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Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY

March 7, 20138 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard watch at Mar 7, 2013, 2:14 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 9, 2013, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2013, 2:14 PM MST (21:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2013, 2:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 8, 2013, 5:29 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 227 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -75 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3298 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

860 
WWUS45 KCYS 072114
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
214 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND 
STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN 
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE 
ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FRIDAY...AND CENTRAL ROCKIES 
AND HIGH PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS 
STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH 
STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ107-108-116>119-081200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
214 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...2 AM FRIDAY EVENING TO 11 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH
  WILL GUST TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY RESULT
  IN CLOSURES. ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE
  NECESSARY STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR
  SICK LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

WYZ111-072215-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON
214 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$

WYZ112-114-081200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0300Z-130310T0300Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
214 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...5 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS.
  ADDITIONALLY...PERSONS RECREATING IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL NEED TO
  TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTRY
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WYZ101>106-109-110-113-115-081200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...
MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...
LARAMIE
214 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...11 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS.
  ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY
  STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR SICK
  LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
3 follow-up statements
422 
WWUS45 KCYS 072137 CCA
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
236 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND 
STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN 
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE 
ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FRIDAY...AND CENTRAL ROCKIES 
AND HIGH PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS 
STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH 
STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ107-108-116>119-081245-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0600Z/
/O.COR.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
236 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...2 AM FRIDAY NIGHT TO 11 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH
  WILL GUST TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY RESULT
  IN CLOSURES. ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE
  NECESSARY STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR
  SICK LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

WYZ111-072245-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON
236 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$

WYZ112-114-081245-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0300Z-130310T0300Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
236 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...5 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS.
  ADDITIONALLY...PERSONS RECREATING IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL NEED TO
  TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTRY
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WYZ101>106-109-110-113-115-081245-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...
MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...
LARAMIE
236 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...11 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS.
  ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY
  STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR SICK
  LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
436 
WWUS45 KCYS 080425
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
925 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...POTENT WINTER STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG
WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FRIDAY...AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH
PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS TO
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ107-108-116>119-081230-
/O.CON.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...
PINE BLUFFS
925 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...2 AM FRIDAY NIGHT TO 11 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH
  WILL GUST TO 45 MPH. STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY RESULT
  IN CLOSURES. ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE
  NECESSARY STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR
  SICK LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

WYZ112-114-081230-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0300Z-130310T0300Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
925 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...5 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS.
  ADDITIONALLY...PERSONS RECREATING IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD TAKE
  THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WYZ101>106-109-110-113-115-081230-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...
MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...
LARAMIE
925 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...11 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND 
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS. 
  ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY 
  STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR SICK 
  LIVESTOCK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

LIEBL
700 
WWUS45 KCYS 081229
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...A WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG 
WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN THE CONTINUE EAST OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND HIGH PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

WYZ101-104-109-081330-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP...
RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

.CONVERSE COUNTY WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF THE AREA OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL ROCKIES. AT THIS TIME...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE 
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ALONG WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  

THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF 
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SLICK ROADS. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS POOR AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND SO THE 
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

$$

NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ107-108-116>119-082330-
/O.UPG.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
SOUTH SIOUX-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...
HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...2 AM TONIGHT TO 11 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY 
  RESULT IN CLOSURES. ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD 
  TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR 
  YOUNG OR SICK LIVESTOCK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD
CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND
DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM.

&&

$$

WYZ106-082330-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...2 AM TONIGHT TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILD OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY 
  RESULT IN CLOSURES. ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD 
  TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR 
  YOUNG OR SICK LIVESTOCK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD
CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND
DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM.

&&

$$

WYZ112-114-082330-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0300Z-130310T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0005.130309T0300Z-130310T0300Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND 
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS. 
  ADDITIONALLY...PERSONS RECREATING IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD TAKE 
  THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN
THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR
VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE
EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

WYZ115-082330-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0005.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS AND SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND 
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS. 
  ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY 
  STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR SICK 
  LIVESTOCK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN
THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR
VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE
EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

&&

$$

NEZ002-095-082330-
/O.UPG.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.130309T0900Z-130310T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0013.130309T0900Z-130310T0300Z/
DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...2 AM TONIGHT TO 11 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WILL GUST TO 40 MPH. STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD
  TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR
  YOUNG OR SICK LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS.

&&

$$

WYZ102-103-105-110-113-082330-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0004.130309T0600Z-130310T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0013.130309T0900Z-130310T0300Z/
NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE
529 AM MST FRI MAR 8 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...2 AM TONIGHT TO 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES
  OVER THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW...AND SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS.
  ADDITIONALLY...FARMERS AND RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY
  STEPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THEIR YOUNG OR SICK
  LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS.

&&

$$

WEILAND

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Mar 7, 10:46 AM MST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 10:46 AM MST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1046 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013

.UPDATE...
LATE MORNING WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP SHOWED THE UPPER RIDGE
AXIS OVER THE EASTERN GREAT PLAINS. UPPER LOW DIGGING SOUTH OFF
THE NORTHERN CA COAST. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH MID/UPPER
LEVEL MOISTURE SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
ADJUSTED SKY GRIDS TO ACCOUNT MORE COVERAGE ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE AND LESSER COVERAGE TO THE EAST.

THE LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS WERE WEAKER TODAY COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL BE BREEZY
AT TIMES TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST WY.

