Alert archive / Wyoming / Snow Advisories in 2008
Snow Advisory 21, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this snow advisory at Mar 13, 2008, 2:44 AM MDT for 10 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 13, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2008, 2:44 AM MDT (08:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2008, 3:28 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Big Horn County, WY, Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY, Washakie County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4410 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KRIW 130844 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOWFALL RETURNS TO THE WEST TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET IN THE VALLEYS UNTIL ICING UP THIS EVENING. WYZ001-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BY LATE MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF YELLOWSTONE. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER OPEN AREAS AND PASS AND SUMMIT LEVELS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ012-013-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER JACKSON HOLE...THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ023-024-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE STAR VALLEY AND THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ027-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN WET TO SLUSHY TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ025-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE RIM AND BONDURANT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND CORA AND PINEDALE. HIGHWAYS WILL BE WET TO SLUSHY TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ014-015-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RANGE...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES SOUTH OF GANNET PEAK. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH PASS...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ002-131800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080313T1500Z-080314T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 244 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING...SPREADING INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT PASS AND SUMMIT LEVEL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED TODAY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KRIW 131744 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOWFALL RETURNS TO THE WEST TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL. HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET IN THE VALLEYS UNTIL ICING UP THIS EVENING. WYZ001-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE PARK. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF YELLOWSTONE. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER OPEN AREAS AND PASS AND SUMMIT LEVELS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ012-013-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER JACKSON HOLE...THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ023-024-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STAR VALLEY AND THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ027-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN WET TO SLUSHY TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ025-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE RIM AND BONDURANT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND CORA AND PINEDALE. HIGHWAYS WILL BE WET TO SLUSHY TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ014-015-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...WHICH IS ALREADY PRESENT OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA... WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE WIND RIVER RANGE. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RANGE...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES SOUTH OF GANNET PEAK. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH PASS...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ002-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1144 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT PASS AND SUMMIT LEVEL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED TODAY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 131944 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD EAST THIS EVENING... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO EASTERN WYOMING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL. HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET IN THE VALLEYS UNTIL ICING UP THIS EVENING. WYZ008-009-140000- /O.EXB.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080314T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG HORNS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES. MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AS THE EVENING CONTINUES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ010-011-140000- /O.EXB.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080314T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER JOHNSON COUNTY THIS EVENING...BECOMING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 25 OVERNIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ020-022-140000- /O.EXB.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.080314T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL IS MAINLY EXPECTED TO IMPACT AREAS EAST OF WALTMAN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON PRODUCING SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN. INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH NATRONA COUNTY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY 20 26 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ001-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE PARK. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF YELLOWSTONE. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER OPEN AREAS AND PASS AND SUMMIT LEVELS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ012-013-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER JACKSON HOLE...THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ023-024-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STAR VALLEY AND THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ027-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN WET TO SLUSHY TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ025-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE RIM AND BONDURANT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND CORA AND PINEDALE. HIGHWAYS WILL BE WET TO SLUSHY TODAY...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ014-015-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...WHICH IS ALREADY PRESENT OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA... WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE WIND RIVER RANGE. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RANGE...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES SOUTH OF GANNET PEAK. