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High Wind Watch 41, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 27, 2021Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Nov 27, 2021, 3:47 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 28, 2021, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 2021, 3:47 AM MST (10:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2021, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 27, 2021, 2:20 PM MST
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 10:46 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, 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 2021-11-27Temperature 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 2021-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

037 
WWUS75 KCYS 271047
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
347 AM MST Sat Nov 27 2021

WYZ110-272315-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0041.211128T0700Z-211129T0100Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
347 AM MST Sat Nov 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills which includes Arlington and
  Elk Mountain.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
629 
WWUS75 KCYS 272120
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
220 PM MST Sat Nov 27 2021

WYZ110-281200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0041.211128T0700Z-211129T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0049.211128T0800Z-211129T0100Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
220 PM MST Sat Nov 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk
  Mountain.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 6 PM MST Sunday.

* 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...

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.

&&

$$

Brothers

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 2:20 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon28 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.