Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Oct 31, 2011, 3:11 PM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 1, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 41 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2011, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2011, 2:41 AM MDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 7:01 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:01 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 11 N Dubois, WY | BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:04 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 21 Sw Barnum, WY | GRAVE SPRING SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:06 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 12 N Cora, WY | NEW FORK LAKE SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:06 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 16 E Boulder, WY | POCKET CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:06 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 22 N Cora, WY | KENDALL RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:06 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 25 Sw Lander, WY | LARSEN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:06 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 14 W Crowheart, WY | COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:06 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 24 Ese Boulder, WY | BIG SANDY OPENING SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:07 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 18 W Lander, WY | HOBBS PARK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:07 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 19 Ssw Lander, WY | DEER PARK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:07 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 7 Nw Atlantic City, WY | SOUTH PASS SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:07 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 26 Nw Lander, WY | ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:08 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:08 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 8 S Casper, WY | CASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:08 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 22 Sse Casper, WY | RENO HILL SNOTEL |
| Nov 1, 7:10 PM MDT | SNOW 2.8 | 3 Nw Green River, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:11 PM MDT | SNOW 2.2 | 6 Sw Lander, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:16 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 9.5 Sw Lander, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:17 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Lander, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:18 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Sw Casper, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:20 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Casper, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:21 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Dubois, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:21 PM MDT | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Nw Dubois, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:24 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 6 W Casper, WY | CASPER AIRPORT |
| Nov 1, 7:27 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Sweetwater Station, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:27 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | Jeffrey City, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:27 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Sw Casper, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:28 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Casper, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:28 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Casper, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:28 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Casper, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:29 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | Midwest, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:29 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 1 W Lander, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:49 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Rock Springs, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:49 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Rock Springs, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:49 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Wamsutter, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:53 PM MDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Sse Rock Springs, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:56 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Green River, WY | |
| Nov 1, 7:57 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Green River, WY | |
| Nov 1, 8:19 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Hudson, WY | |
| Nov 1, 9:11 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 S Casper, WY | CASPER MOUNTAIN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 2514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
540 WWUS45 KRIW 312111 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MOST OF WYOMING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL FIRST MOVE SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AT FIRST...WHILE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WYZ015-018-019-010515- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0007.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0011.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAY RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE MORNING ON TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-010515- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0007.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0011.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER ALONG WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-028>030-010515- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0007.111101T1800Z-111102T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0900Z-111102T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER- FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND MAY BECOME STEADY AND HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE REST OF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES COULD FALL IN WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN INCLUDING ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...AND LA BARGE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. THE WINDS IN WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN WILL ONLY BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST OF 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE MORNING ON TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL NOT BE AS PREVALENT ACROSS WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN WHERE THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-027-010515- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0900Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND KEMMERER...WITH A POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 FROM FARSON TO SOUTH PASS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. CLOSER TO SOUTH PASS..NORTHEAST WIND WILL GUST OVER 25 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AFTER COLDER AIR MOVE IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-010515- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0600Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PRIMARILY BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN ABSAROKAS AND MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN 8000 FT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BRING IN MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE AREA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE FRESH SNOW AND BREEZY WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-010515- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0600Z-111102T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PRIMARILY BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST BIGHORNS...AND AT THE SOUTHERN END. