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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 28, 20158 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2015, 1:13 AM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 28, 2015, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2015, 1:13 AM MST (08:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2015, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 28, 2015, 5:00 PM MST
In force
7 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 08:12 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 00:00Z, 8.2 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 00:00Z on 2015-01-28Temperature 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2015-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 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.

402 
WWUS75 KCYS 280813
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
113 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING EARLY THIS MORNING...

.WEST WINDS WILL PEAK OUT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING
BEFORE SLOWLY EASING AFTER SUNRISE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS MORNING...TURNING WINDS MORE
NORTHWESTERLY. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY
MID MORNING...TURNING WINDS MORE NORTHWESTERLY. WINDS IN THE
PANHANDLE WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

WYZ110-116-117-281800-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150128T1800Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
113 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 11AM TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH
  SUNRISE.

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 
  BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE AND IN THE ARLINGTON AREA WILL BE 
  IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL 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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-281500-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150128T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
113 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS AT BORDEAUX
  EXPECTED THROUGH 5 AM THIS MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 
  IN THE BORDEAUX AREA WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL 
  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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-290000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.150128T1700Z-150129T0000Z/
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
113 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...10 AM THROUGH 5 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTLY TRAVELING ON EAST TO
  WEST ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
112 
WWUS75 KCYS 280959
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
259 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM
10 AM THROUGH 5 PM TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS
MORNING...TURNING WINDS MORE NORTHWESTERLY. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY MID MORNING...TURNING WINDS MORE
NORTHWESTERLY. WINDS IN THE PANHANDLE WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

WYZ110-116-117-281100-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150128T1800Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
259 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ106-281100-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150128T1500Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
259 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-290000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.150128T1700Z-150129T0000Z/
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
259 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...10 AM THROUGH 5 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTLY TRAVELING ON EAST TO 
  WEST ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$
922 
WWUS75 KCYS 281748
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1048 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THEN NORTHWEST AND BECOME QUITE
STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-290000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T0000Z/
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
1048 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY BEHIND A COLD
  FRONT LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
704 
WWUS75 KCYS 290002
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
502 PM MST WED JAN 28 2015

.GUSTY WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN STRENGTH...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN EXPIRED.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-290115-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T0000Z/
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
502 PM MST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN STRENGTH AND WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS
EVENING.

$$

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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.