1158 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG EAST WEST ROADWAYS FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ HAHN
953 WWUS75 KCYS 190045 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 645 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK SOUTH WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN THE WARM SECTOR...BRISK SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-190600- /O.EXT.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 645 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALONG EAST WEST ROADWAYS FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RUBIN
499 WWUS75 KCYS 190427 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1027 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING... .WITH A WEAKENED PRESSURE GRADIENT...WINDS HAVE DECREASED. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-190530- /O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 1027 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ RUBIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 46 hr |
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.