High Wind Warning for Natrona County

High Wind Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service
For Natrona County Lower Elevations, Wyoming
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5AM MST WED UNTIL 5PM MST THU ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING, WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT TONIGHT, STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 60 MPH WIND GUSTS, ESPECIALLY ON OUTER DRIVE/WYOMING BLVD IN CASPER. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS.

TRAVELLERS AROUND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW TO BLOW AROUND.

VISIBILITIES COULD BE SHARPLY REDUCED AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. &&