Wind Advisory

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MID
EVENING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER
EASTERN MONTANA. WIND GUSTS WILL BE NEAR 60 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A LULL
IN THE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN.

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DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...

GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...

HARRISON...AGATE
234 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED
ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

420 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING
TO THE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH DAKOTA. LATER THIS MORNING WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR AREAS
IN THE PANHANDLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO AGATE
THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. OUTDOOR FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD IN
THESE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Alliance, Alliance Municipal Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Alliance, Alliance Municipal Airport, .