Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 24, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind watch at Oct 14, 2012, 3:23 PM MDT for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2012, 3:23 PM MDT (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2012, 10:35 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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 25 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
- 1921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
916 WWUS75 KRIW 142123 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 323 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...STRONG WIND POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ015-151200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 323 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ WYZ016-151200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 323 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ017-018-151200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 323 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-151200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 323 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-151200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 323 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
303 WWUS75 KRIW 151000 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WIND POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ002-003-151800- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ015-151800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ WYZ016-151800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ017-018-151800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-151800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-151800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 400 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. 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. && $$
463 WWUS75 KRIW 151017 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WIND POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ002-003-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK AND IN THE ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND CODY AND METEETSEE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 123 AS WELL AS ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY OVER DEAD INDIAN PASS AND ALONG CANYON ROAD ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ015-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ WYZ016-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ017-018-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. 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. && $$ LIPSON
375 WWUS75 KRIW 151014 CCA NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WIND POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ002-003-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK AND IN THE ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND CODY AND METEETSEE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 123 AS WELL AS ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY OVER DEAD INDIAN PASS AND ALONG CANYON ROAD ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ015-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ WYZ016-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ017-018-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-151815- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 403 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. 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. && $$ LIPSON
250 WWUS75 KRIW 151617 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WIND POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ015-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ017-018-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-003-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK AND IN THE ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND CODY AND METEETSEE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 123 AS WELL AS ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY OVER DEAD INDIAN PASS AND ALONG CANYON ROAD ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1017 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. 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. && $$
422 WWUS75 KRIW 152031 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH JET STREAM WINDS ALOFT...TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS WESTERN WYOMING...THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ002-003-160915- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK AND IN THE ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND CODY AND MEETEETSE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 123 AS WELL AS ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY OVER DEAD INDIAN PASS AND ALONG CANYON ROAD ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ015-160915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ WYZ016-160915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ017-018-160915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-160915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-160915- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 231 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. 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. && $$
310 WWUS75 KRIW 160435 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING... ...HIGH WIND POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF BUFFALO WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH JET STREAM WINDS ALOFT...TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS WESTERN WYOMING...THE HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH WIND AND WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WYZ015-161100- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WILL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-161100- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ017-018-161100- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST OR NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-161100- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T1800Z-121017T0300Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ019-161100- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0024.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-003-161100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0025.121016T0600Z-121017T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...A WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK AND IN THE ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AROUND CODY AND MEETEETSE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 123 AS WELL AS ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY OVER DEAD INDIAN PASS AND ALONG CANYON ROAD ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ010-161100- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0025.