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High Wind Warning 30, NWS Riverton, WY

December 26, 20164 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 26, 2016, 2:33 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 26, 2016, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 44 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2016, 2:33 AM MST (09:33 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2016, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 28, 2016, 1:15 AM MST
In force
44 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 26, 12:50 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 747 N Bairoil, WYMESONET STATION 7 SW MUDDY GAP /CAMW4/.
Dec 26, 1:25 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 688 E Sunlight Basin, WYMESONET STATION CHIEF JOSEPH HWY /KCHJ/.
Dec 26, 4:03 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 105 Ssw Casper, WY
Dec 26, 4:03 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 105 Ssw Casper, WY
Dec 26, 5:51 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7.2Atlantic City, WY
Dec 26, 5:51 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7.2Atlantic City, WY
Dec 26, 5:53 PM MSTSNOW 3Dubois, WY
Dec 26, 5:53 PM MSTSNOW 3Dubois, WY
Dec 26, 5:57 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9.5Powder River, WY
Dec 26, 5:57 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9.5Powder River, WY
Dec 26, 5:58 PM MSTSNOW 51 Ene Wapiti, WY
Dec 26, 5:58 PM MSTSNOW 51 Ene Wapiti, WY
Dec 26, 5:59 PM MSTSNOW 4.13 Ne Sunshine, WY
Dec 26, 5:59 PM MSTSNOW 4.13 Ne Sunshine, WY
Dec 26, 6:02 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7.8Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:02 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7.8Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:02 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9.5Hudson, WY
Dec 26, 6:02 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9.5Hudson, WY
Dec 26, 6:03 PM MSTSNOW 4Jeffrey City, WY
Dec 26, 6:03 PM MSTSNOW 4Jeffrey City, WY
Dec 26, 6:04 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:04 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:12 PM MSTSNOW 411 N Dubois, WYBURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL
Dec 26, 6:13 PM MSTSNOW 318 Sw Cody, WYMARQUETTE SNOTEL
Dec 26, 6:13 PM MSTSNOW 318 Wsw Meeteetse, WYTIMBER CREEK SNOTEL
Dec 26, 6:15 PM MSTSNOW 521 Sw Barnum, WYGRAVE SPRING SNOTEL
Dec 26, 6:16 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 118 S Casper, WYCASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL
Dec 26, 6:21 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 84 W Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:21 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 84 W Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:21 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 94 W Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:21 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 94 W Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:23 PM MSTSNOW 5Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:23 PM MSTSNOW 5Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:39 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 8.3Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:39 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 8.3Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:41 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10.5Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:41 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10.5Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:42 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 105 Ssw Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:42 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 105 Ssw Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:46 PM MSTSNOW 32 Wsw Cody, WY
Dec 26, 6:46 PM MSTSNOW 32 Wsw Cody, WY
Dec 26, 6:47 PM MSTSNOW 2.54 Ene Powell, WY
Dec 26, 6:47 PM MSTSNOW 2.54 Ene Powell, WY
Dec 26, 6:47 PM MSTSNOW 2.7Cody, WY
Dec 26, 6:47 PM MSTSNOW 2.7Cody, WY
Dec 26, 6:47 PM MSTSNOW 2.8Cody, WY
Dec 26, 6:47 PM MSTSNOW 2.8Cody, WY
Dec 26, 6:54 PM MSTSNOW 3.66 Sw Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:54 PM MSTSNOW 3.66 Sw Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:54 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9.86 N Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:54 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9.86 N Riverton, WY
Dec 26, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 3.27 Wnw Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 3.27 Wnw Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 3.6Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 3.6Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 4Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:55 PM MSTSNOW 4Lander, WY
Dec 26, 6:56 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 910 Wsw Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:56 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 910 Wsw Casper, WY
Dec 26, 6:57 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 73 Wsw Casper, WY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 7 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2016-12-26Temperature 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2016-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 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
677 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

979 
WWUS75 KRIW 260933
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
233 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH
NATRONA COUNTY FROM TONIGHT TO TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A  WESTERLY FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE
CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST POTENTIAL WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND ALONG ANY NARROW
CANYONS UP AGAINST THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE CLARKS
FORK GAP. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE RED
DESERT THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH
WINDS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

WYZ003-262300-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0022.161226T1200Z-161228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0030.161226T1200Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
233 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING AND BECOMING STRONGER BY
  AROUND THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY. WINDS POSSIBLY
  INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING
  SNOW ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF
  CODY. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-020-262300-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0023.161227T0700Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
233 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME VERY
  STRONG LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD SOUTH
  OF CASPER.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING
  SNOW ON AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT AND
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
525 
WWUS75 KRIW 261533
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
833 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH
NATRONA COUNTY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A  WESTERLY FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE
CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST POTENTIAL
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND ALONG ANY
NARROW CANYONS UP AGAINST THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE
CLARKS FORK GAP. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM
THE RED DESERT THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY BRINGING HIGH WINDS FROM
THIS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BLOW FROM DUBOIS DOWN TO CROWHEART
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY.

