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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Riverton, WY

January 8, 20174 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 8, 2017, 1:25 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 3 days. 33 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
Jan 8, 2017, 1:25 AM MST (08:25 UTC)
Expired
Jan 11, 2017, 6:19 AM MST
In force
3 days
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 08:29 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 9, 2:02 AM MSTSNOW 311 N Dubois, WYBURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 2:02 AM MSTSNOW 521 W Clark, WYBEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL
Jan 9, 2:03 AM MSTSNOW 326 Wsw Clark, WYWOLVERINE SNOTEL
Jan 9, 2:03 AM MSTSNOW 356 Sw Cody, WYYOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 2:03 AM MSTSNOW 414 Ne Pahaska, WYEVENING STAR SNOTEL
Jan 9, 2:06 AM MSTSNOW 319 Ssw Lander, WYDEER PARK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 2:06 AM MSTSNOW 37 Nw Atlantic City, WYSOUTH PASS SNOTEL
Jan 9, 4:27 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9Brooks Lake, WY
Jan 9, 11:45 AM MSTSNOW 419 Wsw Wapiti, WYBLACKWATER SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:45 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 921 W Clark, WYBEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:46 AM MSTSNOW 316 Ne Dubois, WYCASTLE CREEK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:46 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 811 N Dubois, WYBURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:47 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 714 Ne Pahaska, WYEVENING STAR SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:50 AM MSTSNOW 530 Sw Meeteetse, WYKIRWIN SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:51 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 656 Sw Cody, WYYOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 11:51 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 1026 Wsw Clark, WYWOLVERINE SNOTEL
Jan 9, 12:11 PM MSTSNOW 414 W Crowheart, WYCOLD SPRINGS SNOTEL
Jan 9, 12:11 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 1819 Ssw Lander, WYDEER PARK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 12:12 PM MSTSNOW 36 Wsw Dubois, WYLITTLE WARM SNOTEL
Jan 9, 12:12 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 1118 W Lander, WYHOBBS PARK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 12:12 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 157 Nw Atlantic City, WYSOUTH PASS SNOTEL
Jan 9, 12:15 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 612 Sw Lander, WYTOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL
Jan 9, 5:58 PM MSTSNOW 5.5Atlantic City, WY
Jan 9, 6:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 6East Entrance, WYYELLOWSTONE EAST ENTRANCE
Jan 9, 6:03 PM MSTSNOW 3Pahaska, WY
Jan 9, 6:39 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 12Brooks Lake, WY
Jan 10, 12:38 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 13Atlantic City, WY
Jan 10, 12:40 PM MSTSNOW 35 N Farson, WY
Jan 10, 12:40 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 11.5East Entrance, WYYELLOWSTONE EAST ENTRANCE
Jan 10, 12:44 PM MSTSNOW 5Pahaska, WY
Jan 11, 5:28 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 28Brooks Lake, WY
Jan 11, 6:23 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 62 Wsw Cody, WY
Jan 11, 6:23 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 6Cody, 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, 8.4 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 2017-01-08Temperature 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 2017-01-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

698 
WWUS75 KRIW 080825
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
125 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NATRONA AND SOUTHERN FREMONT COUNTIES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER CENTRAL
WYOMING...PRODUCING HIGH WINDS AT THE SURFACE ACROSS NATRONA AND
SOUTHERN FREMONT COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

WYZ019-020-082300-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0001.170108T0825Z-170110T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
125 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. AFTER A
  LULL DURING THE DAY TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT
  AND BECOME VERY STRONG THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO
  70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE 
  LOCAL POOR VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
641 
WWUS75 KRIW 082140
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
240 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNINGS COVER PARTS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH
MONDAY AND IN SOME PLACES THROUGH TUESDAY..

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF
HIGH WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY.

WYZ018-091200-
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0001.170109T0600Z-170111T0600Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
240 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...INCREASING MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE
  OF MIXING DOWN INTO THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AT TIMES STARTING AS
  EARLY AS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUING AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ003-091200-
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T1500Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
240 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINED WITH AN INCREASING
  TEMPERATURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL LEAD TO
  A DECENT POTENTIAL OF STRONG MOUNTAIN WAVE AND GAP FLOW WINDS
  ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO SUNRISE TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG CLARKS FORK CANYON AND ALONG HIGHWAY
  120 SOUTH OF CLARK.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 120 WILL
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT
  AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCAL POOR VISIBILITY WITH
  SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$

WYZ019-020-091200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
240 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS
  TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE 
  LOCAL POOR VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$
884 
WWUS75 KRIW 090821
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
121 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNINGS COVER PARTS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH
MONDAY AND IN SOME PLACES THROUGH TUESDAY..