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS WHICH PASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK BY MID DAY TUESDAY DUE TO THE MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND FRESH SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005>007-016-017-010515- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T1200Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN CENTRAL WYOMING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS COLD AIR RUSHES DOWN FROM THE NORTH. IT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...AROUND WORLAND...AND DUBOIS. THE NORTH WIND MAY INCREASE SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS TEN SLEEP...BIG TRAILS...THERMOPOLIS...CROWHEART...AND HUDSON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND EVEN LOWER AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-011-010515- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T1200Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 311 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN MUCH OF JOHNSON COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND KAYCEE AND BARNUM...AND LOWER AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90...AS WELL AS LOCAL HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...THE INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ MCDONALD
8 follow-up statements
390 WWUS45 KRIW 010300 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MOST OF WYOMING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH MOST OF WYOMING BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AT FIRST...WHILE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WYZ015-018-019-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECTED SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TURN TO SNOW AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. 10 TO 20 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-026>030-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0900Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AFTER 200 AM TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS TO BECOME STEADY AND HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN. THIS INCLUDES ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...AND LA BARGE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. THE WINDS IN WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN WILL ONLY BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST OF 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE MORNING ON TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL NOT BE AS PREVALENT ACROSS WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN WHERE THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0600Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN 8000 FT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE FRESH SNOW AND BREEZY WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T0600Z-111102T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST BIGHORNS...AND AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS WHICH PASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL OVER POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005>007-016-017-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T1200Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE BIG HORN BASIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL IN THE SOUTHERN BIG HORN BASIN WILL BE HEAVIER THAN IN THE REST OF THE BASIN ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IN CENTRAL WYOMING LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING...FROM DUBOIS TO RIVERTON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...AROUND WORLAND...AND DUBOIS. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS TEN SLEEP...BIG TRAILS...THERMOPOLIS...AND HUDSON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE OPEN AREAS. THIS CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN BOYSEN DAM AND THERMOPOLIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-011-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T1200Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 900 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND KAYCEE AND BARNUM...AND LOWER AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AT TIMES...AS WELL AS ON OTHER STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
337 WWUS45 KRIW 011134 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MOST OF WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM WAS STRENGTHENING OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND AREAS OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. WYZ015-018-019-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECTED SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.111101T1200Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. 10 TO 20 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-026>030-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN. THIS INCLUDES ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...AND LA BARGE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. THE WINDS IN WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN WILL ONLY BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST OF 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL NOT BE AS PREVALENT ACROSS WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN WHERE THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN 8000 FT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE FRESH SNOW AND BREEZY WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005>007-016-017-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T1200Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...AROUND WORLAND...AND DUBOIS. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS TEN SLEEP...BIG TRAILS...THERMOPOLIS...AND HUDSON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE OPEN AREAS. THIS CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN BOYSEN DAM AND THERMOPOLIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST BIGHORNS...AND AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS WHICH PASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL OVER POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-011-012000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.111101T1200Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 534 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND KAYCEE AND BARNUM...AND LOWER AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AT TIMES...AS WELL AS ON OTHER STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON
587 WWUS45 KRIW 011532 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MOST OF WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM WAS STRENGTHENING OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND AREAS OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. WYZ028>030-020000- /O.UPG.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN SWEETWATER COUNTY...THIS INCLUDES ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...AND WAMSUTTER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL NOT BE AS PREVALENT ACROSS WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ015-018-019-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECTED SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. 10 TO 20 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN 8000 FT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE FRESH SNOW AND BREEZY WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005>007-016-017-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...AROUND WORLAND...AND DUBOIS. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS TEN SLEEP...BIG TRAILS...THERMOPOLIS...AND HUDSON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE OPEN AREAS. THIS CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN BOYSEN DAM AND THERMOPOLIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS WHICH PASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL OVER POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-011-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND KAYCEE AND BARNUM...AND LOWER AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AT TIMES...AS WELL AS ON OTHER STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-026-027-020000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 932 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE WINDS IN * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL NOT BE AS PREVALENT IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