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH PASS...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ002-140000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 144 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT PASS AND SUMMIT LEVEL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE PASS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED TODAY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 140009 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 WYZ001-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE PARK. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF YELLOWSTONE. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER OPEN AREAS AND PASS AND SUMMIT LEVELS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ008-009-140700- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THIS AREA. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG HORNS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES. MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS...WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ012-013-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE JACKSON VALLEY AND THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL IN PARTS OF THE TETONS HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES SO FAR. SNOWFALL IN THE JACKSON VALLEY HAS RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. NEW SNOWFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS IN THE VALLEY. IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. A WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET...BUT ICE UP THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ010-011-140700- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER JOHNSON COUNTY THIS EVENING...BECOMING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND MIDNIGHT. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 25 OVERNIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ023-024-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STAR VALLEY...AND THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL IN THE VALLEY HAS RANGED FROM 2 INCHES AROUND ALPINE TO LESS THAN ONE INCH IN AFTON. SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS HAS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ROADS WILL BE WET...BUT WILL BECOME ICY AFTER SUNSET AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. SALT RIVER PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ020-022-140700- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY THIS EVENING...BECOMING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON PRODUCING SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ON INTERSTATE 25...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY 20 26 OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ027-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TODAY HAS RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES SO FAR. NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. AREAS ROADS WILL BE WET TO SLUSHY...AND MAY TURN ICY AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND FREEZING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ025-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES MAINLY NORTHWEST OF PINEDALE TO THE HOBACK CANYON. HERE NEW SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 2 INCHES WAS REPORTED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BONDURANT. AREA ROADS WILL BE WET TO SLUSHY...BUT MAY TURN ICY AFTER SUNSET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ014-015-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. NEW SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RANGE...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES SOUTH OF GANNET PEAK. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH PASS...REDUCING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOGWOTEE PASS WILL BE SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ002-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 609 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT PASS AND SUMMIT LEVEL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
012 WWUS45 KRIW 140257 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 WYZ014-015-023>025-027-140400- /O.CAN.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-STAR VALLEY- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE...PINEDALE... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS...THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR. IN THE STAR VALLEY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF NEW SNOW. IN THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS...LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF PINEDALE WITH AN INCH OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. $$ WYZ008-009-141100- /O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE ONSET OF STEADY SNOW WILL NOW OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG HORNS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS...WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ010-011-141100- /O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE ONSET OF STEADY SNOW WILL NOW OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT IN JOHNSON COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 25...AS WELL AS OTHER STATE ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ020-022-141100- /O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE ONSET OF STEADY SNOW WILL NOW OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT IN NATRONA COUNTY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CASPER TO WALTMAN LINE...WHICH WOULD INCLUDE MIDWEST AND EDGERTON. CASPER MOUNTAIN SHOULD SEE AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ001-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES ACROSS THE PARK. NEW SNOWFALL THE REST OF THE NIGHT WILL BE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ012-013-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE JACKSON VALLEY AND THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAIN RANGES OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL IN PARTS OF THE TETONS HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES SO FAR. SNOWFALL IN THE JACKSON VALLEY HAS RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. NEW SNOWFALL IN THE VALLEY OVERNIGHT WILL BE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY. A WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AT SUMMIT AND PASS LEVEL. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES WILL BE SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. HIGHWAYS IN THE VALLEY WILL BE SLICK OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ002-140600- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 857 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 140549 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1149 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 WYZ001-002-012-013-140700- /O.CAN.