WWUS75 KCYS 160617 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1217 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 WYZ106-110-170000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0039.261017T1200Z-261018T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-261016T1500Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Elk Mountain, and Arlington 1217 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 25 to 35 mph with potential gusts between 55 and 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM MDT this morning. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ107-108-117>119-161500- /O.CON.KCYS.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-261016T1500Z/ Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County- Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-East Platte County-Goshen County- South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County-East Laramie County- Including the cities of Agate, Gering, Alliance, Chadron St Park, Cheyenne, Torrington, Pine Bluffs, Whitaker, Bayard, Sidney, Redington, Kimball, Guernsey, Harrison, Federal, Bridgeport, Brownson, Wheatland, Angora, Chadron, Harrisburg, Scottsbluff, Hemingford, and Horse Creek 1217 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees possible. * WHERE...Western Nebraska and far southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ WYZ101-102-104-105-109-111-113-115-116-161500- /O.CON.KCYS.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-261016T1500Z/ Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County- Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-Central Carbon County-Southwest Carbon County-Upper North Platte River Basin- Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range- Including the cities of Vedauwoo, Baggs, Glenrock, Saratoga, Rawlins, Medicine Bow, Bill, Encampment, Laramie, Lusk, Douglas, Shirley Basin, Buford, Redbird, Seminoe Dam, Bosler, Deer Creek, and Pumpkin Vine 1217 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees expected. Localized temperatures as low as 15 degrees possible in the more sheltered valleys of Carbon and Albany counties. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will likely kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plantsfrom the cold. && $$ MM