SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1141 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY COLD DAY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY...
CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE A VERY COLD DAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY
IN THE TEENS. LOCATIONS EAST OF A DOUGLAS TO LARAMIE LINE WILL
HAVE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS IN THESE COLD TEMPERATURES AND COLD WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND EVEN DEATH IN A
RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD...IF YOU ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.
STAY INSIDE IN A WARM SHELTER IF POSSIBLE TODAY. IF YOU MUST GO
OUTSIDE...MAKE SURE TO WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHING.
COVER YOUR HEAD WITH A WARM HAT AND YOUR HANDS WITH WARM GLOVES OR
MITTENS. MOST BODY HEAT IS LOST THROUGH YOUR HEAD...HANDS AND FEET
IF THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND
COLD WIND CHILLS.
IF YOU BECOME STRANDED OUTSIDE IN YOUR VEHICLE...REMAIN IN THE
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. CARRY EXTRA BLANKETS...A CELL PHONE...
FOOD AND A FIRST AID KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE STRANDED IN
YOUR VEHICLE...KEEP WARM BY STARTING THE VEHICLE EVERY HOUR OR
TWO FOR A FEW MINUTES AND MAKE SURE WINDOWS ARE OPEN A CRACK TO
AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES FROM BUILDING UP IN YOUR VEHICLE.
MAKE SURE CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PETS ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED
FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS.
$$
RUBIN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 533 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 530 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
529 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ108-261230-
BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
SOUTH SIOUX-GOSHEN COUNTY-
529 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOON SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
&&
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

...STUBBORN WINTER STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
.THE STRONG HOLIDAY STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEKEND. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW...RESULTING IN
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
INTENSIFY TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
WITH SPEEDS REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH INTO
TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE
AND LOCALLY TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.
* IMPACTS...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME A HAZARD TODAY
RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE. THE
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL ALSO ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OVER THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD
...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO
NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 134 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CREATE
STRONG WINDS IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO
EARLY SATURDAY...
.THE STRONG HOLIDAY STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
UNITED STATES WILL STRENGTHEN THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG
THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE
VERY STRONG WINDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY...AND THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
NEZ019>021-054-055-251215-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0017.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
134 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM MST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM MST
SATURDAY.
* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH STRONGEST
SPEEDS EXPECTED FROM 5 AM MST CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH AROUND 11
AM MST SATURDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS FOR THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEW SNOWFALL WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
$$
CARPENTER