234 WWUS45 KRIW 011951 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MOST OF WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM WAS STRENGTHENING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND AREAS OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WYZ015-018-019-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECTED SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. 10 TO 20 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES... BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN SWEETWATER COUNTY...THIS INCLUDES ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER... AND WAMSUTTER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN 8500 FT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE FRESH SNOW AND BREEZY WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005>007-016-017-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF BY 3 AM MDT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS...AROUND WORLAND...AND DUBOIS. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS TEN SLEEP...BIG TRAILS...THERMOPOLIS...AND HUDSON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE OPEN AREAS. THIS CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN BOYSEN DAM AND THERMOPOLIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS WHICH PASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL OVER POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-011-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND KAYCEE AND BARNUM...AND LOWER AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AT TIMES...AS WELL AS ON OTHER STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-026-027-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 151 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES... BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN RIVER BASIN. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
680 WWUS45 KRIW 020009 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST...AREAS TO THE WEST AND NORTH ARE BEGINNING TO CLEAR OUT WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW FALLING. ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE...SNOW AND AREAS OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WYZ028-029-020115- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 20S. $$ WYZ010-011-020115- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVY SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING IN NORTHERN WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE IN AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 20S. $$ WYZ026-027-020115- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 20S AND LOWER. $$ WYZ015-018-019-020815- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECTED TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-020815- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER CAN BE EXPECTED. AROUND 10 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ030-020815- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...THIS INCLUDES EAST ROCK SPRINGS...AND WAMSUTTER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING IN THE SOUTHERN ABSAROKAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN 8500 FT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE FRESH SNOW AND BREEZY WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ005>007-016-017-020815- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF BY 3 AM MDT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS TEN SLEEP...BIG TRAILS...THERMOPOLIS...AND HUDSON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE OPEN AREAS. THIS CAUSE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN BOYSEN DAM AND THERMOPOLIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-020600- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS WHICH PASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL OVER POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-020815- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 609 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE RANGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AROUND TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ MCDONALD
769 WWUS45 KRIW 020242 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST...AREAS TO THE WEST AND NORTH ARE BEGINNING TO CLEAR OUT WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW FALLING. ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE...SNOW AND AREAS OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WYZ005>007-016-017-020345- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND...DUBOIS... RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OR WILL BE ENDING IN THESE AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WYZ002-008-009-020345- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL END AROUND MIDNIGHT IN MOST LOCATIONS. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WYZ015-018-019-021200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED DURING THE EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-022-021200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER. LESSER SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ030-021200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...THIS INCLUDES EAST ROCK SPRINGS... AND WAMSUTTER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-021200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 842 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE RANGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AROUND TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
404 WWUS45 KRIW 020548 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1148 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN OVER THE AREA... WYZ020-022-020700- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1148 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR UNTIL 3 AM WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ WYZ014-020700- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 1148 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ WYZ015-018-019-021200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY 1148 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM LANDER TO AREAS ALONG BEAVER RIM AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIM INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY. AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER SOUTH PASS AND BEAVER RIM. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON SOUTH PASS MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ030-021200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 1148 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM POINT OF ROCKS TO WAMSUTTER DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...THIS INCLUDES EAST ROCK SPRINGS... AND WAMSUTTER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
376 WWUS45 KRIW 020841 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 241 AM MDT WED NOV 2 2011 WYZ015-018-019-030-020945- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111102T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANDER...JEFFREY CITY...WAMSUTTER 241 AM MDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA CONTINUES TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER SWEETWATER COUNTY...WITH GENERALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...REMAINING WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. $$ BRANHAM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Oct 31, 3:31 AM MDT, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 3:31 AM MDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 331 AM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE NEXT UPSTREAM PACIFIC TROUGH IS MAKING LANDFALL ONTO THE PACIFIC NW COAST. THE LEAD VORT LOBE JUST AHEAD OF THIS MAIN TROUGH THAT WILL GIVE NORTHWEST WYOMING SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TODAY WILL KICK A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS WYOMING TONIGHT. BY THE TIME MOST OF THE DYNAMICS FROM THIS DIGGING MAIN TROUGH ARRIVE IN THE CWA...THE COLD AIR WILL BE WELL ENTRENCHED. THERE WILL BE A DISTINCT EAST TO WEST BAND OF PRECIP SHIFTING SOUTH ACROSS WYOMING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WITH RAIN SHOWERS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ALONG WITH ALL SNOW IN THE MTNS. THEN ON TUESDAY THE FRONTAL BAND INDUCED SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO POST FRONTAL UPSLOPE SNOWFALL WITH AN EVER DEEPENING UPSLOPE FLOW AND WEDGE OF COLD AIR FROM LND TO CPR INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. CASPER AND CASPER MTN WILL HAVE A NORTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WHICH IS VERY CONDUCIVE FOR UPSLOPE SNOW THERE AS OPPOSED TO A NORTHEAST FLOW. ANOTHER AREA WHERE A BULLS EYE OF HEAVIER SNOW COULD DEVELOP FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN WHERE THE NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE EAST WILL CLASH WITH NW WINDS TO THE WEST ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH. THE FACT THAT DRIER AIR WILL LIE TO THE WEST OF THE BOUNDARY SHOULD ENHANCE LIFT THERE. