Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind watch at Jan 16, 2012, 1:49 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2012, 1:49 PM MST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 9:18 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 1101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840 WWUS75 KRIW 162049 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 149 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ015-171200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 149 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER OF A MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-171200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 149 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS ALSO COULD OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-171200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 149 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 26 COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. 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. && $$ LIPSON
6 follow-up statements
147 WWUS75 KRIW 162058 CCA NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 157 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ015-171215- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 157 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER OF A MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-171215- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 157 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS ALSO COULD OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. 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. && $$ WYZ016-171215- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 157 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 26 COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ LIPSON
650 WWUS75 KRIW 162104 CCA NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 201 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ015-171245- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 201 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER OF A MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-171245- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 201 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS ALSO COULD OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-171245- /O.COR.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 201 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 26 COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. 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. && $$ LIPSON
878 WWUS75 KRIW 170942 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 242 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ020-172300- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T1200Z-120119T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 242 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 20/26 FROM HILAND TO CASPER AND HIGHWAY 287 FROM CASPER TO ALCOVA. STRONG CROSS WIND COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ015-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 242 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 242 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS ALSO COULD OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 242 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 26 COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. 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. && $$
777 WWUS75 KRIW 171803 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ003-172300- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0003.120117T1803Z-120118T0600Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE WEST SIDE OF CODY NORTH TO CLARK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLARK. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK WILL EXPERIENCE ERRATIC AND VERY SHARP CROSSWINDS AT TIMES. USE EXTREME CAUTION OF TRAVELLING IN THIS AREA. RESIDENTS OF THE AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ018-172300- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T2100Z-120119T1200Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP BETWEEN LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 BETWEEN LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ015-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS ALSO COULD OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. 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. && $$ WYZ016-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE TO CRITICALLY HIGH SPEEDS BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 26 COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-172300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T1200Z-120119T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1103 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 20/26 FROM HILAND TO CASPER AND HIGHWAY 287 FROM CASPER TO ALCOVA. STRONG CROSS WIND COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ SKRBAC
449 WWUS75 KRIW 172023 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ015-181200- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS AND HIGHER PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-181200- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY EARLY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS ALONG HIGHWAY 26 WILL HAVE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION DUE TO THESE VERY GUSTY AND ERRATIC HIGH WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. 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. && $$ WYZ019-181200- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-180600- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0600Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE WEST SIDE OF CODY NORTH TO CLARK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE ALREADY GUSTED TO 82 MPH ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLARK AND 64 MPH ON THE WEST SIDE OF CODY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLARK. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK WILL EXPERIENCE ERRATIC AND VERY SHARP CROSSWINDS AT TIMES. USE EXTREME CAUTION OF TRAVELLING IN THIS AREA. RESIDENTS OF THE AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ WYZ020-181200- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T1200Z-120119T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 20/26 FROM HILAND TO CASPER AND HIGHWAY 287 FROM CASPER TO ALCOVA. STRONG CROSS WIND COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ018-181200- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T2100Z-120119T1200Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 123 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP BETWEEN LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 BETWEEN LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ SKRBAC