CURRENT TEMPERATURES ARE IN LINE WITH FORECAST TRENDS...SO NO
ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS AFTERNOON/S MILD HIGH TEMPERATURES.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1003 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013/

AVIATION...18Z TAFS...
VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AFTER 06Z OR SO...LOOK FOR LOWERING
CONDITIONS IN THE PANHANDLE AS WINDS SHIFT MORE EASTERLY. THIS
WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA.
UPSLOPING CONDITIONS LOOK TO COMMENCE SHORTLY AFTER 08Z AND WOULD
EXPECT FLIGHT CONDITIONS TO BEGIN DETERIORATING. PANHANDLE
AIRPORTS LOOK TO STAY DOWN IN THE IFR/LIFR CATEGORIES THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AT RAWLINS...SPREADING EAST FRIDAY
EVENING. IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY
EXPECTED AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH COLORADO.

CLAYCOMB

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 310 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
MILD AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CWA FOR TODAY.
SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE UPSTREAM DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM WILL HELP SPREAD MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  THE FLOW ALOFT BACKS TO MORE SOUTHERLY TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY.  THE 700 MB TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE 0C TODAY AND
ALONG WITH A MILD START TO THE DAY WILL YIELD TEMPERATURES ABOVE
NORMAL.  GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE
DAY IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.  OTHERWISE...
SURFACE WINDS WILL TURN TO MORE EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
EAST PART OF THE CWA IN RESPONSE TO FALLING PRESSURES UPSTREAM.
THE CLOUD COVER AND THE EASTERLY WINDS MAY MODERATE EXPECTED HIGH
TEMPERATURES A BIT TODAY.

BY 12Z FRIDAY...THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW WILL BE NEAR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH THE MAIN SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHERN UTAH.
THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH THE UPPER
LOW OVER WESTERN ARIZONA AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO.  MODELS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE IN THEIR SYNOPTIC
DEPICTION THROUGH FRIDAY.  MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE CWA ON
FRIDAY...WITH LOW CLOUDS AND EVEN FOG POSSIBLE OVER THE PANHANDLE
AS THE DAY GOES ON.  SOME SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER AND NEAR THE
SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES ON FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN SPREAD
OVER MAINLY THE WEST AND NORTH PARTS OF THE CWA DURING THE
AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ON FRIDAY AND MAYBE MUCH
COOLER IN THE PANHANDLE IF LOW CLOUDS DO INDEED FORM.

PRECIPITATION BECOMES WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE CWA FRIDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUES THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY.  THE UPPER LOW WILL BE
NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA AND THE SURFACE LOW NEAR SOUTHEAST
COLORADO.  DEEP MOISTURE AND SYNOPTIC LIFT PROVIDED BY STRONG UPPER
LEVEL DIFFLUENCE...MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION
WILL PRODUCE THE PRECIPITATION.  THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE
MAINLY ALL SNOW AFTER 06Z SATURDAY OVER THE CWA AS THE PROFILE COOLS.
SOME INDICATIONS THAT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER
PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL LEAVE OUT FOR NOW.
FORECAST RAOBS INDICATE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR WITH A FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATE ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER.
GARCIA METHOD YIELDS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE CWA FRIDAY
NIGHT.  FOR NOW HAVE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS FROM 06Z TO 12Z WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY
EVENING.  WINDS WILL ALSO START TO INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE.  WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SNOWY AND
SIERRA MADRE RANGES STARTING 00Z SATURDAY AND FOR THE REST OF THE
CWA STARTING AT 06Z SATURDAY.

LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SATURDAY...MODELS HAVE NOW COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON TRACKING
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW FROM EASTERN COLORADO TO WESTERN KANSAS. DEEP
UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION COMBINED WITH A SATURATED AIRMASS WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS OUR COUNTIES.
GRADIENTS SUGGEST BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS THUS WILL ADD WIDESPREAD
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINTER STORM WATCH LOOKS GOOD...ESPECIALLY
BASED ON THE HPC SNOWFALL FORECAST.

SUNDAY...SNOW WILL END DURING THE DAY AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXITS
THE REGION AND NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGS IN A DRIER ATMOSPHERE.

MONDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AS THE AIRMASS MODERATES
UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. BREEZY TO WINDY PER PROGGED GRADIENTS
AND DEEP UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW.

TUESDAY...WARMING TREND CONTINUES AS THE FLOW ALOFT BACKS SOMEWHAT
INDUCING EVEN MORE WARMING AS HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES RISE.

WEDNESDAY...TRANSITORY RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING AND
WITH DOWNSLOPE WARMING WE WILL SEE MILD TEMPERATURES AGAIN.

FIRE WEATHER...MILD AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CWA
TODAY.  THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT.  ALSO...SOUTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.  COOLER
TEMPERATURES...HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND LIGHTER WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY.

&&

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
THEN OVER THE PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.  THE
STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS
AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE CWA DURING THAT TIME.  AFTER
A CHILLY DAY ON SUNDAY...WARMER AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO
THE CWA FOR THE EARLY AND MID PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ112-
     WYZ114.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM SATURDAY FOR
     WYZ101-WYZ102-WYZ103-WYZ104-WYZ105-WYZ106-WYZ107-WYZ108-
     WYZ109-WYZ110-WYZ111-WYZ113-WYZ115-WYZ116-WYZ117-WYZ118-
     WYZ119.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM SATURDAY FOR
     NEZ002-NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ095-
     NEZ096.

&&

SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...JAMSKI
LONG TERM/AVIATION...MAZUR
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WEILNAD/RUBIN
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 4:35 AM MST, 9 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
435 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>111-113-115>119-081145-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
435 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND
SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN MOVE
SLOWLY EAST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO
11 PM SATURDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE AREA. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK
AND VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR
LESS IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

WYZ112-114-081145-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
435 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
DURING THAT TIME IN OPEN AREAS OF THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN MOVE
SLOWLY EAST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 11
PM SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. AT THIS
TIME...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 14 INCHES
BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE AREA. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK
AND VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR
LESS IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

WEILAND

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 3:32 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchCYSBanner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more26 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Watches in Nebraska, 2013Blizzard Watches in Wyoming, 2013Every blizzard watch in 2013

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.