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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Sep 29, 2013, 9:18 AM MDT for 6 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2013, 9:18 AM MDT (15:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- 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 15:15 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, 3.3 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
- 1885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 WWUS75 KRIW 291518 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 918 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MIX TO THE SURFACE FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS OVER THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE AND NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. WYZ002-003-292330- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0008.130929T1518Z-130930T1900Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 918 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS MAY SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING INCREASING BY SUNSET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. * WIND...IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY. IN THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 122 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. && 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. && $$ WYZ015-016-018-292330- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...LANDER 918 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE BY SUNSET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. * WIND...IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LANDER FOOTHILLS ABOVE LANDER AS WELL AS THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN INCLUDING DUBOIS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 AND 26 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOSENED FROM FRIDAYS SNOW EVENT COULD FALL ONTO PARKED AUTOMOBILES AND HOMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-292330- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 918 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE BY SUNSET TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM SWEETWATER STATION TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. && $$ WYZ020-292330- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T1200Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 918 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE BY MONDAY MORNING SUNRISE AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER... HIGHWAY 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH AND EAST OF CASPER MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER COULD BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
6 follow-up statements
461 WWUS75 KRIW 292105 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 305 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL TO MIX TO THE SURFACE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS OVER THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE AND POSSIBLY FOR NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. WYZ015-016-018-301000- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0008.130930T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...LANDER 305 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. * WIND...IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LANDER FOOTHILLS ABOVE LANDER AS WELL AS THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN INCLUDING DUBOIS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 AND 26 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOSENED FROM FRIDAYS SNOW EVENT COULD FALL ONTO PARKED AUTOMOBILES AND HOMES. 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. && 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. && $$ WYZ019-301000- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0008.130930T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 305 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM SWEETWATER STATION TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-003-301000- /O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 305 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. * WIND...IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY. IN THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 122 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. 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. && $$ WYZ020-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T1200Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 305 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE BY MONDAY MORNING SUNRISE AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER... HIGHWAY 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH AND EAST OF CASPER MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER COULD BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
142 WWUS75 KRIW 300105 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 705 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER AND ABSAROKA RANGES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WYZ020-301000- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0003.130930T1200Z-131001T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0008.130930T0600Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 705 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE STRONGEST WIND EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER... HIGHWAY 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH AND EAST OF CASPER WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE 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. && $$ WYZ002-003-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 705 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. * WIND...IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY. IN THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 122 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ015-016-018-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...LANDER 705 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. * WIND...IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LANDER FOOTHILLS ABOVE LANDER AS WELL AS THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN INCLUDING DUBOIS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 AND 26 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOSENED FROM FRIDAYS SNOW EVENT COULD FALL ONTO PARKED AUTOMOBILES AND HOMES. 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. && $$ WYZ019-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 705 PM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM SWEETWATER STATION TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM WILL BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
