Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2017
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Mar 11, 2017, 3:26 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 12, 2017, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2017, 3:26 AM MST (10:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2017, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2017, 1:09 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 2300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
768 WWUS75 KCYS 111026 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 326 AM MST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...Strong Winds Possible for the Wind Prone Areas of Southeast Wyoming Late Tonight... WYZ106-110-116-117-112200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0013.170312T0900Z-170312T2000Z/ 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, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 326 AM MST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late tonight through Sunday afternoon. * TIMING...Winds will increase late tonight, and are expected to remain strong through midday Sunday. * WINDS...West to northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph gusting around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially along north to south oriented roads. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
138 WWUS75 KCYS 112009 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 109 PM MST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...Strong Winds expected for the Wind Prone areas of Southeast Wyoming early Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon... WYZ106-110-116-117-121030- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0013.170312T0900Z-170312T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0018.170312T0900Z-170312T2000Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 109 PM MST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM MDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 3 AM to 2 PM MDT Sunday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Winds will increase late tonight, and are expected to remain strong through midday Sunday...strongest mainly Sunday morning. * WINDS...West to northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph gusting to around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially along north to south oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:09 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 24 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.