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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 21, 20148 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2014, 2:25 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2014, 2:25 PM MST (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 22, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 223 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
262 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

342 
WWUS75 KCYS 212125
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY OVER THE HIGH PLAINS
TODAY...STRENGTHENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND THE INTERSTATE
80 SUMMIT THROUGH MID EVENING. 

WYZ106-220600-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141222T0700Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER 
  RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF CHEYENNE DUE TO THE STRONG 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WYZ104-105-107-109-116>118-220600-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141222T0700Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...
WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER 
  RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING IN 
  NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS COULD 
  COMBINE WITH HIGH WINDS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. 

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. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-220600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...8 AM MONDAY THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
099 
WWUS75 KCYS 220359
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
859 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED...

.WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DECREASING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

WYZ104>107-109-116>118-220500-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141222T0700Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-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...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
859 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 900 PM MDT. 

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-221645-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
859 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...8 AM MONDAY THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
152 
WWUS75 KCYS 221049
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ALLOW GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR EVEN STRONGER WINDS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT TIME PERIOD FOR MOST
AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN
NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT AND ADJACENT SOUTH
LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS.

NEZ019>021-054-055-095-096-222300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-
SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...HARRISON...AGATE
349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS. A BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE
  EVENING BEFORE HIGH WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE AFTER 10 PM. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-222300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119-222300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

HAMMER
499 
WWUS75 KCYS 222028
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ALLOW GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS.

NEZ095-096-230000-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...AGATE
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. A
  BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING BEFORE HIGH WINDS
  DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE 
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 10 PM. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ106-222130-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE QUITE GUSTY TONIGHT...GUSTING INTO THE
LOW TO MID 50 MPH RANGE AROUND BORDEAUX.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-231200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS. A BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING BEFORE
  HIGH WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE AFTER 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

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. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-107-108-116>119-231200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...
WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...
CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

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. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-230000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
294 
WWUS75 KCYS 230000
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND WILL STRENGTHEN
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS.

NEZ019>021-054-055-231300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS. A BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE 
  EVENING BEFORE HIGH WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE 
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 8 PM. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WELL AND WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES
  OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE
  NIGHT...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT.

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. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-095-096-230100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS ARE ON THE DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...SO WILL ALLOW THE
WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL
DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 AM TUESDAY.

$$

WYZ101-102-107-108-116>119-231300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...
WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...
CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE AS WELL AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
  AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
  THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS
  TONIGHT.

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. FOR DETAILED ROAD
AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1.

&&

$$

RJM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 21, 10:30 AM MST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 10:30 AM MST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1030 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 420 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

QUITE A CHALLENGING FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SNOW...WIND
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO PRE-HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN
AND AROUND THE CWA. LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS A FIREHOSE OF AN
UPPER JET CRASHING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AMPLE MID AND HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING VIA STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...SETTING THE STAGE FOR AN
INCREASE IN MOUNTAIN SNOWS SHORTLY. RADAR HAS BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET
OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...BUT SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNRISE AS LARGE SCALE ASCENT RAPIDLY INCREASES
IN THE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF A 150 KNOT H25 JET. THIS WILL COMBINE
WITH EXCELLENT OROGRAPHICS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A BELT OF MOIST
WEST-TO-NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOW. QPF
FROM VIRTUALLY EVERY MODEL SUGGESTS UPWARDS OF 1.5 INCHES OF LIQUID
FOR OUR HIGH PEAKS...WHICH TRANSLATES TO UPWARDS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IF
WE ASSUME A 20 TO 1 RATIO. THE WINTER STORM WARNING LOOKS GOOD FOR
THOSE AREAS. WILL CONTINUE WITH A 12Z TUE EXPIRATION AS THE ARRIVAL
OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD CUT OFF PRECIPITATION FROM WEST TO EAST
ON TUE MORNING.