624 WWUS75 KRIW 300939 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 339 AM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY... .STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER AND ABSAROKA RANGES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER ALONG WITH CONTINUED STRONG WINDS IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WYZ002-003-301800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 339 AM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND...THE WIND GUSTED TO 63 MPH FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST IN THE WEST PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY OF CLARK AT 145 AM THIS MORNING. IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY. IN THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE CLARKS FORK GAP WEST OF CLARK 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 120 AND 122 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. && $$ WYZ015-016-018-301800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...LANDER 339 AM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND...IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LANDER FOOTHILLS ABOVE LANDER AS WELL AS THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN INCLUDING DUBOIS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 AND 26 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOSENED FROM FRIDAYS SNOW EVENT COULD FALL ONTO PARKED AUTOMOBILES AS WELL AS ON BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE UNDERNEATH ANY LARGE TREES IF POSSIBLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-301800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 339 AM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE TODAY UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...AT AROUND 1 AM THIS MORNING THE WIND GUSTED TO 68 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT THE REMOTE SITE OF FALES ROCK IN WESTERN NATRONA COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM SWEETWATER STATION TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM WILL BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. && $$ WYZ020-301800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 339 AM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM THIS MORNING AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER... HIGHWAY 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH AND EAST OF CASPER WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
490 WWUS75 KRIW 301800 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1200 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER ALONG WITH CONTINUED STRONG WINDS IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. WYZ002-003-301900- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1200 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ015-016-018-301900- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...LANDER 1200 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ019-010000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1200 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE TODAY UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * WIND...AT AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING THE WIND GUSTED TO 71 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT THE REMOTE SITE OF FALES ROCK IN WESTERN NATRONA COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM SWEETWATER STATION TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM WILL BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. && $$ WYZ020-010000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1200 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER... HIGHWAY 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH AND EAST OF CASPER WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
658 WWUS75 KRIW 302053 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 253 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY AND THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ019-010000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 253 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE TODAY UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * WIND...AT AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING THE WIND GUSTED TO 71 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT THE REMOTE SITE OF FALES ROCK IN WESTERN NATRONA COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 FROM SWEETWATER STATION TO JEFFREY CITY AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM WILL BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS 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. && $$ WYZ020-010000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 253 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. THE CASPER AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 59 MPH AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 220 SOUTHWEST OF CASPER... HIGHWAY 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH AND EAST OF CASPER WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF CASPER WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
352 WWUS75 KRIW 302349 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 549 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 WYZ019-010100- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 549 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE LOWERING AND THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ WYZ020-010100- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131001T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 549 PM MDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE LOWERING ACROSS THE AREA AND THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 warning went out at Sep 29, 3:41 AM MDT, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 3:41 AM MDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 341 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN RESPONDING ALONG THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR AT PLACES LIKE FALES ROCK AND AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. THE FAST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE AREA WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW SPINNING OVER 52N/134W OFF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL FLING A PARADE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ACROSS OUR CWA THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. THE FIRST SUCH FEATURE WILL CLOSE OFF OVER SASK WHICH WILL DRAG A TRAILING SHORTWAVE TOWARD WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS FEATURE NEARS...A MOUNTAIN TOP INVERSION WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BUT WILL BE LONGER LIVED IN CENTRAL WYOMING THAN IN NORTHERN WYOMING WHERE IT WILL NOT SET UP UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...A 14C DEGREE 700MB TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP FROM YNP TO THE ABSAROKAS WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE GAP FLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS. WE WILL BE UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT FRONT QUAD OF THE ASSOCIATED JET MAX LATE TONIGHT/MONDAY MORNING ENCOURAGING DOWNWARD FORCING OF THE 70 TO 80 MPH 700MB OUTBOUND WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE DIVIDE. HOWEVER...THERE IS LACK OF A CRITICAL LAYER TO SUPPORT A TRUE MOUNTAIN WAVE EVENT. WHAT THIS ALL SPELLS OUT IS HIGH ELEVATION WINDS AND LOWER ELEVATION GAP FLOW FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT LANDER FOOTHILLS...ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER HILLS...AS WELL AS DUBOIS. ALSO THE ABSAROKA MTNS AND CODY FOOTHILLS INCLUDING CLARK BECAUSE OF GAP FLOW THROUGH THE CLARKS FORK GAP. WILL HOIST A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ZONES 002 AND 003 AS WELL AS ZONES 015...016 AND 018 VALID FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 00Z THROUGH 18Z MONDAY. WILL ALSO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE GREEN MTNS FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND FOR NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER FOR MONDAY AS THE RIGHT FRONT QUAD OF THE JET MAX SHOVES THE STRONG 700MB WINDS TO THE SURFACE IN THOSE AREAS DURING THAT TIME FRAME. MET MOS GUIDANCE ADVERTISES 32 KNOT SUSTAINED WINDS FOR CASPER ON MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME THIS WEATHER FEATURE WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW OVER NORTHWEST WYOMING DEVELOPING TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT WITH WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW COMBINED WITH VORT ENERGY...MAINLY UP NORTH. NEGATIVE LIFTED INDICES ARE ALSO PROGGED FOR NW WY TONIGHT. THEN THE PARENT LOW SPLITS WITH THE SECOND LOW TRAILING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS OUR REGION MONDAY FOR A CONTINUATION OF WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RAIN/SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PRECIP SPREADING SOUTH INTO FAR WEST CENTRAL WYOMING. EXPECT CLEARING TO TAKE PLACE MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WEST. TUESDAY WILL FEATURE BENIGN WEATHER WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND MONDAYS SYSTEM AFTER A WARM UP OCCURS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANALYSIS OF THE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN STILL SUPPORTS OUR MIDWEEK STORM EVEN THOUGH EACH MODEL AND EACH MODEL RUN CONTINUES TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. NOT SURPRISINGLY THE 00Z ECMWF IS DIGGING THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST AND CLOSING IT OFF AS IT PASSES JUST TO OUR SW THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF THE GFS ENSEMBLES WERE ALSO FURTHER SOUTH THAN THE OPERATION MODEL AND THE GEM CONTINUED WITH ITS SRN CLOSED LOW SOLUTION. BASED ON ALL OF THIS...WE ARE KEEPING THE FORECAST AS IS FOR NOW. FIRST SHORTWAVE AND FRONT MOVE THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY STILL NOT THAT DISSIMILAR TO LAST WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS IT MOVES ACROSS. THE BIGGER CHANGES ARE STILL EXPECTED FIRST IN THE WEST AND FAR NORTH THURSDAY...DROPPING QUICKLY SOUTH LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE CENTRAL ZONES ONCE AGAIN. CONFIDENCE NOT AS HIGH YET AS THIS PAST SYSTEM WITH CONTINUED MODEL INCONSISTENCY EVEN THOUGH THE 'BIG PICTURE' SUPPORTS ANOTHER DIGGING TROUGH. HOPEFULLY WE CAN ZERO IN ON A FEW MORE DETAILS AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. UNTIL THEN...LITTLE CHANGES OTHER THAN TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BETTER RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW WORDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ZONES THURSDAY NIGHT. SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FRIDAY WITH EXPECTED SHORTWAVE RIDGING ON SATURDAY FOR A MUCH MILDER DAY. MODELS DIVERGE QUITE A BIT ON SUNDAY WITH THE ECMWF HAVING A RIDGE HOLDING TO THE WEST WHILE THE GFS PUSHES A DECENT SHORTWAVE ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES. GOING WITH A MODEL BLEND FOR NOW WITH JUST SOME WIND AND A FEW NRN MTN SHOWERS. WE'LL SEE HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS AGAIN TONIGHT. && .AVIATION.../12Z ISSUANCE/ AREAS OF LLWS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LLWS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE DIVIDE VCNTY KLND-KCOD. SOME MIXING DOWN OF THE WIND TO THE SFC WILL OCCUR LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE DIVIDE....VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY. AREAS OF MVFR PRECIPITATION AND INCREASING MTN OBSCURATIONS WILL SPREAD SOUTH TO VCNTY KJAC BY 21Z SUNDAY AND INTO KPNA 00Z-03Z MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 8-8.5KFT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER... WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS COULD BECOME ESPECIALLY STRONG TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ALONG ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN ZONE 289 TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS WELL AS IN ZONE 280 FOR MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THEIR WARMING TREND THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN COOLING OFF SLIGHTLY TUESDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS FAR WESTERN WYOMING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WYZ002-003-015-016-018. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WYZ019. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WYZ020. && SHORT TERM...LIPSON LONG TERM...SKRBAC AVIATION...AEM FIRE WEATHER...LIPSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 29, 4:53 AM MDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 453 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 WYZ001>020-022>030-301200- 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- 453 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AS WELL AS IN THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST CYSNPWRIW STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST CYSNPWRIW STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. A NEW STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO AREAS WEST OF THE DIVIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST OF THE DIVIDE LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ON THIS POTENTIAL STORM LATE NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER COLD STORM SYSTEM LOOKS POISED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN BRUNT OF THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE DIVIDE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH COLD RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. THE STORM HAS SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS TO OUR LAST STORM BUT SOME DETAILS ARE STILL TO BE DETERMINED. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. THANK YOU. TEAM RIVERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 4:15 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sublette, Sweetwater | 15 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.