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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 13, 20168 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Feb 13, 2016, 5:36 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2016, 5:36 PM MST (00:36 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2016, 8:50 PM MST
In force
3 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 00:39 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, 0.6 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 2016-02-14Temperature 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 2016-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

731 
WWUS75 KCYS 140036
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
536 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

.STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND
PRONE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS...AND
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE.
WHILE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT RELATIVELY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.

WYZ106-140400-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160214T0400Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
536 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS 
  EVENING AND WILL THEN SUBSIDE. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 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. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ110-116-117-140845-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160214T1600Z/
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
536 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 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. 

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>021-054-055-095-096-140600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0001.160214T0036Z-160214T0600Z/
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
536 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED
  GUSTING TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ON EAST TO WEST
  ORIENTED ROADS COULD POSED AN ELEVATED RISK OF BLOW OFFS OR BLOW
  OVERS. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
732 
WWUS75 KCYS 140256
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
756 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

.STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND
PRONE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS...AND
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE.
WHILE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT RELATIVELY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.

WYZ106-140400-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160214T0400Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
756 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND TURNED MORE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT
BORDEAUX THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY..

$$

WYZ110-116-117-141100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160214T1600Z/
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
756 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 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. 

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>021-054-055-095-096-140600-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T0600Z/
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
756 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED 
  GUSTING TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL ON EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS COULD POSED AN ELEVATED RISK OF BLOW OFFS OR 
  BLOW OVERS. 

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.

&&

$$
810 
WWUS75 KCYS 140350
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
850 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

.STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND
PRONE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS...AND
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE.
WHILE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT RELATIVELY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-140500-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T0600Z/
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
850 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED
QUICKLY THROUGH THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLIER. THEY ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ110-116-117-141200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160214T1600Z/
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
850 PM MST SAT FEB 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 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. 

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.

&&

$$

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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.