WINDS ARE THE OTHER MAJOR CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM. WILL CONTINUE A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS INCLUDING BRX AND THE
I80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. BUFORD IN THE SOUTH LARAMIE
RANGE HAS ALREADY MANAGED TO ACHIEVE 60 MPH GUSTS...SO WE MIGHT NEED
TO BUMP UP THE START TIME BEFORE THE DAY CREW ARRIVES DEPENDING ON
TRENDS. EXPECT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS
THE NAM H85 CAG-CPR GRADIENT CLIMBS TO 80 METERS BY 18Z. PROGGED H7
FLOW IN EXCESS OF 70 KT OVER THE WIND CORRIDOR AND GOOD LOW LEVEL
MIXING ON AFTERNOON FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST AN EXCELLENT SETUP
FOR 65 TO 75 MPH GUSTS GIVEN GOOD MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE SEEN IN THE
OMEGA FIELDS. UPGRADED NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY / FERRIS MOUNTAINS
AND SHIRLEY BASIN / TO A HIGH WIND WARNING AS GFS H75 FLOW APPEARS
TO BE WELL IN EXCESS OF 50 KT AROUND MID DAY. FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN HERE...BUT 700-300 MILLIBAR RH PROGS
SUGGEST THE BEST MOISTURE IS TO THE SOUTH. JUST NOT CONFIDENT SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH WITHOUT GAP ENHANCEMENTS TO CAUSE
WINTER STORM WARNING TYPE IMPACTS.

NOT SO MUCH THE CASE FOR ARLINGTON THOUGH...WHICH WILL BE EXTREMELY
WINDY FOR REASONS ALREADY STATED. PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP
OVER THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS BY LATE MORNING. AREA FORECAST
SOUNDINGS ARE VERY CONCERNING WITH 60+ KT FLOW JUST OFF THE SURFACE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH COLD ADVECTION ALOFT AIDING
IN MIXING AND POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS GIVEN SLIGHTLY
NEGATIVE LIFTED INDICES...BELIEVE BLOWING SNOW COULD EASILY BE A
MAJOR ISSUE FOR INTERSTATE TRAVEL. EVEN IF ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF
NEW SNOW FALLS...THE COMBINATION OF 70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND FALLING
AND/OR BLOWING SNOW HAS POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES
AND POSSIBLY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WE THOUGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING
WOULD BETTER HIGHLIGHT THESE IMPACTS...SO OPTED TO CHANGE FROM NPW
TO WSW HEADLINES AT ARL. WOULD NOT BE ENTIRELY SURPRISED IF THE DAY
SHIFT NEEDS TO CONSIDER BLIZZARD HEADLINES IF THESE CONCERNS ARE
REALIZED. WE ALSO INCLUDED SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE SIERRA MADRE WHERE UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENTS MAY YIELD LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES AROUND DIXON AND BAGGS. SHADOWING IN THE
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY AND LARAMIE VALLEY COULD LIMIT
SNOWFALL TO LESS THAN AN INCH...BUT UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH
TO AN ADVISORY FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. NOT TOO CONCERNED WITH THE
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
OVERNIGHT...WHEN WINDS START TO COME DOWN. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH SNOW
AT ALL EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WITH DRY DOWNSLOPING WINDS. A BIT
WARMER ON THE LEE SIDE TOO...SUPPORTING MORE RAIN THAN SNOW THROUGH
THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.

HIGH WINDS WILL END AFTER 06Z AS LOW-LEVEL GRADIENTS QUICKLY DROP
OFF OVERNIGHT...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND WIND COULD BECOME AN ISSUE OVER
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE ON MON WITH FAST NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
AND STRONG LOW LEVEL CAA. DESPITE CLOUD COVER...GFS/NAM/ECMWF EACH
DEPICT A WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER WITH 50 TO 60 KT AVAILABLE TO
MIX AROUND 18Z MON. CONTEMPLATED SOME SORT OF WATCH HEADLINE WITH
INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN A HIGHER IMPACT EVENT...BUT PLAN TO FOLLOW
LBF/S LEAD WITH AN SPS LATER THIS MORNING TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION
WITH ONGOING HAZARDS. THE MODELS REALLY WRAP UP THE MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AFTER 00Z TUE AS IT
TRANSLATES EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. COLD AIR ALOFT
REMAINS INTACT WITH H7 TEMPS AROUND -14C...SO INSTABILITY SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS
SHOULD GENERALLY IMPROVE.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

A PRONOUNCED UPPER TROUGH OVER GREAT PLAINS WILL PROGRESS EAST
TOWARD THE ATLANTIC/GULF COASTS THURSDAY. A RETURN TO ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE NEXT TROUGH MOVING INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AMPLIFIES OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY.
MODEL DIFFERENCES APPEAR SATURDAY...AS THE ECMWF IS MORE PRONOUNCED
WITH THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC COAST STATES AND ITS DOWNSTREAM
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FURTHER WEST THAN THE GFS.