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP THE THREAT
OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY.

WYZ019-020-092300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
121 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS
  TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE 
  LOCAL POOR VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-092300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
121 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE
  LANDER FOOTHILLS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ003-092300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T1500Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
121 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MAY BECOME HIGH AT TIMES.
  THE BEST CHANCE OF HIGH WINDS WILL BE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG CLARKS FORK CANYON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 
  120 SOUTH OF CLARK. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 120 WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCAL POOR 
  VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$
526 
WWUS75 KRIW 091343
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
643 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNINGS COVER PARTS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH
MONDAY AND IN SOME PLACES THROUGH TUESDAY..

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP THE THREAT
OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY.

WYZ019-020-092300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
643 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS
  TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES. OUTER DRIVE HAD ANOTHER PEAK
  WIND GUST TO 81 MPH AT 1006 PM SUNDAY EVENING WITH A PEAK GUST
  OF 56 MPH AT THE CASPER AIRPORT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE 
  LOCAL POOR VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-092300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
643 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE 
  LANDER FOOTHILLS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT
  TIMES. LANDER HAD A PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR OF 56 MPH AT 138 AM
  EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ003-092300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T1500Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
643 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH
  HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG CLARKS FORK CANYON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 
  120 SOUTH OF CLARK. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 120 WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCAL POOR 
  VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$
993 
WWUS75 KRIW 091819
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1119 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND JEFFREY CITY TO
CASPER AREA THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH 8 AM
TUESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

WYZ019-020-101100-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
1119 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE A POSSIBILITY INTO THIS
  EVENING BEFORE A DECREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
  TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER 
  ON OUTER DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES. OUTER DRIVE HAD 
  ANOTHER PEAK WIND GUST TO 81 MPH AT 1006 PM SUNDAY EVENING 
  WITH A PEAK GUST OF 56 MPH AT THE CASPER AIRPORT. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE 
  LOCAL POOR VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-101100-
/O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
1119 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER
  FOOTHILLS AT TIMES THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT
  TIMES. LANDER HAD A PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR OF 56 MPH AT 138 AM
  EARLY THIS MORNING BUT NEARBY RED CANYON GUSTED TO 87 MPH LATE
  LAST EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ003-101100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T1500Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
1119 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH 
  HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG CLARKS FORK CANYON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 
  120 SOUTH OF CLARK. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 120 WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCAL POOR 
  VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$

SKRBAC
900 
WWUS75 KRIW 100327
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
827 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND JEFFREY CITY TO
CASPER AREA THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH 8 AM TUESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

WYZ019-020-101100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
827 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017

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

* TIMING...THE STRONG WIND WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS
  TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-101100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
827 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017

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

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER
  FOOTHILLS AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND
  EPISODES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT
  TIMES.  

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ003-101100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T1500Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
827 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017

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

* TIMING...STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER 
  GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG CLARKS FORK CANYON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 
  120 SOUTH OF CLARK. 

* WIND REPORTS...AROUND 620 PM...A WIND GUSTS TO 78 MPH OCCURRED
  WEST OF CLARK. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 120 WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHWAY MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCAL POOR 
  VISIBILITY WITH SLICK SNOW PACKED 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.

