Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2014
High Wind Watch 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Feb 13, 2014, 3:40 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 14, 2014, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014, 3:40 AM MST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2014, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2014, 5:26 AM MST
- In force
- 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 10:46 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, 10.7 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
- 1764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
033 WWUS75 KCYS 131040 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 340 AM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .AFTER A BREAK IN THE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT...A LOW AND MID LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE DAKOTAS. THE RESULT WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING THIS MORNING WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE STRONG WINDS AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ106-110-132300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 340 AM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME 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. 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. && $$ WYZ116-117-132300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 340 AM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ115-119-132300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 340 AM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 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 EXTREME 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. && $$ WYZ109-118-132300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...CHEYENNE 340 AM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ RJM
5 follow-up statements
694 WWUS75 KCYS 132101 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE STRONG WINDS AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ118-132215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE NO LONGER A THREAT TO CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. $$ WYZ119-132215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140213T2300Z/ EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE NO LONGER A THREAT TO EASTERN LARAMIE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. $$ WYZ116-117-140915- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME 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. 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. && $$ WYZ115-140400- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ109-140400- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 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. && $$ WYZ106-110-140915- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 201 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TT
663 WWUS75 KCYS 140351 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 851 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE STRONG WINDS AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ106-117-141600- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 851 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. && $$ WYZ109-140500- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA 851 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ115-140500- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0400Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 851 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ116-141600- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 851 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ110-141600- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 851 PM MST THU FEB 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME 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. 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. && $$
062 WWUS75 KCYS 140901 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 201 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE ARLINGTON FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO BEFORE WEAKENING THROUGH SUNRISE. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE STRONG WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ116-142115- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 201 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ110-142115- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 201 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4AM BEFORE WEAKENING THROUGH SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME 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. 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. && $$ WYZ106-117-142115- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 201 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. && $$
624 WWUS75 KCYS 141020 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 320 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WYZ110-142230- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 320 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS NEAR ARLINGTON. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME 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. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-142230- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 320 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RJM
478 WWUS75 KCYS 141226 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 526 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND PLAINS TODAY WILL PRODUCE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. STRONG SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AS A RESULT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. WYZ106-110-116-117-150100- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0015.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ 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 526 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO VERY 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. && $$ WYZ104-109-115-150100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0015.140214T2100Z-140215T1200Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...LARAMIE 526 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE EXTREME BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ114-150100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0015.140214T2100Z-140215T1900Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 526 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH...MAINLY ABOVE 8500 FEET. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS TO OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS AND THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA. IN ADDITION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO SEVERELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS AND TRAILS. 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. && $$ RJM
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 12, 9:32 PM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 9:32 PM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
932 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 930 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
993MB SFC LOW ANALYZED OVER WRN NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE H3 JET CORE
SET TO BE BISECTING THE CWA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. EVENING
OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN SOLIDLY PEGGED INTO THE HIGH WIND CRITERIA
ALL ACROSS THE ARLINGTON AREA...OVR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND
ADJACENT ERN FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS NR BORDEAUX. ALTHOUGH AREAS
OUTSIDE OF THESE MORE FAVORED LOCALES HAVE SEEN WINDS COME UP IN
RECENT HOURS...SPEEDS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET CLOSE TO
CRITERIA. THIS WILL CHANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT HOWEVER...AS THE
FAVORABLE DESCENDING RIGHT EXIT REGION OF THE ANTICYCLONIC JET
MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL AID IN SFC STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. DONT
SEE A BREAK IN THE WINDS UNTIL LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
STILL LOOKS LIKE A BRIEF RESPITE...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS
POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WILL
MAKE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST OUTSIDE JUST SOME
TWEAKS HERE AND THERE.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 245 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
THE MAJOR FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY HAS BEEN STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA...INCLUDING TIMING CONCERNS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND
PRONE AREAS HAVE ALREADY HIT GUSTS OVER 58 MPH TODAY AND ARE
CURRENTLY BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BELIEVE THESE
AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PERIODS OF WINDS OVER 60 MPH TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. OTHER AREAS...SUCH AS LARAMIE COUNTY...LARAMIE
VALLEY...AND THE UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN HAVE SEEN LIMITED
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. CANCELLED OR DELAYED THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS
FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS INTO LATE THIS EVENING. EXTREME WESTERN
CONVERSE COUNTY BETWEEN CASPER AND DOUGLAS HAS GUSTED OVER 58 MPH
AS WELL...BUT WILL NOT ADD THAT ZONE TO THE WARNING SINCE THESE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SOON. BELIEVE THE
DELAY AND UNCERTAINTY OF THE STRONGER WINDS HAVE TO DO WITH THE
MUCH LOWER TEMPERATURES OBSERVED ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS
TODAY...WHICH RESULTED IN AN ALTERED PRESSURE FIELD COMPARED TO
MODEL SOLUTIONS. HENCE...MOS AND MODEL GUIDANCE HAVE NOT BEEN TOO
MUCH HELP WITH THESE DETAILS THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH THE NAM
SEEMS TO BE DOING THE BEST. KEPT THE HIGH WIND WARNING GOING FOR
THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE VALLEY...THE WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING
ARLINGTON/THE I80 SUMMIT/BORDEAUX...AND NORTH CENTRAL CARBON
COUNTY. UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FOR ALL OF
LARAMIE COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT DROP MUCH TONIGHT DUE TO THE INTENSE
WINDS...WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S.
THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SNOWY
AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES FOR OVER A FOOT OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WILL KEEP THIS WARNING GOING THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL WITH NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATE THURSDAY AFTER HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND LOW 50S. DID NOT GO QUITE AS HIGH AS
MOS DUE TO THE SNOW PACK...BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RELATIVELY
MILD FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. MODELS ARE SHOWING A WEAK CLIPPER
DIGGING SOUTHWARD THURSDAY EVENING. THE GEM AND ECMWF SHOW SOME
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE HIGH PLAINS INTO THE
LARAMIE RANGE ALTHOUGH THE OTHER MODELS SHOW IT MAINLY DRY WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF AREAS NEAR AND ALONG THE PINE RIDGE FROM DOUGLAS
EASTWARD TOWARDS ALLIANCE. INCREASED POP BETWEEN 20 TO 35 PERCENT
IN THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR NOW BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
SINCE THESE WEAK CLIPPERS HAVE TENDED TO PRODUCE A QUICK INCH OR
TWO OF SNOW ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY WITH WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST ONCE AGAIN. THE
WIND PRONE AREAS MAY NEED ANOTHER HIGH WIND HEADLINE SOON IF TREND
CONTINUE FOR GUSTS OVER 55 MPH.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE STORY IN THE
LONG TERM. SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS MONTANA ON FRI NIGHT AND THEN
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SAT. WITH THE UPPER JET TO THE NORTH OF
THE REGION...AND 700MB WINDS OF 50-60 KTS IN SOUTHEAST WY...WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH SAT MORNING. NEAR
LIKELY POPS IN THE MTNS WITH MOIST OROGRAPHIC FORCING. WHILE TEMPS
WILL BE MILD ON FRI...THEY WILL INCREASE EVEN FURTHER OVER THE
WEEKEND. 700MB TEMPS ARE A WARM 0-2C FOR SAT AND SUN. PERSISTENT
LEE TROUGH OVER THE PLAINS WILL KEEP WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. SHORTWAVE IN
THE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT PASSES OVER THE CWA BY LATE SUN...AND THERE ARE
AMPLITUDE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF. THE MORE
PROGRESSIVE GFS WOULD KEEP PRECIP CHANCES LARGELY CONFINED TO THE
MTNS WHEREAS THE ECMWF GENERATES LIGHT QPF OVER THE PLAINS BEHIND
THE FROPA. TEMPS COULD COOL 5-10 DEGREES FOR MON BUT THE GFS SHOWS
THE LEE TROUGH ESTABLISHING ITSELF RATHER QUICKLY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK
FOR CONTINUING MILD TEMPS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 931 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
THE TROUBLE AIRFIELD TONIGHT WILL BE KRWL...WHERE A MVFR/IFR CIGS
WILL PREVAIL THRU MOST OF THE PERIOD. THERE ALSO MAY BE A FEW
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF KRWL THRU THE PERIOD AS
WELL. AM NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN TIMING NOR OCCURENCE TO INCLUDE
IN THE TAF. OTHERWISE...THE MAIN STORY WILL BE THE WINDY
CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON AT SE
WYOMING TERMINALS THRU THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE LESS AT WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TERMINALS WHERE GUSTS OF 25-30 KNOTS ARE
ANTICIPATED.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 144 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
MILD AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK...WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOW EXPECTED IN THE SNOWY RANGE AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
WYZ112-114.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR WYZ106-109-110-
115>117.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR WYZ104.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR WYZ118-119.
NE...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...HAHN
SHORT TERM...TJT
LONG TERM...FINCH
AVIATION...HAHN
FIRE WEATHER...TJTHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 5:25 AM MST, 22 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 525 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 WYZ103>107-109>111-113-115>119-131230- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE 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- 525 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MANY AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN THESE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR MANY AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS TIME. .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 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-108-131230- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- 525 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AGAIN ON THURSDAY. .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 WYZ112-114-131230- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- 525 AM MST WED FEB 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE SNOWY RANGE AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY FOR POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THESE AREAS. STRONG WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES WILL SEVERELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. .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
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Local storm report, Feb 12, 10:52 PM MST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1052 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0936 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
02/12/2014 M61.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH.
1025 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE ARLINGTON 41.58N 106.17W
02/12/2014 M62.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
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MAZURLocal storm report, Feb 12, 10:59 PM MST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1059 PM MST WED FEB 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NW ARLINGTON 41.64N 106.28W
02/12/2014 M63 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 53 MPH. MEASURED AT THE WAGONHOUND SITE.
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MAZURNearby
High Wind Watches in Wyoming, 2014Every high wind watch in 2014
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.