Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2021

High Wind Watch 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 27, 20214 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Feb 27, 2021, 3:06 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 28, 2021, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2021, 3:06 AM MST (10:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 28, 2021, 3:02 AM MST
In force
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 10:08 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, 10.1 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 2021-02-27Temperature 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2021-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

509 
WWUS75 KCYS 271006
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
306 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021

WYZ106-110-280000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0013.210301T0000Z-210301T1800Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
306 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80 between
  Laramie and Rawlins, Bordeaux along Interstate 25 between
  Chugwater and Wheatland. 

* WHEN...5 PM MST Sunday until 11 AM MST Monday. 

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be
  hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including
  campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for
  vehicle blow overs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

CLH
2 follow-up statements
404 
WWUS75 KCYS 272001
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
101 PM MST Sat Feb 27 2021

WYZ106-110-281200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0013.210301T0000Z-210301T1800Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
101 PM MST Sat Feb 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sustained west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 
  mph possible.

* WHERE...Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80 between
  Laramie and Rawlins. Bordeaux along Interstate 25 between Chugwater
  and Wheatland.

* WHEN...5 PM MST Sunday until 11 AM MST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be 
  hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including 
  campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for 
  vehicle blow overs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of strong winds.

&&

$$
294 
WWUS75 KCYS 281002
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
302 AM MST Sun Feb 28 2021

WYZ106-110-010000-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0013.210301T0000Z-210301T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0019.210301T0000Z-210301T1800Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
302 AM MST Sun Feb 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
MST MONDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80 between
  Laramie and Rawlins, Bordeaux along Interstate 25 between 
  Chugwater and Wheatland.

* WHEN...5 PM MST today until 11 AM MST Monday. 

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be 
  hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including 
  campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for 
  vehicle blow overs.

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.

&&

$$

CLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 1:00 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Carbon16 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Wyoming, 2021Every high wind watch in 2021

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.