Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Watches in 2016
High Wind Watch 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Feb 17, 2016, 1:16 PM MST for Goshen County, Laramie County, Niobrara County, Wyoming; 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016, 1:16 PM MST (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 1:57 AM MST
- In force
- 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, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 3108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
321 WWUS75 KCYS 172016 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 116 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... WYZ110-181215- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.160218T0900Z-160219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0400Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 116 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW/VISIBILITIES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND ARLINGTON AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MORE SO THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD CAUSE ICE COVERED ROADS AND VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALL VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. 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. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-115-181215- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.160218T1600Z-160219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0900Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 116 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER LYING AREAS OF RAWLINS...BAGGS...LARAMIE AND SARATOGA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ON ALL AREA ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-181215- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.160218T1600Z-160219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0900Z-160219T1800Z/ 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 116 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...2 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. 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. && $$ WYZ101-107-118-181215- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.160218T1900Z-160219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T1200Z-160219T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 116 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...5 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-181215- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0010.160219T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 116 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MORE AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY...PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LUSK AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 26 AND 385 IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
324 WWUS75 KCYS 172048 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 148 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... WYZ110-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0400Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 148 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW/VISIBILITIES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND ARLINGTON AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MORE SO THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD CAUSE ICE COVERED ROADS AND VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALL VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-115>117-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0900Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 148 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...9 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF BORDEAUX AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER LYING AREAS OF RAWLINS...BAGGS... LARAMIE AND SARATOGA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ON ALL AREA ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA... ESPECIALLY 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. && $$ WYZ101-107-118-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T1200Z-160219T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 148 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...5 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0010.160219T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 148 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MORE AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY...PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LUSK AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 26 AND 385 IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$
216 WWUS75 KCYS 172247 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 347 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... WYZ110-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0400Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 347 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW/VISIBILITIES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND ARLINGTON AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MORE SO THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD CAUSE ICE COVERED ROADS AND VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALL VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-115>117-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0900Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 347 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...2 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF BORDEAUX AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER LYING AREAS OF RAWLINS...BAGGS... LARAMIE AND SARATOGA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ON ALL AREA ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA... ESPECIALLY 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. && $$ WYZ101-107-118-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T1200Z-160219T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 347 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...5 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0010.160219T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 347 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MORE AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY...PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LUSK AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 26 AND 385 IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$
535 WWUS75 KCYS 180511 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1011 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... WYZ110-181500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1011 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN AGAIN THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW/VISIBILITIES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND ARLINGTON AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MORE SO THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD CAUSE ICE COVERED ROADS AND VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALL VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-115>117-181500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T0900Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1011 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...2 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF BORDEAUX AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER LYING AREAS OF RAWLINS...BAGGS... LARAMIE AND SARATOGA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ON ALL AREA ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA... ESPECIALLY NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ WYZ101-107-118-181500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T1200Z-160219T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 1011 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...5 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-181500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0010.160219T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1011 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MORE AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY...PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. HIGHER SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LUSK AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 26 AND 385 IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$
951 WWUS75 KCYS 180857 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-190000- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0010.160219T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160219T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...TORRINGTON...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...5 PM MST TODAY UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG MUCH OF HIGHWAY 85 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LUSK...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 26 AND 385 IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-115-190000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T1200Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...5 AM MST TODAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ WYZ101-106-107-116>118-190000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0009.160218T1500Z-160219T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...8 AM TODAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 INCLUDING CHEYENNE...WHEATLAND AND DOUGLAS. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE BORDEAUX AREA BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALL VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED NEAR BORDEAUX. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE...AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CASPER AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ110-190000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160219T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 157 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * SNOW/VISIBILITIES...AREAS OF SNOW COULD SPREAD INTO ARLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MINIMAL...VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN ICY ROADS AND VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALL VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOWOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ HAMMER
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 17, 10:56 AM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 10:56 AM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1056 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
.UPDATE...FOR THE 18Z TAF PACKAGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 330 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
A PLEASANT AFTERNOON CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WY AND
THE WESTERN NE PANHANDLE TODAY COURTESY OF BROAD UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING
BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY ALONG AND W
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WITH A MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT AND 30 TO 40 KT
FLOW ALOFT...BUT CERTAINLY NOT AS BAD THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. MODEL
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS H7 TEMPS BETWEEN +3C AND +6C OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...SO WIDESPREAD 50S AND LOW 60S ARE PROBABLE FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES. THE MAIN LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE A BROAD CIRRUS SHIELD
ALREADY SPREADING INTO WESTERN WYOMING PER MORNING WATER VAPOR.
