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High Wind Watch 23, NWS Cheyenne, WY

October 24, 2021Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Oct 24, 2021, 4:46 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Oct 25, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2021, 4:46 AM MDT (10:46 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 2:32 PM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 2021-10-24Temperature 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 2021-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -42 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

169 
WWUS75 KCYS 241046
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
446 AM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

WYZ104-109-110-242215-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0023.211025T1500Z-211026T0300Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Rawlins, Arlington, 
and Elk Mountain
446 AM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains, Central Carbon 
  County and North Snowy Range Foothills.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds may be 
  hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including 
  campers and tractor trailers. There will be a risk for vehicle 
  blow overs, particularly along Interstate 80 near Arlington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
039 
WWUS75 KCYS 242032
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
232 PM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

WYZ104-109-110-251200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0023.211025T1500Z-211026T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0035.211025T0600Z-211026T1200Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Rawlins, Arlington, 
and Elk Mountain
232 PM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West to southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Much of Interstate 80 west of Laramie. Ferris, Seminoe,
  and Shirley Mountains. This also includes Rawlins, Saratoga, and
  Muddy Gap.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight until 6 AM MDT Tuesday. High winds
  are likely to persist through Tuesday.

* 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, particularly along north to south oriented
  roadways.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ113-251200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0035.211025T0600Z-211026T1200Z/
Upper North Platte River Basin-
Including the cities of Saratoga and Encampment
232 PM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West to southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Much of Interstate 80 west of Laramie. Ferris, Seminoe,
  and Shirley Mountains. This also includes Rawlins, Saratoga, and
  Muddy Gap.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight until 6 AM MDT Tuesday. High winds
  are likely to persist through Tuesday.

* 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, particularly along north to south oriented
  roadways.

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.

&&

$$
SF/CLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 2:32 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon59 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.