WYZ019-270015-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0023.161227T0700Z-161228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0030.161226T1900Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
833 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME VERY
  STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY WILL DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
  ON AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-270015-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0023.161227T0700Z-161228T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0030.161226T1900Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
833 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT WITH
  PEAK WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT ANY
  TIME THOUGH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD SOUTH
  OF CASPER. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WHEN SOME
  AREAS WILL GUST OVER 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON OUTER DRIVE IN
  CASPER.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON
  AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ016-270015-
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0030.161226T1900Z-161227T1500Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
833 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH A PERIOD OF
  HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT
  SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY. WINDS ARE
  ALREADY GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH IN CROWHEART.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING
  SNOW ON HIGHWAY 26 AND 287. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ003-270015-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
833 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING AND BECOMING STRONGER 
  BY AROUND THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY. WINDS POSSIBLY
  INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
  AROUND CLARK...ESPECIALLY ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA
  HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY. AN
  ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  ALSO PREVAIL.

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.

&&

$$
536 
WWUS75 KRIW 262045
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
145 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH
NATRONA COUNTY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A  WESTERLY FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE
CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND ALONG ANY NARROW CANYONS UP
AGAINST THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE CLARKS FORK GAP.
IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE RED DESERT
THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY BRINGING HIGH WINDS FROM THIS THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. HIGH
WINDS WILL ALSO BLOW FROM DUBOIS DOWN TO CROWHEART THROUGH
SUNRISE TUESDAY.

WYZ003-270600-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
145 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING AND BECOMING STRONGER 
  BY AROUND THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH....QUITE POSSIBLY
  INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND
  CLARK...ESPECIALLY ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK. WINDS HAVE
  ALREADY GUSTED OVER 60 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 120 JUST SOUTH OF CLARK
  TODAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY. 
  AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-270600-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
145 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME VERY 
  STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. THE CAMP
  CREEK WIND SENSOR HAS ALREADY HIT 74 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  FALES ROCK GUSTING TO 66 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME
  MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY WILL DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW 
  ON AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-270600-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
145 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT WITH 
  PEAK WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT ANY 
  TIME THOUGH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD SOUTH
  OF CASPER. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WHEN SOME
  AREAS WILL GUST OVER 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON OUTER DRIVE IN
  CASPER. PEAK WIND GUSTS SO FAR TODAY HAVE GENERALLY BEEN IN THE
  40 TO 50 MPH RANGE AS OF 130 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW 
  ON AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ016-270600-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161227T1500Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
145 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH A PERIOD OF
  HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT SUNRISE TUESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND POSSIBLY SOME 
  BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAY 26 AND 287. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$
204 
WWUS75 KRIW 270802
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
102 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT...

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH
NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A  WESTERLY FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE
CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND ALONG ANY NARROW CANYONS UP
AGAINST THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE CLARKS FORK GAP.
IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE RED DESERT
THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY BRINGING HIGH WINDS FROM THIS THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TODAY. HIGH
WINDS WILL ALSO BLOW FROM DUBOIS DOWN TO CROWHEART THROUGH SUNRISE
TODAY.

WYZ003-271615-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
102 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE
  DECREASING LATE.

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH....QUITE POSSIBLY
  INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH NEAR CLARK. WINDS
  HAVE ALREADY GUSTED OVER 65 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 120 JUST SOUTH OF
  CLARK LAST NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY. 
  AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-271615-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
102 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO
  70 MPH. THE CAMP CREEK WIND SENSOR HAS ALREADY HIT 74 MPH
  YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY WILL DRIFTING AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW 
  ON AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-271615-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
102 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD
  SOUTH OF CASPER. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG
  WYOMING BOULEVARD LAST NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW 
  ON AREA HIGHWAYS. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ016-271500-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161227T1500Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
102 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND POSSIBLY SOME 
  BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAY 26 AND 287. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$
203 
WWUS75 KRIW 271137
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
437 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND FROM THE
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINING WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN STRONG TO HIGH WIND TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE CODY
FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY INTO MUCH OF
NATRONA COUNTY.

WYZ003-280000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
437 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL
  OCCUR NEAR CLARK. AN 81 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED 8 MILES
  SOUTH OF CLARK ALONG HIGHWAY 120 AT 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA
  HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY...WITH
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-280000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
437 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 75 MPH.
  THE CAMP CREEK WIND SENSOR NEAR MUDDY GAP WAS MEASURING WIND
  SPEEDS NEAR 70 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A SITE 16 MILES SOUTH
  OF HILAND MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 77 MPH AT 210 AM.

* IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-280000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
437 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD
  SOUTH OF CASPER. A WIND GUST OF 68 MPH WAS OBSERVED ALONG
  WYOMING BOULEVARD AT 351 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA
  HIGHWAYS...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW
  OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ016-271500-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161227T1500Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
437 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS REMAIN LIKELY THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND POSSIBLY SOME 
  BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAY 26 AND 287. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

TEAM RIVERTON/21
627 
WWUS75 KRIW 271450
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
750 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND FROM THE
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINING WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN STRONG TO HIGH WIND TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE CODY
FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY INTO MUCH OF
NATRONA COUNTY.

