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Snow Advisory 21, NWS Riverton, WY

March 13, 200810 counties in Wyoming

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.

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2008-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2008-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.