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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
653 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

WYZ110-116-117-281600-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
653 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS...AS WELLS AS...THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE
AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING. AT 650 AM
MST...SUSTAINED WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH
WERE OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AND AROUND ARLINGTON.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING.

THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER
TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE
LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE
ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL.

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