Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 17, 2012, 9:40 PM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 43 hr. 60 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 9:40 PM MST (04:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 11:43 PM MST
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3.1 | 10 Ene Driggs, WY | 20 HOUR STORM TOTAL FOR GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL - 9260FT |
| Jan 18, 1:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 5.3 | 32 Nne Driggs, WY | 20 HOUR STORM TOTAL FOR GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL - 7265FT |
| Jan 18, 1:35 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Pinedale, WY | |
| Jan 18, 1:36 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 14 Nw Pinedale, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:23 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Alpine, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:25 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Jackson Lake, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:25 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 6 S Jackson, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:26 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 8 E Moran, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:28 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Kelly, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:28 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 6 N Jackson, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:29 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 S Afton, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nw Bondurant, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:32 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Hoback Junction, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:43 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Pinedale, WY | |
| Jan 18, 2:46 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Pinedale, WY | |
| Jan 18, 8:05 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 5 Nne Thayne, WY | |
| Jan 18, 8:07 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Alpine, WY | |
| Jan 18, 8:16 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 19 Wsw Wapiti, WY | BLACKWATER SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:16 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 21 W Clark, WY | BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:17 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 30 Sw Meeteetse, WY | KIRWIN SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:17 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 11 N Dubois, WY | BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:17 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 14 Ne Pahaska, WY | EVENING STAR SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 18 Wsw Meeteetse, WY | TIMBER CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 18 Sw Cody, WY | MARQUETTE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 26 Wsw Clark, WY | WOLVERINE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:19 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 40 W Thermopolis, WY | OWL CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:20 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 56 Sw Cody, WY | YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:22 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 20 Ne Bondurant, WY | GROS VENTRE SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:22 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 6 Ene Alta, WY | GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:22 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 10 N Bondurant, WY | GRANITE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:22 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 8 Nne Moran Junction, WY | BASE CAMP SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:22 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 8 W South Entrance, WY | GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:23 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 25 Nw Dubois, WY | TOGWOTEE PASS SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:23 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 14 E Bondurant, WY | LOOMIS PARK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:23 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | South Entrance, WY | SNAKE RIVER STN SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:23 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 8 Wnw Jackson, WY | PHILLIPS BENCH SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 16 Sw Dubois, WY | GUNSITE PASS SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 12 Nne Pinedale, WY | ELKHART PARK G.S. SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 25 Sw Lander, WY | LARSEN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 22 N Cora, WY | KENDALL RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 24 Ese Boulder, WY | BIG SANDY OPENING SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 14 W Crowheart, WY | COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:25 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 7 Nw Atlantic City, WY | SOUTH PASS SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:25 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 12 N Cora, WY | NEW FORK LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:25 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 16 E Boulder, WY | POCKET CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:26 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 8 Se Afton, WY | COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:26 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 19 Sw Bondurant, WY | BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:27 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 Nne Cokeville, WY | KELLEY RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:27 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 S Afton, WY | SALT RIVER SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:27 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 26 N Kemmerer, WY | HAMS FORK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:27 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 36 N Kemmerer, WY | INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 19 Se Afton, WY | SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 21 W Big Piney, WY | SNIDER BASIN SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 12 Ese Bondurant, WY | EAST RIM DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 8 Ne Afton, WY | WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 17 E Afton, WY | TRIPLE PEAK SNOTEL |
| Jan 18, 8:44 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 8.6 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-BASE |
| Jan 18, 8:44 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 9.4 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-RENDEZVOUS BOWL |
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 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 2505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941 WWUS45 KRIW 180440 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 2 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TO ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON PASS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. 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. && $$ WYZ013-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ024-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ023-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING WEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ014-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL AROUND SOUTH PASS BUT THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-182300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 940 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$
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997 WWUS45 KRIW 180927 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TODAY INTO THURSDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 2 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT 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. && $$ WYZ012-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TO ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ024-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ025-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING WEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL AROUND SOUTH PASS BUT THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ027-181730- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 227 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
353 WWUS45 KRIW 180928 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TODAY INTO THURSDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 2 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TO ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. 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. && $$ WYZ013-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ024-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ023-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING WEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ014-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL AROUND SOUTH PASS BUT THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-182300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 228 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$