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 1035 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE AFTER 9 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED... CONTINUING THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...A NORTH NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO MID EVENING WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON LOCAL ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE POTENTIAL STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ LIPSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Oct 14, 11:25 AM MDT, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 11:25 AM MDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1125 AM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT A SHORT LIVED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY PROVIDING MOSTLY DRY WEATHER FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. ON MONDAY A LOW SPINNING AROUND 52N/145W WILL SWING A SHORTWAVE/VORT LOBE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING AND THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM TODAY...THE PREVAILING WIND WILL BACK TODAY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXITING FLAT RIDGE WHICH IS A GOOD SET UP FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE CODY/CLARK AREA FOR TONIGHT. THE FROUDE NUMBERS ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE BUT STRONG GAP FLOW APPEARS LIKELY INCLUDING STRONG WINDS IN THE CLARKS FORK GAP AS A 10C DEGREE TEMPERATURE SPREAD WILL SET UP ACROSS THE YELLOWSTONE PLATEAU AND ABSAROKA MTNS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL WORK THEIR WAY SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DURING THE COURSE OF TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH THE SURFACE WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE BOUNDARY LEVEL WINDS AND 700MB WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASING WINDS AS WELL DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN THE WINDS SHIFTING SLIGHTLY FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST TO THE WEST NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN BACK TO WEST SOUTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT STRONGER SHORTWAVE WAVE IN THE INCREASINGLY FAST PROGRESSIVE FLOW. THE SECOND STRONGER SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BE THE RESULT OF THE NEXT UPSTREAM CIRCULATION NOW LOCATED OVER 55N/160W THAT WILL SLING THIS MORE ROBUST SHORTWAVE ACROSS WYOMING AROUND 06Z WEDNESDAY AS THE PARENT CLOSED LOW TRACKS EAST TO SASKATCHEWAN. WINDS WILL MAX OUT TUESDAY WHEN THE NAM/WRF INDICATES UP TO 80 KNOT WINDS AT THE BOUNDARY LEVEL TO THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ABSAROKA MTNS WITH WIDESPREAD 50 TO 60 KNOT WINDS ALONG THE REST OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INCLUDING THE WIND RIVER MTNS. THE MEX IS INDICATING 30 TO 43 KNOT WINDS AT MANY TAF SITES FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH 43 KNOTS INDICATED AT RKS. THE MEX IS ADVERTISING 34-35 KNOT WINDS WEDNESDAY AT BYG DURING THE POST FRONTAL WINDS BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THIS SEEMS LIKELY CONSIDERING THE PROGGED 7 TO 8MB 3 HOURLY SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL INDICATE 40 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS IN THE CLARK AREA FOR TONIGHT AND 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF CODY TONIGHT. WILL INDICATE HIGH WIND CRITERIA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY TUESDAY WITH BORDERLINE HIGH WINDS IN IN MANY AREAS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING AND IN BYG ON WEDNESDAY. WILL LET LATER SHIFTS DECIDE ON A HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHT FOR TUESDAY OR ANY OTHER ADJACENT PERIOD THAT LOOKS DESERVING OF ONE SINCE THIS IS STILL MAINLY AROUND 5 PERIODS OUT. SINCE THIS SECOND SHORTWAVE WILL BE MORE ROBUST...WILL INDICATE MORE SUBSTANTIAL PRECIP ACROSS NORTHWEST WY AND THE BIG HORN MTNS FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE SNOW LEVEL DROPPING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE 700MB TEMPS DROPPING TO -12C. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG...COLD TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST EAST OF US TO START THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD WITH A COOL AND STILL WINDY DAY EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. RIDGE THEN BUILDS IN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. THE GFS IS FASTEST TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE AND SHIFT IT TO OUR EAST ON FRIDAY WHILE THE ECMWF...UKMET AND GEM HOLD THE AXIS TO THE WEST YET THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH IS LIKELY BETTER WITH THE LARGE TROUGH OVER THE MIDWEST. THE GFS PUSHES THIS LARGE LOW OFF TO THE EAST QUICKLY ALLOWING A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER POTENTIALLY STRONG FRONT ON SATURDAY. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE TROUGH OVER THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE DEVELOPING ANOTHER ONE OFF THE PACNW COAST. A WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW PREVAILS OVER WYOMING IN THIS EUROPEAN MODEL SOLUTION. FORECAST IS A BLEND TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD BUT THE ECMWF SOLUTION SEEMS MORE LIKELY. THE ECMWF DOES HAVE A WEAK WAVE MOVING INTO THE WEST ON SUNDAY FOR SOME MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS IN THE FAR WEST WHILE IT REMAINS DRY AND MILD TO POTENTIALLY WARM EAST OF THE DIVIDE. WILL BUMP UP THE TEMPERATURES LATE IN THE WEEKEND IF THESE TRENDS CONTINUE. SO A COOL AND WINDY START TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AT LEAST...WITH DRY CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION.../18Z ISSUANCE/ AN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING...MAINLY HIGH LEVEL SCATTERED TO BROKEN ABOVE 15000 FEET. GUSTY BREEZES WILL BLOW THIS AFTERNOON FROM KRKS THROUGH KCPR AS WELL AS IN THE VICINITY OF KRIW. WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MIDDAY TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR KCOD WHERE GUSTY GAP FLOW WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER... WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A SHORT LIVED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RULE THE WEATHER TODAY. THEN BEGINNING MONDAY A STRENGTHENING WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL PRODUCE INCREASING RAINFALL AND MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL OVER NORTHWEST WYOMING AND THE BIG HORN MTNS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EAST OF THE DIVIDE EXPECT INCREASING WEST WINDS AROUND THE CLARK AND CODY AREA TONIGHT. THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST FACE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...NAMELY THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS...CAN EXPECT INCREASING WEST SOUTHWEST WIND TONIGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE WINDS MAXING OUT TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES COOLER IN MANY AREAS WEDNESDAY. EXPECT STRONG NORTH WINDS IN ZONE 281 WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...LIPSON LONG TERM...SKRBAC AVIATION...HATTINGS FIRE WEATHER...LIPSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 5:00 AM MDT, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 500 AM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 WYZ001>020-022>030-151200- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 500 AM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK TONIGHT INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 123. STRONGER WEST SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD EAST OF THE DIVIDE TUESDAY AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
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Special weather statement, Oct 14, 2:28 PM MDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 228 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 WYZ002-003-151200- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- 228 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012 WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK IN NORTHERN PARK COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT HIGHWAY 120 FROM NORTH OF CODY TO THE MONTANA BORDER. CREATING DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONGER WEST SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE CLARKS FORK CANYON WEST OF CLARK. BRING INDOORS ANY LOOSE ITEMS THIS AFTERNOON IN ANTICIPATION OF TONIGHTS WIND. TEAM RIVERTON
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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.