Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Nov 30, 2011, 2:53 PM MST for Fremont County, Natrona County, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 30, 2011, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 19 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
- Nov 30, 2011, 2:53 PM MST (21:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2011, 11:16 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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 30, 8:14 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:18 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 21 Sw Barnum, WY | GRAVE SPRING SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 7 Nw Atlantic City, WY | SOUTH PASS SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 18 W Lander, WY | HOBBS PARK SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 26 Nw Lander, WY | ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 8 S Casper, WY | CASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 14 W Crowheart, WY | COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:20 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 22 Sse Casper, WY | RENO HILL SNOTEL |
| Nov 30, 8:21 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 14 Sse Thermopolis, WY | |
| Nov 30, 8:24 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Fort Washakie, WY | |
| Nov 30, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 S Lander, WY | LANDER AIRPORT |
| Nov 30, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 2.8 | Hudson, WY | |
| Nov 30, 8:26 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 10 S Lander, WY | RED CANYON |
| Nov 30, 8:26 PM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 5 Wsw Lander, WY | |
| Nov 30, 8:27 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Casper, WY | |
| Dec 1, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Midwest, WY | |
| Dec 1, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.4 | 6 W Casper, WY | CASPER AIRPORT |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 2014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 WWUS45 KRIW 302153 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SNOW AND STRONG WIND EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE...ESPECIALLY AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...AS WELL AS SWEETWATER COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW... VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL AND BECOME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF UNPREPARED FOR THE SHARP CHANGE TO MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER. WYZ014-015-010700- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0010.111130T2200Z-111201T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.111130T2200Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN VISIBILITIES MAY BE ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND SOUTH PASS...WITH MUCH LESS SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS CHILLS WILL BE AS COLD AS MINUS 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-010700- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0010.111201T0100Z-111201T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0013.111201T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-010700- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0010.111201T0100Z-111201T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0013.111201T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL. LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...INCLUDING BURNTFORK AND MCKINNON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ018-010700- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.111201T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH OVER OPEN AREAS WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 AND 789 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE GUSTY NORTH WIND RESULT IN WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-010700- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.111201T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20 26 WILL LIKELY BE HAMPERED BY SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ022-010700- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.111201T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS AND NORTHERLY EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL UP CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-010700- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY THE STRONGEST WINDS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ009-010700- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL EARLY IN THE PERIOD AND BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL NORTH OF POWDER RIVER PASS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 16 OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-004-010700- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL... GREYBULL...BASIN 253 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL EARLY IN THE PERIOD AND BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BIGHORN BASIN AND ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIGHORN BASIN AND HIGHWAY 120 IN THE WESTERN BIGHORN BASIN MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ SKRBAC
6 follow-up statements
932 WWUS45 KRIW 010105 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SNOW AND STRONG WIND EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE...ESPECIALLY AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...AS WELL AS SWEETWATER COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW... VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL AND BECOME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF UNPREPARED FOR THE SHARP CHANGE TO MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER. WYZ014-015-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A COLD FRONT HAD PUSHED THROUGH THE SOUTH PASS AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN VISIBILITIES MAY BE ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND SOUTH PASS...WITH MUCH LESS SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS CHILLS WILL BE AS COLD AS MINUS 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL. LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...INCLUDING BURNTFORK AND MCKINNON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6 AM. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ009-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL EARLY IN THE PERIOD AND BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL NORTH OF POWDER RIVER PASS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 16 OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-004-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL... GREYBULL...BASIN 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6 AM. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BIGHORN BASIN AND ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIGHORN BASIN AND HIGHWAY 120 IN THE WESTERN BIGHORN BASIN MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ018-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH MAINLY LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 AND 789 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE GUSTY NORTH WIND RESULT IN WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20 26 WILL LIKELY BE HAMPERED BY SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ022-010915- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 605 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS AND NORTHERLY EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL UP CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ AEM
504 WWUS45 KRIW 010347 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...SNOW AND STRONG WIND EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE...ESPECIALLY AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...AS WELL AS SWEETWATER COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW... VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL AND BECOME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF UNPREPARED FOR THE SHARP CHANGE TO MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER. WYZ014-015-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN VISIBILITIES MAY BE ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN OVER SOUTH PASS AS OF 8 PM. A TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND SOUTH PASS...WITH MUCH LESS SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WINDS CHILLS WILL BE AS COLD AS MINUS 20. AS OF 8 PM...A CHAIN LAW WAS IN EFFECT OVER SOUTH PASS UP TO THE LOUIS LAKE PARKING AREA...WITH NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 28. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL. LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...INCLUDING BURNTFORK AND MCKINNON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ010-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 4 AM. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ009-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING AND BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE POWDER RIVER PASS AREA WITH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RANGE. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL NORTH OF POWDER RIVER PASS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 16 OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING POWDER RIVER PASS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ WYZ003-004-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL... GREYBULL...BASIN 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY MORNING. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BIGHORN BASIN AND ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM MEETEETSE TO PITCHFORK. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE POWELL AIRPORT HAD A WIND GUST TO 53 MPH AT 8 PM WITH MODERATE SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIGHORN BASIN AND HIGHWAY 120 IN THE WESTERN BIGHORN BASIN MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ018-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 AND 789 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE GUSTY NORTH WIND RESULT IN WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND ZERO. 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. && $$ WYZ020-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20 26 WILL LIKELY BE HAMPERED BY SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ022-011200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 847 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS AND NORTHERLY EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL UP CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ AEM
