Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2017
High Wind Watch 21, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind watch at Nov 14, 2017, 1:01 PM MST for Park County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 16, 2017, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2017, 1:01 PM MST (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2017, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2017, 12:57 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
County Park County, WY
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 2195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
867 WWUS75 KRIW 142001 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 101 PM MST Tue Nov 14 2017 ...Another round of strong wind for the Cody Foothills late Wednesday night into Thursday morning... .Strong mountain top winds and an approaching jet stream will lead to potential high winds surfacing in the Cody Foothills later Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning. WYZ003-151215- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0021.171116T0700Z-171116T1900Z/ Cody Foothills- Including the cities of Cody and Meeteetse 101 PM MST Tue Nov 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * TIMING...Wind will increase rapidly late Wednesday Night and continue into Thursday morning. * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Stronger winds are possible in and near Clark. * IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds along highway 120 from south of Cody to the Clark area will likely impact travel during this period. 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. && $$ Team Riverton
1 follow-up statement
609 WWUS75 KRIW 150757 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 1257 AM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 ...Another round of strong wind likely for the Cody Foothills late tonight into Thursday morning... ...Strong winds possible from Sweetwater to Natrona County on Thursday... .Strong mountain top winds will likely mix to the surface in the Cody Foothills later Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning. Strong mid level winds may mix to the surface from Rock Springs to Casper Thursday. WYZ003-152200- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0021.171116T0700Z-171116T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0027.171116T0300Z-171116T1800Z/ Cody Foothills- Including the cities of Cody and Meeteetse 1257 AM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Thursday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Wind will increase rapidly tonight and continue into Thursday morning. * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Stronger winds are possible in and near Clark. * IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds along highway 120 from south of Cody to the Clark area will likely impact travel during this period. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ WYZ019-020-030-152200- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0022.171116T1600Z-171117T0100Z/ Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range- Natrona County Lower Elevations-East Sweetwater County- Including the cities of Jeffrey City, Casper, and Wamsutter 1257 AM MST Wed Nov 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. * TIMING...Winds increasing Thursday morning and becoming strong from midday Thursday through Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds will pose a risk to high profile lightweight vehicles in addition to weakened or dead trees. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 12:59 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Teton | 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.