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080314T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL...JACKSON 1149 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW WILL OCCUR THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR IN MOST LOCATIONS. IN THE JACKSON VALLEY...LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BE SLICK. $$ WYZ008-009-141200- /O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1149 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. A STEADY SNOW WILL OCCUR THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG HORNS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS...WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ010-011-141200- /O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 1149 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. A STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER JOHNSON COUNTY THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 25...AS WELL AS OTHER STATE ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ020-022-141200- /O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1149 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. A STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THE REST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CASPER TO WALTMAN LINE...WHICH INCLUDES MIDWEST AND EDGERTON. CASPER MOUNTAIN SHOULD SEE AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREA ROADS WILL BE SLICK BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 140831 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 231 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 WYZ008-009-141815- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 231 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SPREAD ACROSS THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE RANGE...SOUTH OF CLOUD PEAK. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG HORNS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS...WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ010-011-141815- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 231 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER JOHNSON COUNTY THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...INCLUDING KAYCEE...BARNUM AND MAYOWORTH. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK THIS MORNING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 25...AS WELL AS OTHER STATE ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ020-022-141815- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 231 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THE REST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CASPER TO WALTMAN LINE...WHICH INCLUDES MIDWEST AND EDGERTON. CASPER MOUNTAIN SHOULD SEE AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AREA ROADS WILL BE SLICK BY DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 141526 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 926 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 WYZ005>007-150000- /O.EXA.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND 926 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BIG HORN BASIN AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO OCCUR TODAY ACROSS THE BASIN WITH ISOLATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES EXPECTED. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE BRIDGER MOUNTAINS. AREA ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ008-009-150000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 926 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE RANGE...SOUTH OF CLOUD PEAK. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG HORNS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. MOUNTAIN PASSES... INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS...WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ010-011-150000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 926 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...INCLUDING KAYCEE...BARNUM AND MAYOWORTH. 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE FALLEN ALREADY IN BUFFALO. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK THIS MORNING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 25...AS WELL AS OTHER STATE ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ020-022-150000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 926 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REST OF THE DAY ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES. 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS WESTERN NATRONA COUNTY THIS MORNING WITH 6 INCHES REPORTED AT POWDER RIVER. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CASPER AREA. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CASPER TO WALTMAN LINE...WHICH INCLUDES MIDWEST AND EDGERTON. CASPER MOUNTAIN SHOULD SEE AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AREA ROADS WILL BE SLICK BY DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LIPSON
000 WWUS45 KRIW 142128 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 328 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 WYZ005>011-020-022-142230- /O.CAN.KRIW.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...BUFFALO... KAYCEE...CASPER 328 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. BRIEF HEAVY SNOW COULD OCCUR IN THESE SNOW SHOWERS...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Mar 12, 3:25 PM MDT, 11 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 3:25 PM MDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 325 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2008 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY VORTICITY LOBE/MAX ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANTICYCLONIC NORTHWESTERLY JET STREAK OVER IDAHO AND NORTHEAST UTAH CURRENTLY NOT PRODUCING MUCH MORE THAN AREAS OF CIRRUS AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE VIRGA WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SEVERELY LACKING. WARM AIR ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE STILL EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARNEST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A POWERFUL PACIFIC UPPER LOW. BACKED OFF ON THE ONSET OF THE SNOW BY SEVERAL HOURS IN THE WEST TONIGHT WITH LATEST MODEL DATA AGREEING WELL WITH SATELLITE TRENDS OF A SLIGHTLY SLOWER EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED BAROCLINIC LEAF AND INITIAL AREA OF UPGLIDE AND SATURATED OR NEAR SATURATED ATMOSPHERE. SNOW ADVISORY LEVEL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ON THURSDAY WITH 6 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS COMMON IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE STAR AND JACKSON VALLEYS. WILL LET NIGHT SHIFT TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT THINGS BEFORE ISSUING ANY WINTER HIGHLIGHTS...HOWEVER. STRONG JET DYNAMICS