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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 6, 20168 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2016, 1:16 PM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2016, 1:16 PM MDT (19:16 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
5 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 19:17 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 12:00Z, 7.3 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 12:00Z on 2016-04-06Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 202 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
2902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

153 
WWUS75 KCYS 061916
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
116 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM WEST OF
CHEYENNE TO ARLINGTON...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 6 PM... 

WYZ110-115>117-070000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER...
LARAMIE...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...
HORSE CREEK
116 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY

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

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT THROUGH 
  ARLINGTON THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.160406T1916Z-160407T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...
BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...HARRISON...
AGATE
116 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. WINDS OVER 45 MPH MAY 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
614 
WWUS75 KCYS 062342
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
542 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016

WYZ110-115>117-070045-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER...
LARAMIE...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...
HORSE CREEK
542 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

STRONG WINDS EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS
EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE ON TIME.

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070045-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...
BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...HARRISON...
AGATE
542 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT.

$$

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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.