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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 15, 20154 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 15, 2015, 1:58 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 15, 2015, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 34 hr. 25 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2015, 1:58 PM MST (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2015, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 17, 2015, 5:49 AM MST
In force
34 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 20:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 15, 11:40 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 429 S Wheatland, WYBORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND OVER PAST HOUR. PEAK GUST 57 MPH AT 1115 PM MST.
Jan 16, 9:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Nw Arlington, WYSUSTAINED OVER 40 MPH FOR PAST HOUR.
Jan 16, 9:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 627 Nw Elk Mountain, WYSUSTAINED AT 38 TO 52 MPH FOR PAST HOUR.
Jan 16, 9:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 617 Nw Elk Mountain, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINNED WIND 50 MPH.
Jan 16, 10:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Nw Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF WAGONHOUND. SUSTAINED WIND 52 MPH.
Jan 16, 11:06 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Se Buford, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF BUFORD.SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH.
Jan 16, 11:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Nw Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF WAGONHOUND. SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH.
Jan 16, 11:46 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 W Buford, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF LONE TREE. SUSTANED WIND 43 MPH.
Jan 16, 11:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Wnw Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF WAGONHOUD. SUSTAINED WIND 47 MPH.
Jan 16, 12:11 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 452 W Buford, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF LONE TREE.
Jan 16, 12:30 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 417 Nw Elk Mountain, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF HALLECK RIDGE.
Jan 16, 12:50 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 563 Nw Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF FOOTE CREEK. SUSTAINED WIND 37 MPH.
Jan 16, 1:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 637 Ese Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF COOPER COVE. SUSTAINED WIND 46 MPH.
Jan 16, 1:21 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF ARLINGTON. SUSTAINED WIND 46 MPH.
Jan 16, 1:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 572 Ese Arlington, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF ALINGTON 2 ESE. SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH.
Jan 16, 1:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 619 S Wheatland, WYTHIS IS WYDOT SITE OF BORDEAUX. SUSTAINED WIND 46 MPH.
Jan 16, 1:35 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 621 Sse Bordeaux, WYAT BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25. ELEVATION 5217 FEET. SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 59 TO 62 MPH FROM 130 PM TO 145 PM.
Jan 16, 1:55 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 687 Ese Arlington, WYAT COOPER COVE. ELEVATION 7652 FEET. SUSTAINED WEST WIND 42 TO 48 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 59 TO 68 MPH FROM 125 PM TO 220 PM.
Jan 16, 2:36 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 622 Ne Granite Springs Re, WYWILDCAT TRAIL. ELEVATION 7312 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 46 TO 62 MPH FROM 156 PM TO 236 PM.
Jan 16, 3:44 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5911 Sse Garrett, WYDODGE CREEK. ELEVATION 7100 FEET.
Jan 16, 3:45 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Wsw Rock River, WYROCK RIVER. ELEVATION 6906 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND 46 TO 49 MPH FROM 345 PM TO 355 PM.
Jan 16, 4:35 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Laramie, WY
Jan 16, 6:44 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6011 Sse Garrett, WYDODGE CREEK. ELEVATION 7100 FEET.
Jan 16, 7:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 598 S Chugwater, WYBEAR CREEK ALONG INTERSTATE 25. ELEVATION 5820 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND FROM THE WEST AT 41 TO 46 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 58 TO 59 MPH FROM 650 PM TO 705 PM.
Jan 16, 7:46 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 608 S Sibley Peak, WYCOLEMAN ALONG INTERSTATE 25. ELEVATION 4992 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND 40 TO 44 MPH FROM 806 PM TO 821 PM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2015-01-15Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2015-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 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.

200 
WWUS75 KCYS 152058
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
158 PM MST THU JAN 15 2015

...STRONG WINDS FOR THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS BEGINNING LATE THIS
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 25. THE
MOST LIKELY AREAS TO EXPERIENCE THESE WINDS INCLUDE...ARLINGTON
ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS...AND BORDEAUX
ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND. HIGH WINDS
COULD SPREAD INTO THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS
LATER ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA.