COMBINING WITH THE ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE AND INCREASING INSTABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW BEGINNING JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. AS SURFACE PRESSURES FALL IN THE LEE OF COLORADO ROCKIES THURSDAY EVENING AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO NORTHEAST MONTANA...SURFACE CONVERGENCE DEVELOPS EAST OF THE DIVIDE NEAR A CASPER TO COOKE CITY MONTANA LINE. SNOW ADVISORY MAY BE NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR YELLOWSTONE PARK AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. AREA OF WIDESPREAD SNOW SHIFTS EASTWARD ON FRIDAY INTO THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT JOHNSON COUNTY. GOOD UPSLOPE CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN BIGHORNS AND BUFFALO AND KAYCEE AREAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE AREAS FOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EARLY EVENING. GOOD UPSLOPE CONDITIONS PROGGED BY 12Z GFS AND NAM12 FROM ABOUT 06Z FRIDAY THROUGH ABOUT 03Z SATURDAY. ORIENTATION OF INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH FRIDAY THE BIGGEST QUESTION. CURRENT PROGGED PLACEMENT WOULD KEEP ACCUMULATING SNOW EAST OF RIVERTON AND LANDER BUT A SLIGHT DISPLACEMENT OF THIS TROUGH TO THE WEST AND WIDESPREAD SNOW WOULD BANK UP AGAINST THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT LATER SOLUTIONS HAVE TO OFFER BUT HAVE INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES SOMEWHAT GIVEN THAT THE COLDER MORE DENSE AIRMASS WILL EVENTUALLY SEEP INTO THE WIND RIVER BASIN AND LANDER FOOTHILLS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY DEEP TROUGH BEGINS TAKING SHAPE OVER THE SOUTHWEST THIS WEEKEND WITH POTENTIAL MOIST AND DYNAMIC FLOW OVERRUNNING LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE BY SUNDAY. ON SATURDAY...H5 AIR AROUND -30C IS FORECAST TO PRODUCE VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES IN EXCESS OF 8C/KM WITH LIFTED INDICES AT OR BELOW ZERO. WITH MOIST SW FLOW AND JET STREAK JUST MOVING INTO THE FAR SRN BORDER AREA...IT SEEMS SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE A DECENT POTENTIAL AS FAR N AS THE CNTRL ZONES. THE WEST SHOULD SEE STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. AS THE UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE SW ON SUNDAY...UPSLOPE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE DIVIDE WITH POSSIBLE JET STREAK DYNAMICS. NOT WILLING TO GO LIKELY POPS QUITE YET DUE TO VERY S POSITION OF THE UPPER LOW BUT AS LONG AS THE SURFACE HIGH DOES INDEED DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...WE SHOULD SEE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF PCPN EAST OF THE DIVIDE AT SOME POINT SUNDAY AS DYNAMICS OVERRUN THE COLD DOME. UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY MOVE WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH BETTER PCPN CHANCES MOVING JUST SE OF OUR FORECAST AREA. POTENTIAL WEAK WAVE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM COULD PROVIDE SOME SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. MOST STRONG UPPER LOWS DO HAVE A WEAK SHORTWAVE THAT DROPS SE THE NEXT DAY AND THIS ONE APPEARS TO BE NO DIFFERENT. FORECAST IS MORE UNCERTAIN IN THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIMEFRAME. THE 00Z GFS RUN IS MORE BULLISH AGAIN IN A FLAT RIDGE ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE PATTERN. WILL KEEP THE CHANCE POPS IN THE WRN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND SLIGHT CHANCE FOR WEDNESDAY FOR NOW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS PERIOD BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO WARM AS HEIGHTS BUILD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. READINGS MAY VERY WELL END UP WARMER THAN CURRENT FORECAST SIMILAR TO CURRENT READINGS BUT WILL LET LATER SHIFTS DETERMINE THE TREND. && .AVIATION... WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MANY AREAS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. A STRONGER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT ALONG WITH DEVELOPING MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING BY 12Z THURSDAY AS CEILINGS LOWER AND THE VISIBILITY BEGINS TO DECREASE DURING THE ONSLAUGHT OF LIGHT SNOWFALL FOR THIS AREA. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO IFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN MANY AREAS ACROSS WESTERN WY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCLUDING KJAC...KRKS...KBPI AND KPNA. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME RATHER UNSTABLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL INITIATE LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW AND SNOW PELLET SHOWERS REDUCING CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY LOCALLY TO IFR CONDITIONS INCLUDING AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE AS THE ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS WYOMING. && .FIRE WEATHER... BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER MOST AREAS OF THE DISTRICT. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST THROUGH JOHNSON AND NATRONA COUNTIES THURSDAY NIGHT...BANKING UP TO THE DIVIDE BY FRIDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND JOHNSON COUNTY ON FRIDAY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...CHURCH LONG TERM...SKRBAC AVIATION...LIPSON FIRE WEATHER...CHURCH
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 3:07 PM MDT, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 307 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2008 WYZ001>020-022>030-130930- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 307 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2008 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SIGNIFICANT STORM IS EXPECTED IN WESTERN WYOMING THURSDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE FAR WESTERN MOUNTAINS...3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE FAR WESTERN VALLEYS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN AS WELL AS WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. SNOW WILL SPREAD TO AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS...1 TO 3 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY...2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE LANDER FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY AND NORTHERN NATRONA COUNTY. THE HIGH CHANCES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY OUT WEST AND THE FAR SOUTH AS A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH TO AFFECT THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE CASPER AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SNOW STORM MAY ALSO SPREAD INTO THE WIND RIVER BASIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS WEEK ON THIS VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
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