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High Wind Watch 26, NWS Cheyenne, WY

October 29, 20214 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Oct 29, 2021, 1:47 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Oct 29, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2021, 1:47 AM MDT (07:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 29, 2021, 2:01 PM MDT
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 07:46 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, 7.8 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 2021-10-29Temperature 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 2021-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 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
1844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

044 
WWUS75 KCYS 290747
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
147 AM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

WYZ106-110-300000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0026.211030T0000Z-211030T1500Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
147 AM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County
  including Interstate 25 near Bordeaux and North Snowy Range
  Foothills including Interstate 80 near Arlington and Elk 
  Mountain.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be
  hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including
  campers and tractor trailers.

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.

&&

$$

Kubelka
1 follow-up statement
005 
WWUS75 KCYS 292001
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
201 PM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

WYZ106-110-301200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0026.211030T0000Z-211030T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0038.211030T0000Z-211030T1500Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
201 PM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County and 
  North Snowy Range Foothills.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM MDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

Rubin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 29, 2:01 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte18 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.