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High Wind Watch 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Mar 3, 2018, 1:35 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska; 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 4, 2018, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2018, 1:35 PM MST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2018, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2018, 2:09 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 3621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
832 WWUS75 KCYS 032035 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 135 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY... WYZ106-107-116>118-041300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180304T2100Z-180306T0300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- East Platte County-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Wheatland, Guernsey, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek, and Cheyenne 135 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening. * TIMING...Two distinct periods of strong winds. 2 PM until 8 PM MST Sunday, and 8 AM until 8 PM Monday. A lull in the strongest wind speeds will occur Sunday night. * WINDS...West to northwest 35 to 45 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-041300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne- North Sioux-South Sioux-Niobrara County-Goshen County- East Laramie County- Including the cities of Chadron, Chadron St Park, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Gering, Harrisburg, Angora, Bridgeport, Bayard, Redington, Kimball, Brownson, Sidney, Harrison, Agate, Lusk, Redbird, Torrington, and Pine Bluffs 135 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. * TIMING...8 AM Until 8 PM MST Monday. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph...or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ CLH
2 follow-up statements
405 WWUS75 KCYS 040801 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 101 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY... NEZ002-003-095-096-041615- /O.NEW.KCYS.FG.Y.0002.180304T0801Z-180304T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ Dawes-Box Butte-North Sioux-South Sioux- Including the cities of Chadron, Chadron St Park, Alliance, Harrison, and Agate 101 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 9 AM MST this morning. * TIMING...Until 9 am today for Dense Fog Advisory. 8 am Monday to 8 pm Monday for High Wind Watch. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...At or below one quarter of a mile at times. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. 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. A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down... use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ WYZ106-107-116>118-041615- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180304T2100Z-180306T0300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- East Platte County-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Wheatland, Guernsey, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek, and Cheyenne 101 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Two distinct periods of strong winds. 2 PM until 8 PM MST today, and 8 AM until 8 PM Monday. A lull in the strongest wind speeds will occur Sunday night. * WINDS...West to northwest 35 to 45 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph...or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ102-108-119-041615- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-Niobrara County- Goshen County-East Laramie County- Including the cities of Scottsbluff, Gering, Harrisburg, Angora, Bridgeport, Bayard, Redington, Kimball, Brownson, Sidney, Lusk, Redbird, Torrington, and Pine Bluffs 101 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...8 AM Until 8 PM MST Monday. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. 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. && $$ Rubin
215 WWUS75 KCYS 040909 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 209 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY... NEZ002-003-095-096-042300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180304T1600Z/ Dawes-Box Butte-North Sioux-South Sioux- Including the cities of Chadron, Chadron St Park, Alliance, Harrison, and Agate 209 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM to 8 PM MST Monday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Until 9 am today for Dense Fog Advisory. 8 am Monday to 8 pm Monday for High Wind Warning. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph. * VISIBILITY...At or below one quarter of a mile at times. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down... use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ WYZ106-107-116>118-042300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180304T2100Z-180306T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0021.180304T2100Z-180306T0300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- East Platte County-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Wheatland, Guernsey, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek, and Cheyenne 209 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MST Monday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Two distinct periods of strong winds. 2 PM until 8 PM today, and 8 AM Monday until 8 PM Monday. A lull in the strongest wind speeds will occur tonight. * WINDS...West to northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. 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. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ102-108-119-042300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0021.180305T1500Z-180306T0300Z/ Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-Niobrara County- Goshen County-East Laramie County- Including the cities of Scottsbluff, Gering, Harrisburg, Angora, Bridgeport, Bayard, Redington, Kimball, Brownson, Sidney, Lusk, Redbird, Torrington, and Pine Bluffs 209 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM to 8 PM MST Monday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...8 AM Until 8 PM Monday. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ WYZ110-042300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0021.180304T2100Z-180306T0300Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 209 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MST Monday. * TIMING...2 pm today until 8 pm Monday. * WINDS...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, including camping trailers. Strong cross winds may result in an elevated risk for blow overs of these types of vehicles. 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. && $$ Rubin
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:16 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 50 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.