HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 252 AM MST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST WED DEC 16 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VERY STRONG WIND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND
RATTLESNAKE RANGE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. WIND OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
ADDITIONALLY...VERY STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND IMPACT
THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE CODY FOOTHILLS TODAY. THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER PULSE OF INCREASED WIND OVER THESE AREAS OVERNIGHT.
BREEZY WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY...INCLUDING
THE CASPER AREA. THIS INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL BRING
HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 AND WILL IMPACT TRAVEL
FOR THOSE TRAVELING WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
STRONG WIND OVER THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND CODY FOOTHILLS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND OVER 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 159 AM MST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST WED DEC 16 2009

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND AN INCREASING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPE OF
THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-
158 AM MST TUE DEC 15 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS DOES
  EXIST...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE CLARK.
* WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 70 TO 80 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE TODAY AND
  CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT.
* TRAVELLERS TRAVELING ON CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY WILL BE SEVERELY
  IMPACTED ONCE HIGH WINDS DEVELOP TODAY. USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
  PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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.
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