783 WWUS75 KRIW 170907 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 207 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN JEFFREY CITY AND CASPER THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS IN NATRONA COUNTY WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE LANDER FOOTHILLS AND HOT SPRINGS COUNTY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY BETWEEN 5 AND 11 AM ON MONDAY. WYZ019-172000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 207 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A RAPIDLY INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP FLOW TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS HEADING OVER BEAVER RIM OR TRAVELING BETWEEN SWEETWATER STATION AND MUDDY GAP SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. 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 ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-172000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0035.121217T1200Z-121218T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 207 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINES WITH VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS. THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF THESE WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS HEADING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CASPER AND MIDWEST SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE TRAVEL WEST TOWARDS WALTMAN AND HILAND ON HIGHWAY 20 26. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005-018-172000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...LANDER 207 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A RAPIDLY INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP FLOW TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 5 AM THROUGH 11 AM. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. 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 ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$