Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
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000 NOUS45 KCYS 161820 PNSCYS ZCZC CYSBRTHWW ALL TTAA00 KCYS 150426 HIGH WIND WARNING SAFETY RULES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1224 PM MDT THU OCT 16 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING UNTIL 6 PM. THE AREA IS LOCATED IN THE ARLINGTON AND MEDICINE BOW VICINITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR SOON WILL BE IN OUR AREA FOR THE SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD. THE WIND SPEED CRITERIA FOR A HIGH WIND WARNING IS SUSTAINED WINDS AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...THE CRITERIA IS SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...COLD WIND CHILLS...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. DURING HIGH WIND EVENTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY THE CASE FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS ON THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENT. $$ WEILAND