614 WWUS75 KRIW 180418 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT LOWERING TO THE TERRAIN AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WYZ020-181300- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T1200Z-120119T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T1200Z-120119T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A SOUTHWEST WIND WILL STEADILY INCREASE OVERNIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 26 FROM HILAND TO CASPER...HIGHWAY 220 FROM CASPER TO ALCOVA...AND HIGHWAY 258 OR WYOMING BOULEVARD IN CASPER. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ018-181300- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.120118T2100Z-120119T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T2100Z-120119T1200Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR AT TIMES BETWEEN LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE QUITE SUDDEN...WITH LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN HIGH WIND EPISODES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 BETWEEN LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS. && 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. && $$ WYZ015-181300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS AND HIGHER PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN LOWERING VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN A QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-181300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT LEADING TO HIGH WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 26 WILL HAVE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION DUE TO THESE VERY GUSTY AND ERRATIC HIGH WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. 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. && $$ WYZ019-181300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0004.120118T0900Z-120119T1200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO EAST OF JEFFREY CITY AND HIGHWAY 135 FROM BEAVER RIM TO SWEETWATER STATION WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM INDEPENDENCE ROCK TO ALCOVA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-180600- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0600Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 918 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE WEST SIDE OF CODY NORTH TO CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLARK. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK WILL EXPERIENCE ERRATIC AND VERY SHARP CROSSWINDS AT TIMES. USE EXTREME CAUTION OF TRAVELLING IN THIS AREA. RESIDENTS OF THE AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$
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 Jan 16, 11:30 AM MST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 11:30 AM MST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1130 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS PLUNGED SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL WYOMING OVERNIGHT BRINGING BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURES AFTER A DAY WITH HIGHS WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH IF ANY TEMPERATURE RECOVERY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING STEADY OR FALLING AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES IN ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW HAS ALSO BEGUN IN FAR NORTHERN WYOMING. A STRENGTHENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY THIS EVENING BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXTRA SHOT OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING LATER IN THE DAY. HOWEVER...MOISTURE IS LIMITED AND THE COLD AIR WILL KEEP THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE SUB CLOUD LAYER SO ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LIGHT. MOST LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE A TRACE TO AN INCH OF SNOW WITH FAR NORTHERN WYOMING AND THE CASPER AREA SEEING A LITTLE MORE. THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY TONIGHT. TUESDAY WILL SEE THE COLD CONTINUING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME WARMING ALONG THE FOOTHILLS EAST OF THE BIGHORN...WIND RIVER...AND ABSAROKA RANGES AS WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP AND DOWNSLOPE MIXING ALLOWS FOR LOCAL EROSION OF THE INVERSION. A STREAM OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL REACH WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY BRINGING RENEWED SNOWFALL TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. IT APPEARS THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A MORE TYPICAL WINTER PATTERN WE HAVE NOT YET SEEN THIS WINTER. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY WITH THE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW LASTING BEYOND WEDNESDAY. THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST WILL BE A TOUGH ONE FOR THE CENTRAL BASINS WEDNESDAY AS THE ARCTIC FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING SLOWER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT BUT A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH MONTANA WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THEREFORE THE WIND ALLOWING FOR BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING TO OCCUR. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN THE WINDY CONDITIONS BUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIRMASS AT THE TIME OF MIXING WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE HOW WARM THE TEMPERATURES CAN GET AT THE SURFACE. WIND WILL APPROACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA IN SOME AREAS PARTICULARLY IN FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE RED DESERT TO CASPER CORRIDOR. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY A MOIST...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW...IN COMBINATION WITH EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES AND STRONG UPPER JET SUPPORT WILL RESULT IN A PROLONG PERIOD OF SNOW OUT WEST...WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...MAINLY DRY...MILD AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE RULE. GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A TRANSITION FROM A STRONG MOIST WESTERLY FLOW...TO A MORE AMPLIFIED...BUT STILL PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN WOULD RESULT IN A BETTER SHOT OF PRECIPITATION AREA WIDE...BUT IT SHOULD ALSO RESULT IN BREAKS IN THE STEADY...HEAVY AT TIMES...SNOWFALL OUT WEST. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT BOUT OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OUT WEST WITH THE 00Z ECMWF FAVORING SATURDAY WHILE THE 00Z GFS FAVORS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE OUT WEST...AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE EAST OF THE DIVIDE. THE MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...RETURNING TEMPERATURES TO MORE SEASONAL READINGS IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. && .AVIATION.../18Z ISSUANCE/ FOR AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE AS WELL AS WELL AS SWEETWATER COUNTY AND KRKS...LOW CLOUDS AND MOSTLY LIGHT SNOWFALL WITH LOCALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND LOWERED CIGS RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH MTN OBSCURATIONS THROUGH 03Z THIS EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW. WEST OF THE DIVIDE EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME CLOUDS AT AROUND 5K AGL TODAY OVER NORTHWEST WY. ON TUESDAY SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP OVER FAR WESTERN WY ALONG WITH LOWERING CIGS AS WELL AS LOWERING VSBY OVER THE MTNS. OTHERWISE...ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR FROM THE RED DESERT TO KCPR AND ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA AND WIND RIVER MTNS. LLWS IS EXPECTED FROM KLND TO KCOD TUESDAY AFTERNOON. && .FIRE WEATHER... MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND A FEW INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK ON TUESDAY...WINDS BEGIN TO KICK UP FOR WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH THE BEGINNING OF A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BERC LONG TERM...WM AVIATION...AR FIRE WEATHER...BERC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 5:00 AM MST, 8 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 500 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 WYZ001>020-022>030-171300- 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 MST MON JAN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL IN MOST AREAS WITH A COUPLE INCHES IN THE NORTHERN BIG HORN BASIN...AND IN THE CASPER AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION AND STRONG WIND LIKELY IN THE WEST. STRONG TO HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR FROM ROCK SPRINGS TO CASPER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1:41 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton | 32 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.