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High Wind Warning 34, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 10, 2018Albany County, Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jun 10, 2018, 12:59 PM MDT for Albany County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jun 11, 2018, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2018, 12:59 PM MDT (18:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 11, 2018, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 11, 2018, 5:34 AM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 245 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
4248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

800 
WWUS75 KCYS 101859
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1259 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...Strong Winds Likely Late Tonight Into Monday Morning 
for South Laramie Range to Cheyenne...High Wind Warning in 
Effect...

WYZ106-102000-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0030.180611T0600Z-180611T1800Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the city of Bordeaux
1259 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High
Wind Watch. 

Stronger winds are expected further south near Cheyenne tonight
into Monday morning.

$$

WYZ116>118-111200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0030.180611T0600Z-180611T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0034.180611T0600Z-180611T1500Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker,
Federal, Horse Creek, and Cheyenne
1259 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT
MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT
Monday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. 

* TIMING...Late Tonight Through Mid Monday Morning.

* WINDS...West to Northwest Winds of 35 to 45 mph sustained with 
  gusts to 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Light weight and high
  profile vehicles such as empty semis...camper trailers and RVs
  will face critical blow off or blowover risks. Especially on 
  north to south oriented roads and interstates. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
312 
WWUS75 KCYS 111021
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
421 AM MDT Mon Jun 11 2018

...Strong Winds Anticipated to Continue through 9 AM MDT for the
South Laramie Range to Cheyenne...A High Wind Warning is in 
Effect...

WYZ116>118-111500-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-180611T1500Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker,
Federal, Horse Creek, and Cheyenne
421 AM MDT Mon Jun 11 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...Through Mid Monday Morning.

* WINDS...West to Northwest Winds of 35 to 45 mph sustained with 
  gusts to 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Light weight and high 
  profile vehicles such as empty semis...camper trailers and RVs 
  will face critical blow off or blowover risks. Especially on 
  north to south oriented roads and interstates. 

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.

&&

$$
625 
WWUS75 KCYS 111134
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
534 AM MDT Mon Jun 11 2018

WYZ116>118-111245-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-180611T1500Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker,
Federal, Horse Creek, and Cheyenne
534 AM MDT Mon Jun 11 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. 

Gusty winds to 40 mph are still expected through 0900 MDT, 
however, the strongest winds have subsided.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 2:41 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS5 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2018Every high wind warning in 2018

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.