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High Wind Watch 44, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 29, 2021Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Nov 29, 2021, 1:40 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 30, 2021, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2021, 1:40 PM MST (20:40 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2021, 2:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 30, 2021, 3:49 AM 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 20:42 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 12:00Z, 8.7 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-29Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
2573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

396 
WWUS75 KCYS 292040
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
140 PM MST Mon Nov 29 2021

WYZ110-301200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0044.211130T2100Z-211201T1800Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
140 PM MST Mon Nov 29 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday 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...

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.

&&

$$

WYZ116-301000-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0043.211130T0300Z-211130T1000Z/
South Laramie Range-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, and Vedauwoo
140 PM MST Mon Nov 29 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...South Laramie Range including Vedauwoo and the I-80 
  Summit.

* WHEN...From 8 PM MST this evening through late tonight.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
287 
WWUS75 KCYS 300303
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
803 PM MST Mon Nov 29 2021

WYZ116-300415-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0043.000000T0000Z-211130T1000Z/
South Laramie Range-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, and Vedauwoo
803 PM MST Mon Nov 29 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

Wind gusts up to 50 MPH are still possible late tonight. However,
winds are generally expected to remain below warning criteria.

$$

WYZ110-301200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0044.211130T2100Z-211201T1800Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
803 PM MST Mon Nov 29 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk
  Mountain along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins. 

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday 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...

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
666 
WWUS75 KCYS 301049
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
349 AM MST Tue Nov 30 2021

WYZ110-301900-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0044.211130T2100Z-211201T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0051.211130T1800Z-211201T1800Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
349 AM MST Tue Nov 30 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk
  Mountain along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 AM MST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-301900-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0051.211201T0800Z-211201T1800Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the city of Bordeaux
349 AM MST Tue Nov 30 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County
  including Bordeaux along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and
  Wheatland.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 11 AM MST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 3:15 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Laramie17 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.