WYZ106-110-161200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0004.150116T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150116T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
158 PM MST THU JAN 15 2015

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

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

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
  BECOME STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 OVER
  THE SUMMIT AND THE ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS
  WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED
  BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ116-117-161200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0004.150116T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
158 PM MST THU JAN 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...WINDS MAY INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY
  SUNRISE FRIDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80
  OVER THE SUMMIT AND THE ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND
  RAWLINS MAY BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD ENHANCE THE
  BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

TT
5 follow-up statements
589 
WWUS75 KCYS 160231
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
731 PM MST THU JAN 15 2015

...STRONG WINDS FOR THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS BEGINNING TONIGHT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 25. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS
TO EXPERIENCE THESE WINDS INCLUDE...ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80
BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS...AND BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25
BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND. HIGH WINDS COULD SPREAD INTO THE
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATER ON FRIDAY
MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

WYZ106-110-161300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150116T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
731 PM MST THU JAN 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  EVENING AND WILL BECOME STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF
  STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN THE
  ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WILL BE IMPACTED.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED BLOWOVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ116-117-161300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0004.150116T1600Z-150117T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
731 PM MST THU JAN 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND COULD BECOME
  STRONG LATE FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80
  OVER THE SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. STRONG CROSS
  WINDS COULD ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
366 
WWUS75 KCYS 161019
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
319 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING... 

.AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS BEGINNING EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 25. THE
MOST LIKELY AREAS TO EXPERIENCE THESE WINDS INCLUDE...ARLINGTON
ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS...AND BORDEAUX
ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND. HIGH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO SPREAD INTO AREAS
EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AS
A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. IT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ116-117-162300-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0004.150116T1600Z-150117T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150116T1900Z-150117T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
319 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME
  STRONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80
  OVER THE SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE WILL BE IMPACTED.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-162300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
319 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. A
  FEW HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND BORDEAUX LATE TONIGHT AND
  EARLY SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN THE
  ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WILL BE IMPACTED.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED BLOWOVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ107-118-162300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0005.150117T0500Z-150117T1500Z/
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
319 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
  WYOMING BY LATE TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD
  OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

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

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. INTERSTATE TRAVEL ACROSS
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING COULD BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY
  ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED 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
594 
WWUS75 KCYS 161850
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1150 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO SATURDAY
MORNING...

.INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN
LARAMIE AND RAWLINS...AND NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25 THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN
LARAMIE RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO ADJACENT AREAS
TONIGHT...SUCH AS THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND CHEYENNE. STRONG WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN
GUSTY.

WYZ107-118-170300-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0005.150117T0500Z-150117T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150117T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE
1150 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
  WYOMING TONIGHT WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS LATER THIS EVENING
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. INTERSTATE TRAVEL ACROSS
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY
  ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$

WYZ115-170300-
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150117T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE
1150 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80
  WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER
  RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
  ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-170300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1150 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  THEN SLOWLY DECREASING SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN 
  THE ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WILL BE 
  IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
  BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ116-117-170300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150116T1900Z-150117T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
1150 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
  BEFORE DECREASING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 
  OVER THE SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE WILL BE IMPACTED. 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
602 
WWUS75 KCYS 170254
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
754 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS ALOFT WILL
RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE TONIGHT. SOME OF
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN
LARAMIE AND RAWLINS...AND NEAR BORDEAUX ALONG INTERSTATE 25
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR
IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT AREAS TONIGHT...SUCH AS
THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

WYZ106-110-171300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
754 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL 
  THEN SLOWLY DECREASING SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN 
  THE ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WILL BE 
  IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
  BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ116-117-171300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
754 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 
  OVER THE SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE WILL BE IMPACTED. 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ107-115-118-171300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.150117T0300Z-150117T1500Z/
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
754 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. INTERSTATE TRAVEL ACROSS 
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY 
  ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$

RJM
952 
WWUS75 KCYS 171249
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
549 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2015

...ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE WIND PRONE
LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT...SPREADING INTO
THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

WYZ116-117-172300-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0006.150118T1900Z-150119T0100Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
549 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2015

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 
  OVER THE SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE WILL BE IMPACTED. 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD ENHANCE THE BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-110-172300-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0006.150118T0600Z-150119T0100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
549 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2015

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY.
  STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

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

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN 
  THE ARLINGTON AREA BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WILL BE 
  IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
  BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ107-115-118-171400-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1500Z/
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
549 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER
THE WARNED AREA. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT
AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN STRONG
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. 

$$

HAMMER

The office that day

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

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Jan 15, 3:13 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte24 hr

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