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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 22, 20128 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Nov 22, 2012, 3:08 AM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 22, 2012, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 22, 2012, 3:08 AM MST (10:08 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 22, 2012, 7:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 22, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
In force
11 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 10:13 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 00:00Z, 10.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-11-22Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2012-11-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
4167 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 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.

100 
WWUS75 KCYS 221008
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
308 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING 
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS THANKSGIVING DAY...

.A COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL AID 
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM AROUND ARLINGTON TO NEAR
CHEYENNE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA...WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GUST AROUND 50 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. 

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-222215-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0028.121122T1400Z-121122T2300Z/
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
308 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN WYOMING STATE LINE AND THE
  COUNTY LINE EAST OF SIDNEY. ADDITIONALLY...VISIBILITIES COULD BE
  REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
  PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES.


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.

&&

$$

WYZ104-105-109-221115-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA
308 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...WIND WILL BE STRONG
AND GUSTY TODAY. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. WINDS WILL DECREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE EVENING.

$$

WYZ101-102-107-108-119-221115-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...
WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
308 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...WIND WILL BE STRONG
AND GUSTY TODAY. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. WINDS WILL DECREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE EVENING. 

$$

WYZ115-118-222215-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
308 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND CHEYENNE.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND
  GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-116-117-222215-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
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
308 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON 
  THANKSGIVING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND CHEYENNE.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND
  GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$
LIEBL
3 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS75 KCYS 221613
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
913 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH INTO NORTHERN COLORADO THIS
MORNING. SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL AID IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN OUR WIND PRONE AREAS OF ARLINGTON AND THE
INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT NEAR VEDAUWOO...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ACROSS
WESTERN NEBRASKA...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST AROUND 50 MPH FROM
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

WYZ106-115-118-221715-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
913 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY
GUSTING TO 40 MPH...BUT WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ110-116-117-222300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
913 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND CHEYENNE. 
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN 
  WIND GUSTS. 

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>021-054-055-095-096-222300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
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
913 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN WYOMING STATE LINE AND THE 
  COUNTY LINE EAST OF SIDNEY. ADDITIONALLY...VISIBILITIES COULD 
  BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. MOTORISTS SHOULD 
  BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
398 
WWUS75 KCYS 222140
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
240 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.WINDS HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF EASING OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. STILL
EXPECTING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR SO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE
RANGE AND OUT BY ARLINGTON ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THESE WINDS WILL STAY BELOW WARNING
LEVELS...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL BE
CANCELLED. AS FOR THE PANHANDLE...STILL GETTING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
AT SOME LOCATIONS. WILL EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET INTO THE EVENING.

WYZ110-116-117-222245-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
240 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING LEVELS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNSET...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND
AROUND THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH SUNSET.

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-230100-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121123T0100Z/
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
240 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. THIS
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN WYOMING STATE LINE AND THE COUNTY
  LINE EAST OF SIDNEY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER
  STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$
804 
WWUS75 KCYS 230100
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
600 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM...

.WINDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING AND ARE
NOW BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WITH THE WINDS NOW BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-230200-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121123T0100Z/
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
600 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 



$$
GRIFFITH

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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.