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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Riverton, WY

March 5, 20125 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 5, 2012, 2:22 PM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 2:22 PM MST (21:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 6, 2012, 12:38 PM MST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 13 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2012-03-05Temperature 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2012-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

996 
WWUS75 KRIW 052122
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
222 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PARK AND NATRONA COUNTIES...THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS...AND THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY...

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM AHEAD
OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE POTENTIALLY HIGH WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

WYZ020-060900-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
222 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME
  STRONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM TODAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE
  25...HIGHWAY 20 26...220 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING
  BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE
  DRIVING.

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. 

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ019-060900-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
222 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME
  STRONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 
  65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM
  BEAVER RIM TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 FROM
  BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE
  DRIVING.

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. 

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ002-003-060900-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0013.120305T2122Z-120306T1500Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
222 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE WITH HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 65 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE CLARK AREA BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 50
  MPH WINDS GUSTING TO 75 MPH ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG..HIGHWAY 120
  BETWEEN CODY AND THE MONTANA BORDER WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS IN
  THE CLARK AREA. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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. 

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

C.BAKER
4 follow-up statements
286 
WWUS75 KRIW 060008
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
508 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF PARK COUNTY THROUGH 8 AM TUESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA
COUNTIES THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY...

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT
INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

WYZ020-061000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
508 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
  OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 
  25...HIGHWAY 20 26...220 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING 
  BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING. 

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ019-061000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
508 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
  OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR
  HIGHER.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 
  FROM BEAVER RIM TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 
  FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELERS WITH 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION 
  WHILE DRIVING. 

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ002-003-061000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
508 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE CLARK AREA BELOW 7000
  FEET...WITH SUSTAINED 50 MPH WINDS...GUSTING TO 75 MPH ABOVE
  7000 FEET POSSIBLE. AT 220 PM...A SENSOR ALONG CHIEF JOSEPH
  HIGHWAY AT DEAD INDIAN PASS REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 74 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG..HIGHWAY 120 
  BETWEEN CODY AND THE MONTANA BORDER WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS IN 
  THE CLARK AREA. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

TEAM RIVERTON/21
156 
WWUS75 KRIW 060223
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
723 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF PARK COUNTY THROUGH 8 AM
TUESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA
COUNTIES THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY...

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT
INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

WYZ020-061030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
723 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 
  STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH EARLY 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 
  25...HIGHWAY 20 26...220 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING 
  BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING. 

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ019-061030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
723 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR 
  HIGHER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 
  FROM BEAVER RIM TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 
  FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELERS WITH 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION 
  WHILE DRIVING. 

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ002-003-061030-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
723 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 65 MPH...EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR THE CLARK AREA. SUSTAINED
  WINDS NEAR 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH IN THE EASTERN
  SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. AT 7 PM...A SENSOR ON THE WEST
  SIDE OF CLARK REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 74 MPH. IN CODY...WINDS
  THIS EVENING WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG..HIGHWAY 120 
  BETWEEN CODY AND THE MONTANA BORDER WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS IN 
  THE CLARK AREA. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

TEAM RIVERTON/21
604 
WWUS75 KRIW 060951
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
251 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND MUCH OF NATRONA
COUNTIES THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY...

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
COMBINE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.

WYZ002-003-061100-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
251 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND WIDESPREAD
HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...A WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR
AT TIMES AROUND CLARK AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF CODY UNTIL 8 AM.

$$

WYZ020-062100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
251 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE
  25...HIGHWAY 20 26...220 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING
  BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

WYZ019-062100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
251 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR 
  HIGHER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM
  BEAVER RIM TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 FROM
  BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

&&

$$

AR
034 
WWUS75 KRIW 061938
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1238 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED...



WYZ019-020-062045-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120306T2100Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
1238 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT OF HIGH WIND HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 3:08 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchRIWFremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater11 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.