ATTENTION THEN SHIFTS TO THE NEXT HIGH WIND EPISODE EXPECTED TO TAKE
SHAPE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG SFC PRESSURE FALLS WILL
BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND THE WESTERN DAKOTAS BY 0Z
THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER ALBERTA. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A CAG-CPR GRADIENT IN THE 40 TO 50 METER RANGE
BY 12Z THU...AND WITH GFS/NAM PROJECTIONS OF 50+ KT 750 MB FLOW OVER
ARL IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT ZONE MAY APPROACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA BY
LATE TONIGHT. LOW-LEVEL GRADIENTS STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON...WITH THE GFS SHOWING A 12-13 MILLIBAR MSLP GRADIENT FROM
GJT-CYS AT 00Z FRI. THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH 50 TO
60 KT FLOW BETWEEN H7-H8 OVER MUCH OF THE CWA ON THURSDAY...AND NAM/
GFS BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW EXCELLENT LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES ACROSS ALL
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I25. THIS...COMBINED WITH EXCELLENT DOWNWARD
OMEGA SUGGESTS A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS. MAV/MET
GUIDANCE BOTH SHOW SOLID 30 TO 40 KT SUSTAINED WINDS AT RWL/LAR/CYS/
DGW BETWEEN 18Z THU AND 06Z FRI...USUALLY A GOOD INDICATOR FOR GUSTS
EXCEEDING WARNING CRITERIA. LOCAL MODEL FOR BORDEAUX PEAKS AT 92 PCT
AT 06Z FRI FOR EXCEEDING 50+ KT GUSTS. FOR CHEYENNE...THE PEAK IS 72
PCT AT 00Z FRI WHICH IS AMONG THE HIGHEST FOR ALL WIND CASES USED IN
OUR LOCAL STUDY WHICH LOOKED BACK TO 2000. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH
TO GO WITH A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ALL AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I25
CORRIDOR FOR THURSDAY.
AN INTENSE BORA WILL LIKELY KEEP WINDS VERY STRONG WELL INTO THE EVE
AND POSSIBLY SUPPORT 60 MPH GUSTS INTO THE NEB PANHANDLE BY LATE THU
NIGHT AND EARLY FRI MORNING. THE GFS SHOWS H7 TEMPS FALLING FROM +3C
AT 00Z FRI TO -7C AT 06Z FRI...PROMOTING GOOD MIXING AS 800 HPA FLOW
INCREASES TO 60 KTS OVER THE PLAINS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. WE MAY NEED
TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE CURRENT WATCH EASTWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO SUBSIDE AFTER 06Z FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS THE VERY INTENSE...
ALBEIT FAST-MOVING SHORTWAVE RACES EASTWARD AND LOW-LEVEL INVERSIONS
SET IN.
MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. GOOD OROGRAPHICS...AS
WELL AS LARGE SCALE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A 140-150 KT H25 JET STREAK
SHOULD YIELD A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE. THE
MAIN QUESTION MARK IS HOW LONG THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LAST...BECAUSE
THIS IS QUICK-HITTING SYSTEM. HIGHER PEAKS MAY SEE MARGINAL ADVISORY
CRITERIA SNOWS...BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH FOR ACCUMS ELSEWHERE GIVEN A
VERY WARM AIR MASS PRECEDING THE SNOW.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
A SHORTWAVE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND PLAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED
TO NORTHERN WY WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
A PACIFIC FRONTAL PASSAGE. IT WILL BE MILD WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO AROUND 60 ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS...AND 30S/40S TO THE WEST. NEAR
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
CWA SUNDAY WILL PROVIDE DRY AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. IT WILL
BE BREEZY FOR THE HIGH PLAINS WITH NORTHERLY WINDS. BREEZY WESTERLY
WINDS AND LEESIDE DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL YIELD SLIGHTLY MILDER
TEMPERATURES MONDAY EAST OF I-25. ANOTHER FAST MOVING TROUGH AND
SURFACE FRONT WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES MONDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. A SURFACE
RIDGE WITH UPPER RIDGE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL MAINTAIN A
DRY/STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH
MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1056 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
VFR CATEGORY EXPECTED AT ALL AIRPORTS IN SE WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH HIGH CLOUDS
PASSING OVER. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WINDS THAT WILL INCREASE
TOMORROW MORNING FOR RAWLINS...LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE WHEN WIND
GUSTS COULD PICK UP TO 40-50 KTS. STRONGER WINDS WILL START LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE NEBRASKA SITES...JUST BEYOND
THIS FORECAST PERIOD.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 330 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016
WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG / EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ON
BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS AND MINIMUM RH
VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE
SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WYZ103>105-109-111-113-115.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WYZ101-107-118.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR WYZ106-116-117.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR WYZ110.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...CLH
LONG TERM...MAJ
AVIATION...JG
FIRE WEATHER...CLHHazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 4:35 AM MST, 8 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 435 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 WYZ101>119-181030- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 435 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WEST WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER CARBON COUNTY THURSDAY MORNING... SPREADING EAST TO THE LARAMIE RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WHERE FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES COULD FALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-181030- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 435 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2:14 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:16 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 36 hr |
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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.