URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 220 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...STRONG WINDS THIS WEEKEND FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THIS WEEKEND. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG JET STREAM TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE ACROSS THE WIND CORRIDOR INCLUDING MUCH OF CARBON...ALBANY AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTIES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ115>117-170000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0030.131116T1500Z-131118T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 220 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY SUBSIDE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED. STRONG WINDS POSE A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK TO THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIVING DIFFICULTIES TO OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND EXPECT A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS. 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:34:14 +0000