167 WWUS45 KRIW 182134 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND INTO THURSDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 30 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT 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. && $$ WYZ012-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO ACCOMPANY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 65 MPH ON THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ024-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ025-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ALONG WITH INCREASING WEST WIND THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL AROUND SOUTH PASS BUT THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ027-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 234 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
650 WWUS45 KRIW 190646 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE GUSTY WIND. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES UP TO 13 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES TO AROUND 12 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 30 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 65 MPH ON THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. 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. && $$ WYZ013-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY SOUTH WIND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ024-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ023-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF GUSTY WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES TO AS MUCH 8 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTH WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY WIND AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF SOUTH WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ014-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL AROUND SOUTH PASS BUT THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-191800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 1146 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$
105 WWUS45 KRIW 190850 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ015-192300- /O.EXA.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTH BUT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ001-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE GUSTY WIND. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES UP TO 13 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES TO AROUND 12 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 30 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 65 MPH ON THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. 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. && $$ WYZ013-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY SOUTH WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ024-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. 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. && $$ WYZ023-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF GUSTY WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES TO AS MUCH 8 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTH WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY WIND AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF SOUTH WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ014-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL AROUND SOUTH PASS BUT THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-192300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 150 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$
896 WWUS45 KRIW 191646 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE GUSTY WIND. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES IN THE NORTH TO 15 TO 20 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PARK. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 30 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES TO AROUND 12 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 30 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT 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. && $$ WYZ012-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 65 MPH ON THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY SOUTH WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ024-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 40 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF GUSTY WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO MUCH 16 INCHES AT ALPINE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTH WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ025-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY WIND AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 6 AROUND CORA TO 12 INCHES AROUND BONDURANT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 25 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF SOUTH WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. LESS SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTH BUT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND OVER SOUTH PASS AND TOGWOTEE PASS. 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. && $$ WYZ027-200200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...HAVE BEEN LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-200200- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0002.120119T1646Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 946 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WITH PERIODS OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM DUBOIS TO TOGWOTEE PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND DUBOIS WITH NEAR 10 INCHES TOWARDS TOGWOTEE PASS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SLICK ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROAD SURFACES ALONG HIGHWAY 26 AND POOR VISIBILITY MAY HAMPER TRAVEL FROM DUBOIS TO TOGWOTEE PASS. 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. && $$
162 WWUS45 KRIW 192219 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. WYZ001-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE GUSTY WIND. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE PARK. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAVE RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES IN THE NORTH TO 20 TO 25 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PARK. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...25 TO 35 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH UP TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE PARK WILL SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. 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. && $$ WYZ002-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM A FEW INCHES IN THE EAST TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE WEST ALONG THE BORDER OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND 40 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OTHER AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SEVERELY HAMPER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY OVER CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PERIODS OF WHITEOUT 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. && $$ WYZ012-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 14 TO 46 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER 5 FEET...ESPECIALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 65 MPH ON THE PEAKS AND EXPOSED AREAS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES MAY BECOME EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AS THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY SOUTH WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 3O MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FREQUENTLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ024-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 16 TO 33 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...25 TO 45 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ON THE PEAKS CAUSING VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF GUSTY WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 6 TO MUCH 16 INCHES AT ALPINE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTH WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OCCASIONALLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ025-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH A GUSTY WIND AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 6 INCHES AT PINEDALE...8 AROUND CORA AND 22 INCHES AROUND BONDURANT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...AREAS OF SOUTH WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 9 INCHES AROUND SOUTH PASS TO 24 INCHES AROUND TOGWOTEE PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 40 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE RANGE. LESS SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTH BUT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND OVER SOUTH PASS AND TOGWOTEE PASS. 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. && $$ WYZ027-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...HAVE BEEN LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN SAGE AND COKEVILLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-201200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 319 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WITH PERIODS OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM DUBOIS TO TOGWOTEE PASS. * SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR...HAVE BEEN LESS THAN AN INCH AT DUBOIS... TO AROUND 3 INCHES AROUND DUNOIR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND DUBOIS WITH NEAR 10 INCHES TOWARDS TOGWOTEE PASS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SLICK ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROAD SURFACES ALONG HIGHWAY 26 AND POOR VISIBILITY MAY HAMPER TRAVEL FROM DUBOIS TO TOGWOTEE PASS. 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. && $$
