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WWUS75 KRIW 260859  
NPWRIW  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
159 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
WYZ002-270000-  
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0005.260226T1500Z-260228T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0005.260226T1500Z-260228T0300Z/  
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-  
159 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 75 MPH  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ003-270000-  
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0005.260226T1500Z-260227T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0005.260226T1500Z-260227T0300Z/  
CODY FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEETEETSE, CODY, AND CLARK  
159 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST  
THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CODY FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES TRAVELING ON WYOMING STATE HIGHWAY 120 NORTH OF CODY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN  
AREA FROM CODY TO CLARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RIW/ .  
 
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