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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 27, 20165 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2016, 8:01 PM MST for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2016, 8:01 PM MST (03:01 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2016, 2:00 AM MST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2016-02-28Temperature 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 2016-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

887 
WWUS75 KCYS 280301
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

.A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...STRONG COLD FRONT AND STRENGTHENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

WYZ106-110-116-117-280900-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 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.

&&

$$

WYZ115-118-280900-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-280900-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.160228T0301Z-160228T0900Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY
  WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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 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
471 
WWUS75 KCYS 280301 CCA
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

.A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...STRONG COLD FRONT AND STRENGTHENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

WYZ106-110-116-117-280900-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 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.

&&

$$

WYZ115-118-280900-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-280900-
/O.COR.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.160228T0301Z-160228T0900Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY
  WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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 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.

&&

$$
431 
WWUS75 KCYS 280629
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1129 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...WINDS EASING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS EVENING...

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS
EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...STRONG COLD FRONT AND
STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

WYZ106-110-115>118-280730-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...
HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
1129 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EASING LATE THIS EVENING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
BE SEVERE. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
EARLY.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-280900-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1129 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY 
  WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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 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.

&&

$$
415 
WWUS75 KCYS 280851
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
151 AM MST SUN FEB 28 2016

...WINDS EASING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS
MORNING...

NEZ019>021-054-055-281000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
151 AM MST SUN FEB 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS ARE EASING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY
LEVELS THE REST OF THE MORNING. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME.

$$

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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.