003 WWUS45 KRIW 200643 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1143 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 WYZ001-002-012>015-023>025-027-200745- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-STAR VALLEY- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL... JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE...PINEDALE...KEMMERER... COKEVILLE 1143 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED IN THESE AREAS. AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN 3 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS. $$ WYZ016-200745- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1143 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$
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 Jan 17, 2:30 PM MST, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 2:30 PM MST, 7 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 230 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MAJOR WINTER STORM IS STILL ON TRACK FOR THE WEST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG JET WILL INTENSIFY FURTHER ALONG THE IMPRESSIVE THERMAL RIBBON BETWEEN THE -40C ARCTIC AIR TO THE NORTH AND MUCH WARMER PACIFIC AIR TO THE SOUTH. THIS INTENSE BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY WILL LEAD TO STRONG ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE ACROSS THE WEST FOR MUCH OF THIS PERIOD. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW TWO PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EITHER WAY...A LONG DURATION SNOW AND WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OUT WEST WITH SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. WITH THIS LONG DURATION...WE BUMPED THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ABOUT 50 PERCENT EARLIER THIS MORNING. 2 TO 3 FEET FOR THE FAVORED TETONS AND SOUTHWEST PART OF YNP WITH 1 TO 2 FEET COMMON IN THE OTHER MOUNTAINS USING A 14-1 RATIO ON AVERAGE FOR THIS EVENT. HPC PRODUCTS CONTINUE TO PAINT SOME 4 FOOT AMOUNTS AND IF EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER THAT IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IF WE CAN AVERAGE AN INCH PER HOUR IN THE FAVORED TETONS. THE WESTERN WYOMING AMOUNTS WERE BASED ON 3 FEET FOR RPK BASED ON PAST WESTERLY TYPE EVENTS. 9 TO 18 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR OF THE JACKSON AND STAR VALLEYS...7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN PINEDALE AND BONDURANT...6 TO 9 INCHES AROUND COKEVILLE WITH MORE ADVISORY AMOUNTS TOWARDS KEMMERER BUT WITH STRONG WEST WIND. DUBOIS WILL BE TRICKY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SPILLOVER EAST OF THE DIVIDE. IT'S POSSIBLE WE WILL NEED AN ADVISORY THERE EVENTUALLY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN HALF. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OUT WEST THROUGH FRIDAY BUT AS OF NOW...FRIDAY LOOKS LIGHTER IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE. STRONG TO HIGH WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE EAST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH THE PESKY ARCTIC FRONT HANGING AROUND THE FAR NRN ZONES. HAVE UPGRADED THE ZONES 15...16 AND 19 FOR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH WATCHES REMAINING FOR CPR FOR WED AND WED NIGHT AND FOR LANDER WED AFTN AND NIGHT. 06Z WRF IS SHOWING POTENTIAL MTN WAVE EVENT FOR LANDER WED AFT THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH MTN TOP INVERSION AND FAVORABLE LOOKING X-SECTION. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE A CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM BUT LATER SHIFTS CAN EXTEND OR ISSUE MORE HIGH WIND PRODUCTS AS THE TIME NEARS. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE THROUGHOUT THIS PATTERN BUT IT LO0KS LIKE THE WEST WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW OUT WEST WITH SOME MIXTURE POSSIBLE IN SPILLOVER AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE AND POTENTIALLY IN THE FAR SOUTH. BUSY PERIOD FOR SURE AND LIKELY CONTINUING INTO THE MEDIUM RANGE. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH MOST SYSTEMS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA...THOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE COVERAGE OF THESE EVENTS. THE ECMWF REMAINS THE MORE AGGRESSIVE SOLUTION...WITH SNOWFALL BEING SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE GFS...WHICH IS THE MORE FAVORED MODEL AT THIS TIME...KEEPS SNOWFALL PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH ACTIVITY SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT LATE SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY...HOWEVER...MOISTURE AND DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THIS RIDGE WILL ONLY ALLOW A SLIGHT BREAK IN SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WEST. AS THE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH...MOISTURE WILL BE BROUGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING BY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE KEEPING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WEST. GENERALLY SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. AVIATION.../00Z ISSUANCE/ WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE NEXT WINTER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING THIS EVENING...SPREADING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND POTENTIALLY OVER KJAC BY 01Z. SNOWFALL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH PERIODS OF MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. KJAC MAY SEE SOME INSTANCES OF LIFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW AFTER 10Z WEDNESDAY. EXPECT ICING AND TURBULENCE TO BE INCREASED OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED. EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND 12Z WEDNESDAY FOR AREA BASINS AND VALLEYS. SNOWFALL IS THEN POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN WY AFTER 12Z. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A FEW TERMINALS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...ESPECIALLY KCOD...AND KCPR. WINDS OF 30G40KT WILL BE PRESENT AFTER 15Z WEDNESDAY IMPACTING THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLE SNAKE RANGE. STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE AROUND KCPR. EXPECT LLWS TO BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE INCOMING WINTER SYSTEM CONTAINS STRONG WIND OFF OF THE SURFACE. FIRE WEATHER... A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE WEST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WHILE MAINLY WIND IMPACTS AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON OUT WEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO HIGH WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF THE DIVIDE. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL LINGER IN THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY WYZ015-016-019. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WYZ018. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WYZ001-002-012>014-023>025-027. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WYZ020. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING WYZ003. && SHORT TERM...SKRBAC LONG TERM...BRANHAM AVIATION...BRANHAM FIRE WEATHER...SKRBAC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 1:37 PM MST, 8 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 137 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 WYZ001>020-022>030-181200- 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- 137 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE AREA FROM DUBOIS DOWN THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS OVER OVER TO THE BEAVER RIM...JEFFREY CITY AND ALCOVA AREA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR MOST OF WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.. ...HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LANDER FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE CODY FOOTHILLS TODAY LASTING INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS WEST OF LINE FROM CLARK TO CODY. LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 TODAY. PLEASE SEE THE HIGH WIND PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM DUBOIS DOWN THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVERS AND OVER TO BEAVER RIM AND JEFFREY CITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN THE WEST WITH 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 9 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING. SEE WINTER STORM WATCH AND HIGH WIND WATCH...WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. TEAM RIVERTON
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.