081 WWUS45 KRIW 010959 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SNOW AND STRONG WIND EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE...ESPECIALLY AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...AS WELL AS SWEETWATER COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW... VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL AND BECOME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF UNPREPARED FOR THE SHARP CHANGE TO MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER. WYZ003-004-009-011100- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL... GREYBULL...BASIN 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND WIND HAS DECREASED THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDY CONDITIONS STILL REMAIN WITH WIND GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG ROADWAYS. $$ WYZ014-015-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN OVER SOUTH PASS AS OF 2 AM. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND SOUTH PASS...WITH MUCH LESS SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH CONTINUING INTO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS COLD AS MINUS 20. AS OF 2 AM...A CHAIN LAW WAS IN EFFECT OVER SOUTH PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-011800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT ROCK SPRINGS EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...INCLUDING BURNTFORK AND MCKINNON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ010-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ018-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR TODAY * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW HAS TAPERES OFF IN LANDER BUT AREAS SOUTH OF LANDER COULD SEE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 AND 789 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE GUSTY NORTH WIND RESULT IN WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND ZERO. 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. && $$ WYZ020-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20 26 WILL LIKELY BE HAMPERED BY SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ022-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 259 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS AND NORTHERLY EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL UP CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$
928 WWUS45 KRIW 011241 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SNOW AND STRONG WIND EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE...ESPECIALLY AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...AS WELL AS SWEETWATER COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW... VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY SEVERELY HAMPER TRAVEL AND BECOME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF UNPREPARED FOR THE SHARP CHANGE TO MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER. WYZ014-015-012200- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN OVER SOUTH PASS SO FAR. SNOWFALL IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES SO FAR. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND SOUTH PASS...WITH MUCH LESS SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH CONTINUING INTO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS COLD AS MINUS 20. AS OF 500 AM...A CHAIN LAW WAS STILL IN EFFECT OVER SOUTH PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-012200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-012200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT ROCK SPRINGS EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...INCLUDING BURNTFORK AND MCKINNON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...ONLY LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH 800 AM. HOWEVER...THE WIND WILL STILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST 800 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ WYZ018-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS RANGED FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH IN OUTLYING AREAS. THIS WILL CREATE DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 287 AND 789 WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE GUSTY NORTH WIND RESULT IN WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG WITH A GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS IN MOST LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...A NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WYZ022-011500- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 541 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND. WIND AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS AND NORTHERLY EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL UP CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM MINUS 0 TO MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ AR
707 WWUS45 KRIW 011459 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SNOW AND STRONG WIND TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING INTO THE AFTERNOON... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW FROM ABOUT SOUTH PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH SWEETWATER COUNTY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT... THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRAVEL. WYZ010-011600- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS ALL BUT ENDED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLY REPORTS AROUND THE AREA INDICATED ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS UP NEAR 60 MPH. $$ WYZ018-011600- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS ALL BUT ENDED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLY SNOWFALL REPORTS INDICATE THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE AREA. $$ WYZ020-011600- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS ALL BUT ENDED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLY SNOWFALL REPORTS INDICATED THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE AREA. $$ WYZ022-011600- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS ALL BUT ENDED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLY SNOWFALL REPORTS INDICATED THAT 10 TO AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS CASPER MOUNTAIN OVERNIGHT. $$ WYZ014-015-012200- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTH PASS AND THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVERS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH CONTINUING INTO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 28 OVER SOUTH PASS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS COLD AS MINUS 20. AS OF 800 AM...CHAIN LAW LEVEL 2 WAS STILL IN EFFECT OVER SOUTH PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. 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. && $$ WYZ019-012200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135 ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-012200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 759 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE VERY STRONG. WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT ROCK SPRINGS THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY...INCLUDING BURNTFORK AND MCKINNON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10. 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. && $$ SKRBAC
669 WWUS45 KRIW 011816 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1116 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 WYZ014-015-011930- /O.CAN.KRIW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1116 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH PASS AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS SOUTH PASS AND THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WITH LITTLE SNOW ON THE WEST SIDE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WERE COMMON WITH GUSTS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ WYZ019-028>030-011930- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...ROCK SPRINGS... GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1116 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH JUST A FEW FLURRIES REMAINING. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS FAR SOUTHERN AND ESPECIALLY SOUTHWESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW QUITE POSSIBLE. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE LIMITING THE BLOWING SNOW AND THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THOUGH FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA VARIED CONSIDERABLY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN MANY AREAS. SOUTHWEST SWEETWATER HAD MUCH MORE SNOWFALL WITH REPORTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES NEAR BURNTFORK. $$ SKRBAC
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Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 9:19 PM MST | High Wind Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Natrona, Sublette, Sweetwater | 17 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:00 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Johnson, Natrona, Park, Washakie | 29 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:20 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Natrona, Sublette, Sweetwater | 19 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:53 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | RIW | Fremont, Sublette | 20 hr |
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