MOISTURE WILL DWINDLE OVER THE SOUTHERN WY MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CO
WEDNESDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER
NORTHERN ID WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS WY AND
WESTERN NE CHRISTMAS DAY. THE ECMWF IS TRENDING FASTER AND PRODUCES
MORE WIDESPREAD QPF THAN THE GFS. GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE ECMWF
SOLUTION...WITH THE PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE CWA CHRISTMAS DAY...AND ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT. IT/S STILL
EARLY TO PREDICT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM. A BIT OF
MOISTURE AND WEAK UPSLOPE MAY TRIGGER LIGHT SNOW FOR THE SNOWY
AND SIERRA MADRES FRIDAY...OTHERWISE IT WILL BE DRY HEADING INTO
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS WITH 30S TO LOWER 40S...FALLING TO BELOW NORMAL CHRISTMAS
DAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHTS WILL
AVERAGE IN THE TEENS AND 20S...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
LOWER TEENS THURSDAY/FRIDAY NIGHTS. NOT EXPECTING ANY STRONG WINDS
WITH BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY PERIODS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 235
AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...PRODUCING PREVAILING
MVFR CONDITIONS WITH PERIODS OF LIFR CONDITIONS IN MODERATE
SNOWFALL. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGH
PLAINS...BUT THE TIMING OF THIS PRECIP WILL BE DIFFICULT SO KEPT
VCSH IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
ACTIVITY AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WEST WINDS WILL GUST
IN EXCESS OF 45-50 KNOTS AT TIMES TODAY...MAINLY BETWEEN KRWL AND
KCYS. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ACROSS FAR EASTERN WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS
EVENING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 315 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH LIKELY. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL
KEEP THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH LOW. SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWS
WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWIES AND SIERRA MADRES BEFORE
ALL IS SAID AND DONE.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR WYZ112-114.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT
     FOR WYZ104-105-109-116-117.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR WYZ110-111.

     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR WYZ106.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST MONDAY FOR
     WYZ113-115.

NE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...CLH
LONG TERM...MJ
AVIATION...MJ
FIRE WEATHER...CLH
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 5:00 AM MST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

WYZ103>106-109>117-221200-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY
WITH WIDESPREAD WIND AND SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
65 MPH WILL POSE A RISK TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
IN THE TYPICAL WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. HIGH
WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO
COMBINE WITH THE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...GIVING WAY TO VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MOUNTAIN SNOWS WILL
PERSIST AS WELL...WITH UPWARDS OF 3 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SNOWIES
AND SIERRA MADRES THROUGH TUESDAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND
RAWLINS WHERE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST WITH FRESH SNOW. SOME
LESS TRAVELED ROADS COULD ALSO BECOME IMPASSIBLE. THOSE TRAVELING
FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO RECONSIDER TRAVEL PLANS
AND CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING. REMEMBER TO CARRY A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. TRAVEL IS ALSO
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE
TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT
AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...HIGH WINDS...OR DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHEYENNE BY PHONE OR SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS.

NEZ002-003-019>021-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-221200-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-
SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING
AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY...AS WELL AS STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT
AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NEZ054-WYZ118-119-221200-
KIMBALL-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HAMMER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:29 PM MST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1229 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1205 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 16 E HORSE CREEK        41.41N 104.87W
12/21/2014  M50 MPH          LARAMIE            WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.

&&

BCHAPMAN
Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:30 PM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1230 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1205 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN       41.76N 106.51W
12/21/2014  M51 MPH          CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.

&&

BCHAPMAN
Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:38 PM MST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1238 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 12 E CHEYENNE           41.15N 104.56W
12/21/2014  M51 MPH          LARAMIE            WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.

&&

BCHAPMAN
Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:58 PM MST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1258 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1256 PM     SNOW             ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
12/21/2014  E0.0 INCH        CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WYDOT VISIBILITY SENSOR
            REPORTING 1/4 MILE. WINDS 34MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 48
            MPH.

&&

GCLAYCOM
Local storm report, Dec 21, 1:29 PM MST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
129 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 14 WSW CHEYENNE         41.07N 105.04W
12/21/2014  E66.00 MPH       LARAMIE            WY   MESONET

1230 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 16 E HORSE CREEK        41.41N 104.87W
12/21/2014  M63.00 MPH       LARAMIE            WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

&&

DDEAL
Local storm report, Dec 21, 1:43 PM MST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
143 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN       41.76N 106.51W
12/21/2014  E42 MPH          CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0120 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 10 SW CHEYENNE          41.04N 104.93W
12/21/2014  M58 MPH          LARAMIE            WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH.

0120 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  8 S CHUGWATER           41.64N 104.82W
12/21/2014  M42 MPH          LARAMIE            WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            BEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE.

0130 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN       41.76N 106.51W
12/21/2014  M41 MPH          CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

&&

DDEAL

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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.