&&

$$
748 
WWUS75 KRIW 100755
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1255 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND JEFFREY CITY TO
CASPER AREA THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

WYZ003-100900-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T1500Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
1255 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND
50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VICINITY OF CLARK.

$$

WYZ019-020-102300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
1255 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  LIKELY BECOME VERY STRONG AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-102300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
1255 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER
  FOOTHILLS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
551 
WWUS75 KRIW 101920
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1220 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND JEFFREY CITY TO
CASPER AREA THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

WYZ019-020-111100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
1220 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS
  70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON OUTER
  DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-111100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
1220 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING...STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER
  FOOTHILLS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGH
  WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

SKRBAC
045 
WWUS75 KRIW 102144
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
244 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND JEFFREY CITY TO
CASPER AREA THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

WYZ019-020-111100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
244 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 
  GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER ON 
  OUTER DRIVE/WYOMING BOULEVARD AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...220...26 AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW 
  OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-111100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
244 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER FOOTHILLS
  TONIGHT. AN EPISODE OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN
  9 PM AND 3 AM.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT
  TIMES. PEAK WINDS COULD HIT 70 TO 80 MPH BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

SKRBAC
326 
WWUS75 KRIW 110842
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
142 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND THE SNAKE AND
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE TODAY.

WYZ020-110945-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
142 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THEREFORE...THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ019-111500-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
142 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

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

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 AND 220 WILL
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT
  AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-111500-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
142 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER FOOTHILLS
  EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH
  AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
602 
WWUS75 KRIW 110854
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
154 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND THE GREEN AND
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND SEVERAL COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH SUNRISE TODAY.

WYZ019-111500-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY
154 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

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

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 AND 220 WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF BLOW OVERS FOR LIGHT 
  WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ018-111500-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
154 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

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

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE LANDER FOOTHILLS 
  EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 
  MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN BEAVER RIM...LANDER AND FORT WASHAKIE 
  WILL BE HAMPERED BY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT TIMES AND EVEN 
  POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
833 
WWUS75 KRIW 111319
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
619 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017


WYZ018-019-111430-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1500Z/
LANDER FOOTHILLS-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY
619 AM MST WED JAN 11 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A COLD FRONT HAD MOVED THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA AT 6 AM ENDING THE
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 7, 10:06 PM MST, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 10:06 PM MST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1006 PM MST Sat Jan 7 2017

.SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Tuesday (Issued at 337 PM MST)

Major winter storm taking shape for the west not only through the
short term but into the medium range period as multiple systems (4
to 5) end up impacting the area. Airmass does get a little warm
for the southern parts Sunday afternoon and night before the
cooler air moves back in but we can talk about that in the
statement. The bigger picture is the amount of moisture available
with these systems and the amount of forcing and orographics to go
with optimal snow crystal growth temps (lots of deep layered omega
in the -12 to -18c area). Couple big changes for today and that is
to upgrade the watches to warnings and start them at 00z this
evening and run them for an unprecedented time into the medium
range period (until 00z Thursday). The longest I've ever run a
winter storm warning but it's hard not to just put it out now. The
first system is fast approaching from the sw and it has strong
upglide to support it as a strong thermal ribbon exists between
the arctic air still entrenched over the west combined with much
milder temps to the southwest. We expect a quick burst of heavier
snow tonight before a break on Sunday. In the scheme of things,
the break will be short lived as the first of the 'main' events
begins Sunday evening with next system coming in off the Pacific
races newd providing some upglide, good orographics, some qg
forcing, multiple vort maxes and even potential jet support. Time
heights show impressive upward omega Sunday night enough to
produce at least one inch per hour rates in the mountains and
solid snowfall across all of the west. Significant snow will
likely continue into Monday with some tapering off possible Monday
afternoon but especially Monday evening. The next system (remnant
Gulf of Alaska low system) will get kicked ewd and across us on
Tuesday for the last bout of heavy snow in the short term. Winds
will also be a significant impact as early later Sunday and
especially Sunday night onward...even in the valleys. Only the
warmer temps will help from having even more blowing/drifting snow
in the valleys. Snowfall amounts of 24 to 36 inches will likely
fall in the mountains with up to 42 inches in the Tetons by
Tuesday afternoon (more after that!). The valleys will vary from
12 to 18 inches with locally higher amounts (and more of course
from Tuesday night through Wednesday night).

East of the divide, we'll have to watch the wind potential in the
Cody Foothills Sunday afternoon through at least Monday and also
in the Cody Foothills Monday night into Tuesday morning (could see
a period of strong winds tonight also). Messy across the I80
corridor with some snow early in the period and towards the end
with a mixture in between (with snow in the higher terrain) along
with wind. Lowered temps in the basins today through Sunday with
more hope that they will break on Monday.

