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WWUS75 KCYS 181856
NPWCYS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1156 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
WYZ116-117-191200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0016.260219T0400Z-260219T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0018.260219T0400Z-260219T1500Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUMPKIN VINE, BUFORD, FEDERAL, VEDAUWOO,
WHITAKER, AND HORSE CREEK
1156 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE
80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY.
* 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.
WYZ110-191200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0018.260219T0400Z-260219T1500Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN
1156 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND ELK
MOUNTAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, INCLUDING
CAMPERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. IN ADDITION, AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY, EVEN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, AND
SLICK ROADS.
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 STRONGER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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