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High Wind Warning 35, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 27, 20184 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Aug 27, 2018, 1:44 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Aug 27, 2018, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
Aug 27, 2018, 1:44 AM MDT (07:44 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 27, 2018, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Aug 27, 2018, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
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 07:44 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, 7.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2018-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

360 
WWUS75 KCYS 270744
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
144 AM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS IN
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

WYZ106-110-280000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0035.180827T1500Z-180828T0000Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
144 AM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT
this evening. 

* TIMING...9AM through 6 PM today.

* WINDS...West to southwest winds 35 to 45 mph sustained with
  gusts to 65 mph.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Those towing camper
  trailers, driving empty or light load semi trucks or those 
  driving light weight vehicles risk blowoff or blowovers in these
  high winds.

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
269 
WWUS75 KCYS 271932
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
132 PM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

WYZ106-272045-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180828T0000Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the city of Bordeaux
132 PM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. Winds have started to shift into the northwest
near a surface cold front. Strong wind gusts over 55 mph are no
longer expected. 

$$

WYZ110-280000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180828T0000Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
132 PM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...9AM through 6 PM today.

* WINDS...West to southwest winds 30 to 40 mph sustained with
  brief gusts up to 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Those towing camper 
  trailers, driving empty or light load semi trucks or those 
  driving light weight vehicles risk blowoff or blowovers in 
  these high winds. 

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.

&&

$$
651 
WWUS75 KCYS 272355
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
555 PM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT...

WYZ110-280100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180828T0000Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
555 PM MDT Mon Aug 27 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne will let the High Wind
Warning expire at 6 PM MDT. Winds have shifted into a northwest
pattern and wind gusts in excess of 55 mph are no longer expected.

$$

WM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 7:58 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS22 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.