Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind watch at Mar 5, 2012, 3:08 AM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 5, 2012, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2012, 3:08 AM MST (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:22 PM MST
- In force
- 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 10:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
020 WWUS75 KRIW 051008 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 308 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS...THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY. .AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE POTENTIALLY HIGH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ020-060045- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 308 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MAY 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 26 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF CASPER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$ WYZ019-060045- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 308 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MAY BECOME STRONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
2 follow-up statements
735 WWUS75 KRIW 051527 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 827 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH 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. WYZ002-003-052330- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 827 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH 5 PM MST...WITH POTENTIAL HIGH WINDS LATE 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 AFTER 5 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG..HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND THE MONTANA BORDER WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS IN THE CLARK AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$ WYZ020-052330- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 827 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MAY BECOME STRONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY 20 26...220 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-052330- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 827 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MAY 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$ C.BAKER
996 WWUS75 KRIW 052122 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 222 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PARK AND NATRONA COUNTIES...THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY... .AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE POTENTIALLY HIGH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ020-060900- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0013.120306T0000Z-120306T2100Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 222 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME STRONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY 20 26...220 WEST OF CASPER AND ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER. TRAVELERS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2:22 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater | 22 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Wyoming, 2012Every high wind watch in 2012
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.