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High Wind Watch 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 10, 20204 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Feb 10, 2020, 4:39 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 11, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2020, 4:39 PM MST (23:39 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 11, 2020, 1:10 PM MST
In force
2 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 23:41 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.

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Feb 10, 2:15 PM MST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 2:15 PM MST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 5:28 AM MST, 11 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
528 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020

WYZ103>106-109>118-111230-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Southwest Carbon County-Sierra Madre Range-
Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-Laramie Valley-
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-
528 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Light snow is expected to redevelop across most of southeast
Wyoming today as a fast moving weather system moves southeast
across the area. Although snow accumulations will generally be
light, some travel impacts are expected today and tonight due to
slick and icy roads, especially near the mountains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Winds will increase late Tuesday and early Wednesday for the wind
prone areas of southeast Wyoming.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required at this time.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-119-111230-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-
North Sioux-South Sioux-Converse County Lower Elevations-
Niobrara County-East Platte County-Goshen County-
East Laramie County-
528 AM MST Mon Feb 10 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for western Nebraska and far southeast
Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 7:00 PM MSTFreezing Fog AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Laramie3 hr
Feb 10, 12:38 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon4 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Wyoming, 2020Every high wind watch in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.