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WWUS75 KCYS 141935
NPWCYS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1235 PM MST WED JAN 14 2026
NEZ002-095-WYZ101-102-151200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0007.260116T0300Z-260117T0000Z/
DAWES COUNTY-NORTHERN SIOUX COUNTY-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER
ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BILL, DEER CREEK, LUSK, CHADRON, REDBIRD,
GLENROCK, CHADRON ST PARK, HARRISON, AND DOUGLAS
1235 PM MST WED JAN 14 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN NEBRASKA, DAWES COUNTY AND NORTHERN SIOUX COUNTY. IN
WYOMING, CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS AND NIOBRARA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, INCLUDING
CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID
SPREAD OF GRASSLAND WILDFIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO
THE ONSET OF WINDS. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD SPARK A WILDFIRE.
NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ107-108-118-119-151200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0007.260116T0600Z-260117T0000Z/
BOX BUTTE COUNTY-SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY-BANNER COUNTY-MORRILL COUNTY-
KIMBALL COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY-EAST PLATTE
COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAYARD, GERING, BROWNSON, TORRINGTON,
HARRISBURG, ANGORA, ALLIANCE, HEMINGFORD, REDINGTON, KIMBALL,
GUERNSEY, WHEATLAND, CHEYENNE, PINE BLUFFS, SIDNEY, SCOTTSBLUFF,
AGATE, AND BRIDGEPORT
1235 PM MST WED JAN 14 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF PANHANDLE NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, INCLUDING
CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID
SPREAD OF GRASSLAND WILDFIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO
THE ONSET OF WINDS. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD SPARK A WILDFIRE.
WYZ110-151200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0007.260116T0900Z-260117T0000Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN
1235 PM MST WED JAN 14 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND ELK
MOUNTAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80.
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, INCLUDING
CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
WYZ116-117-151200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0007.260116T0900Z-260117T0300Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FEDERAL, HORSE CREEK, PUMPKIN VINE,
VEDAUWOO, BUFORD, AND WHITAKER
1235 PM MST WED JAN 14 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE
80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE.
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, INCLUDING
CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID
SPREAD OF GRASSLAND WILDFIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
RZ
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