WYZ016-271600-
/O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161227T1500Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS
750 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS DIMINISHED AND THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 8
AM. WINDS GENERALLY GUSTED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH OVERNIGHT.

$$

WYZ003-271900-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
750 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH
  WILL OCCUR NEAR CLARK. AN 87 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED 8 MILES
  SOUTH OF CLARK ALONG HIGHWAY 120 AT 730 PM MONDAY EVENING WITH A
  GUST OVER 80 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A SENSOR ON THE WEST SIDE
  OF CLARK WAS ALSO GUSTING TO 75 MPH AT 730 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY...
  WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-271900-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
750 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 75 MPH.
  THE CAMP CREEK WIND SENSOR NEAR MUDDY GAP WAS MEASURING WIND
  SPEEDS NEAR 70 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A SITE 16 MILES SOUTH
  OF HILAND MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 82 MPH AT 710 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH 
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-271900-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
750 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD
  SOUTH OF CASPER. A WIND GUST OF 77 MPH WAS OBSERVED ALONG
  WYOMING BOULEVARD AT 726 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN 
  ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$
888 
WWUS75 KRIW 271531
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
831 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND FROM THE
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINING WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN STRONG TO HIGH WIND TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE CODY
FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY INTO MUCH OF
NATRONA COUNTY.

WYZ003-272100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
831 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH
  WILL OCCUR NEAR CLARK. AN 87 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED 8 MILES
  SOUTH OF CLARK ALONG HIGHWAY 120 AT 730 PM MONDAY EVENING WITH A
  GUST OVER 80 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A SENSOR ON THE WEST SIDE
  OF CLARK WAS ALSO GUSTING TO 90 MPH AT 820 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY... 
  WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-272100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
831 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 75 
  MPH. THE CAMP CREEK WIND SENSOR NEAR MUDDY GAP WAS MEASURING 
  WIND SPEEDS NEAR 70 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A SITE 16 MILES 
  SOUTH OF HILAND MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 82 MPH AT 710 AM THIS 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH 
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-272100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
831 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD
  SOUTH OF CASPER. A WIND GUST OF 81 MPH WAS OBSERVED ALONG
  WYOMING BOULEVARD AT 811 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN 
  ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$
300 
WWUS75 KRIW 272044
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
144 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND FROM THE
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINING WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN STRONG TO HIGH WIND THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE CODY
FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY INTO MUCH OF
NATRONA COUNTY.

WYZ003-281000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
144 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH
  WILL OCCUR NEAR CLARK. WINDS CONTINUED TO GUST BETWEEN 60 AND 80
  MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK. A SENSOR ON THE
  WEST SIDE OF CLARK REACHED 96 MPH AT 1232 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY... 
  WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-281000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
144 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH.
  SENSORS NEAR MUDDY GAP AND ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF HILAND
  REPORTED WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY.
  PEAK WIND GUSTS WERE OVER 80 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH 
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-281000-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
144 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD
  SOUTH OF CASPER. A WIND GUST OF 88 MPH WAS OBSERVED ALONG
  WYOMING BOULEVARD AT 1156 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN 
  ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$
603 
WWUS75 KRIW 280231
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
731 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND FROM THE
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINING WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN STRONG TO HIGH WIND THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE CODY
FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY INTO MUCH OF
NATRONA COUNTY.

WYZ003-281200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
731 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE
  DECREASING LATE.

* WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH 
  WILL OCCUR NEAR CLARK. 

* WIND REPORTS...A SENSOR ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLARK REACHED 96
  MPH AT 1232 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 120 NORTH AND SOUTH OF CODY... 
  WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK 
  FOR LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO PREVAIL. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-281200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
731 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH.
  SENSORS NEAR MUDDY GAP AND ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF HILAND
  REPORTED WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 70 AND 85 MPH DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON AREA
  HIGHWAYS...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN ENHANCED BLOW
  OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$

WYZ020-281200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
731 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGER 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD 
  SOUTH OF CASPER. 

* WIND REPORTS...A WIND GUST OF 88 MPH WAS OBSERVED ALONG WYOMING
  BOULEVARD AT 1156 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE WIND WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ON 
  AREA HIGHWAYS...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. AN 
  ENHANCED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT 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.

&&

$$
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WWUS75 KRIW 280815
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
115 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016

...THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS IS ENDING...

WYZ003-019-020-280915-
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CODY FOOTHILLS-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...JEFFREY CITY...
CASPER
115 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW...THEY WILL LESS THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. AS A RESULT...THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 2:33 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchRIWFremont, Natrona, Sweetwater6 hr
Dec 26, 8:40 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryRIWFremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton53 hr
Dec 26, 10:44 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchRIWFremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Teton11 hr

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High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.