.LONG TERM...Tuesday Night Through Saturday

THE CIRCULATION NOW ON THE DATE LINE WILL OPEN UP AND MOVE THROUGH
AS OUR NEXT TROUGHPA FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL IN
WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD EVEN CONTINUE CLEAR
THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE WESTERN FRAGMENTED PIECE OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA CIRCULATION MOVES THROUGH AS THE NEXT TROUGHPA ON THURSDAY
NIGHT. WE HAVE OPTED TO EXTEND THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN
WYOMING CLEAR THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SINCE IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF
THE MOST EXTENSIVE PERIODS OF STRONG OMEGA WILL OCCUR WELL INTO THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO END THE HILITES
PREMATURELY. WILL HOLD OFF ON THURSDAY FOR NOW SINCE THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE EURO SOLN THAT FAR OUT. BY THE TIME ALL
IS SAID AND DONE BY THU MORNING, THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS COULD RACK UP
AS MUCH AS 6 FEET OF SNOWFALL WITH THE VALLEYS RECEIVING A COUPLE OF
FEET OF SNOWFALL. BEHIND THIS LAST WELL DEFINED TROUGH, COOLER AIR
WILL SEEP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH THU NT AND FRIDAY BUT IT
WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS COLD AS THE ARCTIC THAT WAS EXPERIENCED DURING
THESE LAST FEW DAYS. FRIDAY SHOULD BE SNOW FREE AS A 1040MBSFC HIGH
BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. BY SATURDAY EXPECT A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
TO RETURN TO THE FAR WEST AS WEAK TROUGHINESS APPROACHES FROM THE
GREAT BASIN.

&&

.AVIATION.../06Z ISSUANCE/

West of the divide...KBPI/KJAC/KPNA/KRKS Terminals

Areas of light snow overnight through 21Z Sunday with MVFR/IFR
conditions at times. Mountains will be frequently obscured. Snow
will increase over Western WY after 21Z through 06Z Monday with
MVFR to LIFR conditions. KRKS airport will see VFR conditions
with rain or snow in the vicinity by 00Z Monday through 06Z Monday.

East of the divide...KCOD/KCPR/KLND/KRIW/KWRL Terminals

VFR conditions will prevail through Sunday night. Gusty wind
at the KCPR terminal site through the period. Areas of LLWS will
occur at some terminal sites through Sunday night. Mountain snow
will occur along the continental divide with some obscuration.
The Big Horn mountains will see scattered snow with some
mountain obscuration at times.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Snow and snow cover will keep fire danger low in the west as
a new storm brings large amounts of new snow. East of the divide,
there will be periods of strong wind developing with some snow or
mixed rain and snow across the south and near the mountains and
far north.

&&

.RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

High Wind Watch from Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon
for WYZ019-020.

Winter Storm Warning until 5 AM MST Thursday for WYZ001-002-
012>015-023>027.

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SHORT TERM...Skrbac
LONG TERM...Lipson
AVIATION...AR
FIRE WEATHER...Skrbac
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 2:12 PM MST, 11 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
212 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

WYZ001>020-022>030-081200-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-STAR VALLEY-
SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
212 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN
WYOMING FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NATRONA AND SOUTHERN FREMONT
COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MAJOR WINTER STORM BEGINS IN THE WEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND LIKELY
OVER THE WEST. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

STRONG TO HIGH WIND WILL START SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST
FREMONT COUNTY INTO MUCH OF NATRONA COUNTY. STRONG TO HIGH WIND
ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNRISE TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM OUR LATEST
DEVELOPING STORM.

TEAM RIVERTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 7, 7:49 PM MST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
749 PM MST Sat Jan 7 2017

WYZ020-081200-
Natrona County Lower Elevations-
Including the city of...Casper
749 PM MST Sat Jan 7 2017

Very windy conditions will occur on Wyoming Boulevard tonight. A
southwest wind of 30 to 40 mph will be common with gusts between
50 and 60 mph. Some blowing and drifting snow will occur in
places. This wind will continue through daybreak Tuesday.
Motorists should be prepared for strong wind and sudden wind
gusts.

Gusty wind of 25 to 35 mph will occur on Highway 220 from Casper
to Muddy Gap, as well as north of Casper on Interstate 25 to near
Midwest. Some blowing or drifting snow will be possible in these
areas too.

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

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.