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High Wind Watch 15, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Feb 25, 2020, 3:11 PM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 26, 2020, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020, 3:11 PM MST (22:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2020, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2020, 1:21 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 25, 3:06 PM MST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:06 PM MST, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 WYZ112-114-261315- Sierra Madre Range-Snowy Range- 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Snow and blowing snow. Expect impacts to travel and outdoor recreation with reduced visibility and slick roads. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Snowfall and gusty winds likely on Wednesday. Then conditions quiet until the weekend when widespread snowfall chances return. .Spotter information statement... Any snowfall reports would be appreciated. Please send to NWS Cheyenne on Facebook, Twitter, or call 307-772-2468. NEZ002-020-054-055-095-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119-261315- Dawes-Banner-Kimball-Cheyenne-North Sioux- Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County- East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Laramie County- East Laramie County- 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western Nebraska...east central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Snow, blowing snow, and snow squalls likely today. Expect visibility to be significantly reduced especially in areas of heavier snow and blowing snow and slick roads. Please use caution when traveling. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Quiet conditions for the remainder of the week until the weekend when snow chances return. .Spotter information statement... Any snowfall reports would be appreciated. Please send to NWS Cheyenne on Facebook, Twitter, or call 307-772-2468. WYZ103-261315- North Laramie Range- 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Heavy snow and blowing snow. Additional snowfall of 8 to 10 inches possible today. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Additional chances for snow this weekend. .Spotter information statement... Any snowfall reports would be appreciated. Please send to NWS Cheyenne on Facebook, Twitter, or call 307-772-2468. WYZ104-105-109>111-113-261315- Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin- Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills- Southwest Carbon County-Upper North Platte River Basin- 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Blowing snow. Little to no new snow expected. Roads will be slick from recent snowfall and snow being blown onto the road. Expect impacts to travel. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Conditions improve Wednesday and then quiet weather takes hold for the rest of the week until the weekend when chances for snow return. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. NEZ003-019-021-096-WYZ106-115-261315- Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Morrill-South Sioux- Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-Laramie Valley- 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western Nebraska and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Isolated snow showers possible. Expect minor impacts to travel with slick roads. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Quiet weather to end the week then snowfall chances return this weekend. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. WYZ116-117-261315- South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- 604 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Dangerous travel conditions with high winds, blowing snow, and snowfall. Expect significant reductions to visibility and slick roads. A High Wind Warning and Winter Weather Advisory are in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Quiet conditions for the remainder of the week until the weekend when snow chances return. .Spotter information statement... Any snowfall reports would be appreciated. Please send to NWS Cheyenne on Facebook, Twitter, or call 307-772-2468.
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:58 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Converse, Platte | 20 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:15 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Laramie | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:26 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | CYS | Albany, Laramie | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:26 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Laramie | 11 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.