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT Q VECTOR FORCING AND ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL ADD TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED DYNAMICS SO THERE SHOULD BE SOME SEEDER FEEDER ACTION. WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS EVENING WITH THIS REASONING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MTNS...LANDER FOOTHILLS...GREEN MTNS...NATRONA COUNTY...CASPER MTN...WESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY AND THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN (PRIMARILY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BASIN) FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AS MUCH AS 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ON THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MTNS AND CASPER MTN ALONG WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH. ALSO INCLUDED EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE ONLY 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED AS THE WIND COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL MAKE FOR TRICKY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80. LATER THIS EVENING AS THE DYNAMICS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THE UPSLOPE LAYER DEEPENS...THE SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE PURELY UPSLOPE FROM THE VCNTYS OF LND TO CPR. BY 12Z WEDNESDAY...MOST OF THE SNOW WILL HAVE SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHEAST. DEBATED WHETHER TO INCLUDE THERMOPOLIS AND THE OWL CREEK MTNS IN THE WATCH. AS FAR AS THERMOP IS CONCERNED...ONLY ABOUT 4 HOURS WILL LAPSE BETWEEN THE CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW BEFORE COLDER AIR FILTERS IN AT 600MB FOR LESS FAVORABLE DENDRITIC GROWTH...HENCE LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN THE OWL CREEKS AS WELL. FAR WESTERN WYOMING WILL NOT SEE AS MUCH SNOW OUT OF THIS SYSTEM THANKS TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW. ON WEDNESDAY A SHORT LIVED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRY US OUT. IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE THE RETURN FLOW KICKS IN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH. AFTER 06Z THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM THE RED DESERT TO CPR SHOULD KICK UP ENOUGH SNOW FOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THOSE AREAS THEN. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHORTWAVE RIDGE AXIS PASSES OFF TO OUR EAST ON THURSDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE WARMING IN THE MID LEVELS. CENTRAL BASINS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SOMEWHAT TRAPPED...ESPECIALLY WIND RIVER BASIN WITH EXPECTED SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY. H7 TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOUT 0C EAST OF THE DIVIDE BUT WITH THE SHORTER DAYS AND EXPECTED SNOW COVER...WE CERTAINLY WON'T SEE THE 60 DEGREE READINGS WE COULD HAVE SEEN A MONTH AGO. MAINLY 40S WITH SOME LOWER 50S POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER FOOTHILLS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS UP NORTH. THE WEST WILL SEE 40S IN THE VALLEYS WITH MAINLY 30S IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND DESERT SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE ACTIVE PACIFIC SO DETAILS WILL LIKELY CHANGE SOME MORE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. STILL LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS TIME WITH THE INTENSITY AND DURATION STILL IN DOUBT. FRIDAY COULD SEE BETTER MIXING EAST OF THE DIVIDE IF CLOUDS DON'T GET TOO THICK. SURFACE FRONT WILL LIKELY ENTER THE FAR NORTH BY AFTERNOON WHICH COULD INHIBIT MAXES UP THERE. TEMPERATURES COULD BE QUITE A BIT WARMER IN THE CENTRAL ZONES IF WINDS MIX DOWN AND THERE IS ENOUGH SUNSHINE. WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH THIS POSSIBILITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SHARPLY COLDER AGAIN SATURDAY WITH SNOW IN MANY AREAS...ENDING LATE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THE NEXT SYSTEM STILL LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MOVE INTO THE PACNW AND NORTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW MOVING BACK INTO AT LEAST THE WEST. ECMWF AND GFS BOTH TRYING TO SPLIT THIS ENERGY SO NO SIGNIFICANT STORM EXPECTED WITH THESE CURRENT SOLUTIONS. ACTIVE AND COMPLEX PACIFIC WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FURTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WILL KEEP MAINLY CHANCE POPS IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND SLIGHT CHANCE WESTERN VALLEYS SUNDAY AND MAINLY MOUNTAINS MONDAY. CHILLY EARLY NOVEMBER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE. && .AVIATION.../12Z ISSUANCE/ WEST OF THE DIVIDE...KJAC...KPNA...KBPI...KRKS ROUTES...A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW THIS MORNING WITH AREAS OF MVFR/LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS...MTN OBSCURATIONS VCNTY AND NORTH OF A VCNTY KAFO-KPNA LINE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST 03Z-06Z TUESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS MTN OBSCURATIONS EXPECTED VCNTY KJAC...KPNA...KBPI AFTER 06Z TUESDAY. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...KCOD...KWRL...KCPR...KRIW...KLND ROUTES. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE DIVIDE WITH AREAS OF LLWS ALONG A VCNTY KCOD-KLND LINE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE MONTANA/WYOMING LINE AROUND 00Z TUESDAY AND TO A KRIW-KCPR LINE AROUND 06Z TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN SN/-SN WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. && .FIRE WEATHER... EXCEPT FOR SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST WYOMING TODAY...ONE MORE MILD AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM DRIVES A STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS WYOMING TONIGHT AND DELIVERS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAINLY TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WIND CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING TROUGH THAT WILL DELIVER MORE PRECIPITATION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WYZ015-018>020-022. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WYZ026-028>030. && SHORT TERM...LIPSON LONG TERM...SKRBAC AVIATION...AEM FIRE WEATHER...LIPSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 5:47 AM MDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 547 AM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 WYZ001>020-022>030-011200- 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- 547 AM MDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY...A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING FROM CASPER TO LANDER AND IN THE SOUTHWEST FROM ROCK SPRINGS TO LA BARGE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. CHECK THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL WYOMING BY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME BUT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AGAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 9:07 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | RIW | Fremont, Lincoln, Natrona, Sublette, Sweetwater | 18 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:11 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona and 4 more | 33 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.