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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 9, 20125 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Jun 9, 2012, 12:29 PM MDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jun 10, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2012, 12:29 PM MDT (18:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2012, 3:13 AM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
5873 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

409 
WWUS75 KCYS 091829
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1229 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...STRONG WINDS OVER PARTS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING.

WYZ109>111-100300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120610T0300Z/
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON
1229 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 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...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-100630-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.120610T1200Z-120610T2100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1229 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 40
  MPH RANGE.

* IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/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.

&&

$$
GRIFFITH
2 follow-up statements
504 
WWUS75 KCYS 100054
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
654 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THE REST OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY TONIGHT. 
THE COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER 
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THE REST
OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

WYZ109>111-100200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120610T0300Z/
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON
654 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. THOSE WINDS ARE LOWER THAN EXPECTED 
AND WILL BE BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA LEVELS. FOR THAT REASON...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CARBON
COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-101200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.120610T1200Z-120610T2100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
654 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 
  40 MPH RANGE. 

* IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/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.

&&

$$

WEILAND
576 
WWUS75 KCYS 100913
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
313 AM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012

NEZ019>021-054-055-101015-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.120610T1200Z-120610T2100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
313 AM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH SOME OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE AT
ADVISORY LEVELS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED MAINLY THIS MORNING.

$$

RE

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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.