Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2014
High Wind Watch 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Feb 10, 2014, 2:43 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 12, 2014, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2014, 2:43 AM MST (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2014, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2014, 11:53 AM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
731 WWUS75 KCYS 100943 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 243 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND EVENT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS AT THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... AS A JET STREAM ALOFT DEVELOPS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ104>107-109-110-113-115>118-102300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140213T0900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 243 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 2 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RUBIN
6 follow-up statements
223 WWUS75 KCYS 102212 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 312 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND EVENT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS AT THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS A JET STREAM ALOFT DEVELOPS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ104>107-109-110-113-115>118-111200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140213T0900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 312 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 2 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
937 WWUS75 KCYS 110453 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 953 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND EVENT POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS AT THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS A JET STREAM ALOFT DEVELOPS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ104>107-109-110-113-115>118-111700- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140213T0900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 953 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 2 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
696 WWUS75 KCYS 110913 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 213 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND EVENT LOOKS MORE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS AT THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AS A JET STREAM ALOFT DEVELOPS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ104>107-109-110-113-115>118-112300- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140214T0100Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 213 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RUBIN
788 WWUS75 KCYS 112146 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 246 PM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS AT THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN WIND-FAVORED AREAS. WYZ105-107-109-113-115-112300- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140214T0100Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 246 PM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT TIMES OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY BUT THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS DECREASED. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. $$ WYZ104-121215- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140214T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 246 PM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 5 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-121215- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140212T1600Z-140214T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 246 PM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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 AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ118-121215- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 246 PM MST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...5 AM THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY. * WIND POTENTIAL...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
658 WWUS75 KCYS 120943 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS AT THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN WIND-FAVORED AREAS. WYZ107-122300- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...900 AM TO 500 PM TODAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING. 500 AM TO 400 PM THURSDAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WIND POTENTIAL...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ118-122300- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...900 AM TO 500 PM TODAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING. 500 AM TO 400 PM THURSDAY FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WIND POTENTIAL...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ105-113-122300- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T0000Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...900 AM TO 500 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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 AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ109-115-122300- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...LARAMIE 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...900 AM TODAY TO 400 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ104-122300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...900 AM TO 500 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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 AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-122300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140212T1600Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...900 AM TODAY TO 400 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ119-122300- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 243 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...500 AM TO 400 PM THURSDAY. * WIND POTENTIAL...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RUBIN
236 WWUS75 KCYS 121853 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .A LOW TO MIDLEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RESPOND TO THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH POSSIBLE....ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ118-131015- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0014.140213T0700Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ109-131015- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0014.140213T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF RAWLINS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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 AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ107-122000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EAST PLATTE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW...GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ WYZ105-113-122000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER THE UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN. $$ WYZ119-131015- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.140213T1200Z-140213T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0013.140213T0700Z-140213T2300Z/ EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ104-130000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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 AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ106-110-115>117-131015- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1153 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 400 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ TT
