High Wind Warning 14, NWS Cheyenne, WY

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1227 AM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

WYZ106-072100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260207T2100Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the cities of Bordeaux
1227 AM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS 
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Bordeaux area along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and 
  Wheatland.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM MST this afternoon.

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

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 stronger can lead to property damage.

&&

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WYZ110-071500-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0013.000000T0000Z-260207T1500Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Elk Mountain and Arlington
1227 AM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM MST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be 
  hazardous to light weight or 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 wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58 
MPH or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

&&

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MM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
755 AM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

WYZ110-071600-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.A.0013.000000T0000Z-260207T1500Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
755 AM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

...HIGH WIND WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

Winds have remained below high wind criteria this morning and 
therefore the high wind watch will be allowed to expire.

$$

WYZ106-072100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260207T2100Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the cities of Bordeaux
755 AM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS 
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Bordeaux area along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and 
  Wheatland.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM MST this afternoon.

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

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 stronger can lead to property damage.

&&

$$

CG

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
131 PM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

WYZ106-072145-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260207T2100Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the cities of Bordeaux
131 PM MST Sat Feb 7 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds have diminished below warning thresholds. Therefore, the High 
Wind Warning will expire at 2 PM MST this afternoon.

$$

Mose

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1005 AM MST Fri Feb 6 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Dry weather and mild temperatures expected for the rest of the
  week and into the weekend. Changes in the weather pattern
  likely early to mid next week.

- Some record high temperatures expected Friday and through
  the weekend.

- Very windy for the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming
  Friday night and early Saturday morning, with locally strong
  wind gusts possible.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 245 AM MST Fri Feb 6 2026

Tranquil weather expected to continue through Saturday as all
models remain consistent and show the strong upper level ridge
axis pushing over the area today. Clear skies early this
morning with relatively mild overnight temperatures for early
February. Many locations remain in the 30s and 40s, although
some of the more sheltered valleys, such as the Laramie Valley
and portions of the Nebraska panhandle, remain much colder with
lows in the teens to mid 20s. Do not expect much to change over
the next 48 hours in this pattern with locally gusty winds
being the only notable weather concern into the weekend.

Should be a few degrees cooler this afternoon, compared to
Thursday, as a weak cool front is trending a little further
west compared to 24 hours ago. 850mb temperature analysis shows
this front the best with 850 temps lowering from 14c to around
7c this afternoon, mainly across the eastern plains. This should
result in highs around 10 degrees cooler compared to Thursday,
but still remaining in the upper 50s to low 60s for the eastern
plains...so still a pleasant day. Lowered temperatures a few
degrees, especially the south facing ridges including Harrison,
Lusk, Cheyenne, Kimball and Sidney Nebraska due to southerly
upslope winds. A few record high temperatures are still possible
today, but should mainly be Rawlins and Laramie that are
affected. Winds are expected to veer back into the west for
Saturday and increase with warmer temperatures expected,
compared to today, due to downslope winds as a weak disturbance
aloft moves southeast across the high plains. Record highs are
more likely Saturday afternoon...although it should be pretty
breezy or windy depending on location.

As for the wind prone areas late tonight and early Saturday,
winds and low to midlevel pressure gradients are expected to
respond to the weak upper level disturbance moving southeast
across the high plains Saturday. However, low level pressure
gradients, 700mb winds, and 700mb subsidence (negative Omega)
are even more modest and marginal compared to 24 hours ago. NAM
and HRRR show relatively weak surface gradients along the spine
of the mountains, with values below thresholds we normally look
for. In-house wind guidance has also backed off some. Due to low
confidence, kept winds unchanged from the previous forecast(s)
and will not issue a High Wind Watch at this time. Could see a
few sites briefly hit 58 to 61 MPH, but timing and location are
highly uncertain (< 40% confidence).

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 346 PM MST Thu Feb 5 2026

Not many changes will be forth coming this afternoon as guidance has
not really altered that much from previous thinking. There are some
differences between the GFs and ECMWF that are note worthy and would
have an impact on our sensible weather. These differences do not
really show up until late in the period so plenty of time to get
some clarification.

The period initiates with the highly amplified pattern we have all
become familiar with in place with ridging over the CWA, anchored by
upper troughing along the east coast and another trough approaching
the west coast. The ridge will dominate on Sunday with temperatures
still well above average with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s,
cooler of course in the higher elevation areas. Elevated winds can
not be discounted Sunday night but no headlines are expected. The
ridge will start to flatten out somewhat Monday but temperatures
will still be comparable to Sunday's.

Guidance continue to show a cold frontal passage Monday night and
into Tuesday which will knock down temperatures considerably and
introduce at least a chance of much needed moisture, especially in
the higher terrain areas. Actual POPS and QPF are not excessively
high but any precipitation would be welcomed.

The aforementioned model differences show up after the cold frontal
passage with one solution developing yet another stout upper ridge
over the area with a weak wave sneaking through it. Another solution
has a much broad and flatter ridge to our south with much better
chances of precipitation. Which solution does verify will be
significant to precipitation chances and amounts but plenty of time
remains to sort it all out.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1003 AM MST Fri Feb 6 2026

VFR conditions expected through the 18Z TAF period. Light and
variable winds will start increasing over the next several
hours, with gusts over 25kts expected this evening into the
overnight hours. Some upper-level clouds will start to move in
during the afternoon hours, but SKC for now.

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.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...None.
NE...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...TJT
LONG TERM...WFOCYS
AVIATION...AM

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
506 AM MST Fri Feb 6 2026

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-071215-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
506 AM MST Fri Feb 6 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Windy conditions are expected on Saturday, with very windy
conditions over the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming. Gusts
around 55 MPH are expected for portions of Interstate 80 west of
Cheyenne, and Interstate 25 between Wheatland and Chugwater.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.