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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Feb 10, 12:48 AM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 12:48 AM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1248 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1245 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014 KIMBALL AND LUSK REPORTING LIGHT SNOW...THUS HAVE UPDATED THE GRIDDED FORECASTS TO INCREASE AREAL SNOW COVERAGE IN THESE AREAS AS WELL AS MASSAGED THE LOCATIONS OF FOG OVERNIGHT BASED ON TRENDS AND BOUNDARY LAYER PROGS. UPDATE ISSUED AT 915 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 RADARS INDICATED MOST OF THE SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WY AND SOUTHERN NE PANHANDLE HAS DIMINISHED OR MOVED SOUTH INTO NORTHERN CO. MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP OROGRAPHIC SNOWS FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES TONIGHT WITH SEVERAL MORE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOWERED TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. NO CHANGES TO THE WINTER HIGHLIGHTS. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 300 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 THE BATTLE BETWEEN WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND THE ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES FOR AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE LARAMIE RANGE. TEMPERATURES WARMED INTO THE UPPER 30S SEVERAL MILES WEST OF CHEYENNE WHILE ONLY A FEW MILES EAST THE TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. AT THIS TIME THE COLD AIR MASS IS MAKING A SLIGHT PUSH TO THE WEST...AND WITH THAT PUSH LIGHT SNOW HAS DEVELOPED. THE INTERESTING THING WITH THIS SNOW IS IT IS DUE TO SHALLOW MOISTURE MOVING UP THE SLOPE. LOOKING AT RADAR THERE IS A LARGE DONUT HOLE AT THE 2.5 DEGREE SLICE AND ABOVE...MEANING THE SNOW IS NOT FALLING FROM ALOFT. WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ON AND OFF LIGHT SNOW/SNOW FLURRIES TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...BUT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH WITH MOST PLACES ONLY TO SEE A DUSTING OF SNOW. OF COURSE THE SNOWY RANGE AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW PILE UP. CENTENNIAL PICKED UP A FOOT OF SNOW LAST NIGHT AND THAT WAS ON TOP OF A FOOT THE DAY BEFORE. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN THAT AREA AND WILL DO SO THROUGH TONIGHT. COMPUTER MODELS PRODUCING VERY LITTLE QPF OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...BUT BASED ON MODEL MOISTURE AND 30 TO 40 KT WESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS...OROGRAPHIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. SATELLITE ALSO SHOWING A STEADY STREAM OF MOISTURE ADVECTING EASTWARD AT THIS TIME. SHOULD EASILY SEE ANOTHER 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH THIS HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY AS MOISTURE AMOUNTS DECREASE AND WESTERLY FLOW DECREASES IN STRENGTH. FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT. THE QUESTION IS HOW THICK AND WIDESPREAD THE FOG MAY OR MAY NOT BE. WARM ADVECTION AT THE TOP OF ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL REINFORCE THE INVERSION AND THUS FOG POTENTIAL... ESPECIALLY WITH THE MID LEVELS STARTING TO DRY OUT OVERNIGHT. LIGHT UPSLOPE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOG POTENTIAL. THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR IS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WHICH TEND TO FAVOR ICE CRYSTALS...SUCH THAT FOG AND FLURRIES COULD BE SYNONYMOUS. AT ANY RATE...FOG IS IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND INTO THE PANHANDLE INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WARM ADVECTION WILL RAMP UP LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WHICH WILL BEGIN TO SCOUR OUT THE COLD AIR. HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE A GOOD 15 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY...AT LEAST FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. TO THE WEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THAT OF TODAY. A FEW FLURRIES STILL POSSIBLE TOMORROW BUT EVEN THOSE SHOULD BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 300 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 MILD AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER FOR TUESDAY THEN A SHORTWAVE WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW MODELS BRING A MINOR PUSH OF COLDER AIR ALONG WITH A SHOT OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT SO HAVE INTRODUCED SOME POPS FOR THAT TIME. MILD PATTERN THEN SETS UP WEDS AND THURSDAY WITH MOIST WNW FLOW ALOFT OVER THE CWA KEEPING PERIODS OF SNOW GOING OVER THE HIGHER MTNS BOTH DAYS. WINDY PERIODS ALSO EXPECTED IN THIS FAVORABLE PATTERN. SOME DRYING LOOKS LIKE IT WILL OCCUR BEGINNING FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS UPPER RIDGE AXIS MOVES OVER THE REGION AND MOISTURE LIFTS MORE TO THE NORTH. STILL SOME BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN WIND-FAVORED AREAS WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING MILD. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 1030 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 MVFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT IN WEAK UPSLOPE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WITH SOME IFR-VLIFR CIGS/VSBYS IN FOG INVOF KCYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AS SURFACE WINDS SHIFT TO WESTERLY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS WILL BE OBSCURED DUE TO CIGS AND OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 300 AM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AREA WIDE WITH EXISTING SNOW PACK AND FUTURE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. NO FIRE WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON MST TODAY FOR WYZ112-114. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...RUBIN SHORT TERM...SML LONG TERM...RE AVIATION...JAMSKI FIRE WEATHER...CLAYCOMB
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 9:19 PM MST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 919 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 WYZ101>111-113-115>119-110430- 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- 919 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. FOG WILL REDEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT. FOG MAY BECOME DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE...AND ALSO INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN DOUGLAS AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-110430- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 919 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. FOG WILL REDEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. FOG MAY BECOME DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SIDNEY AND THE WYOMING STATE LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WYZ112-114-110430- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- 919 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES TONIGHT...WITH SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER WEST FACING SLOPES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. HOWEVER...PLEASE REPORT YOUR OBSERVED NEW SNOW TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE JAMSKI
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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.