Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 7, 2012, 2:33 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 7, 2012, 11:47 AM MST. It was in force for 28 hr. 59 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
- Dec 7, 2012, 2:33 AM MST (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2012, 11:47 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2012, 3:23 PM MST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:37 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 25 Nw Dubois, WY | TOGWOTEE PASS SNOTEL |
| Dec 7, 4:38 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 19 Sw Bondurant, WY | BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Dec 7, 4:38 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 8 Se Afton, WY | COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 7, 4:38 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 Ne Afton, WY | WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 7, 4:39 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 23 Nw Dubois, WY | BROOKS LAKE LODGE |
| Dec 7, 4:39 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Togwotee Mountain Lodge, WY | |
| Dec 7, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 9.4 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-RENDEZVOUS BOWL |
| Dec 7, 4:41 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 9.3 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-MID |
| Dec 7, 4:41 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 9.9 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-RAYMER |
| Dec 8, 5:10 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ne Alta, WY | GRAND TARGHEE-CHIEF JOSEPH |
| Dec 8, 5:10 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 S Jackson, WY | SNOW KING SKI AREA |
| Dec 8, 5:11 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 23 Nw Dubois, WY | BROOKS LAKE LODGE |
| Dec 8, 5:11 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Togwotee Mountain Lodge, WY | |
| Dec 8, 5:11 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 14.3 E Thayne, WY | BOX Y RANCH |
| Dec 8, 5:15 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 16 Sw Dubois, WY | GUNSITE PASS SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 5:15 AM MST | SNOW 4 | South Entrance, WY | SNAKE RIVER STN SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 5:47 AM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 14 Nw Pinedale, WY | |
| Dec 8, 6:29 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Moose, WY | |
| Dec 8, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Sw Teton Village, WY | |
| Dec 8, 7:01 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.2 | 3 Ssw Wilson, WY | |
| Dec 8, 7:24 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Nne Thayne, WY | |
| Dec 8, 7:26 AM MST | SNOW 2.9 | 4 Ssw Jackson, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:13 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 2 Se Thayne, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:18 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | Jackson, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:22 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Smoot, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:39 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Afton, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:41 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 4 Ene South Pass City, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:52 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Daniel Fish Hatchery, WY | |
| Dec 8, 11:54 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 2.5 Se Boulder, WY | BOULDER REARING STATION |
| Dec 8, 12:32 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:35 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 W South Entrance, WY | GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:35 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 10 N Bondurant, WY | GRANITE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:36 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 20 Ne Bondurant, WY | GROS VENTRE SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:36 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 14 E Bondurant, WY | LOOMIS PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:36 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 8 Wnw Jackson, WY | PHILLIPS BENCH SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:37 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 25 Nw Dubois, WY | TOGWOTEE PASS SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:39 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 12 Nne Pinedale, WY | ELKHART PARK G.S. SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:39 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 24 Ese Boulder, WY | BIG SANDY OPENING SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:41 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 22 N Cora, WY | KENDALL RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:42 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 16 E Boulder, WY | POCKET CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:42 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 25 Sw Lander, WY | LARSEN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:42 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 12 N Cora, WY | NEW FORK LAKE SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:43 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 14 W Crowheart, WY | COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:43 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 18 W Lander, WY | HOBBS PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:43 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 19 Ssw Lander, WY | DEER PARK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:44 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:44 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 7 Nw Atlantic City, WY | SOUTH PASS SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:46 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 26 Nw Lander, WY | ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:47 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:48 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 26 N Kemmerer, WY | HAMS FORK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:48 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 36 N Kemmerer, WY | INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:48 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 8 Se Afton, WY | COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:49 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 Nne Cokeville, WY | KELLEY RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:49 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 S Afton, WY | SALT RIVER SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:50 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 17 E Afton, WY | TRIPLE PEAK SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:50 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 19 Se Afton, WY | SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:50 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 21 W Big Piney, WY | SNIDER BASIN SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:51 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 12 Ese Bondurant, WY | EAST RIM DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Dec 8, 12:51 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 8 Ne Afton, WY | WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 2567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
351 WWUS45 KRIW 070933 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 233 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...COLD WINTER STORM IN THE WEST LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL USHER IN COLDER AND COLDER AIR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AND BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ012-072300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0008.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 233 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 15 INCHES ON FAVORED NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY TONIGHT WITH TETON PASS LIKELY BECOMING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 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. && $$ WYZ024-072300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0008.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 233 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL FALL TODAY BUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WEST WIND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-072300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0008.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 233 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ001-002-072300- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 233 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-072300- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 233 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...RAVEL THROUGH WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
120 WWUS45 KRIW 071453 CCA WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 751 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...COLD WINTER STORM IN THE WEST LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL USHER IN COLDER AND COLDER AIR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AND BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ012-080430- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0008.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 751 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 15 INCHES ON FAVORED NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY TONIGHT WITH TETON PASS LIKELY BECOMING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 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. && $$ WYZ024-080430- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0008.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 751 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL FALL TODAY BUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WEST WIND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE 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. && $$ WYZ023-080430- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0008.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 751 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ001-002-080430- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 751 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ013-080430- /O.COR.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 751 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE JACKSON VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
281 WWUS45 KRIW 071847 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1147 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...COLD WINTER STORM IN THE WEST LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL USHER IN COLDER AND COLDER AIR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AND BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ012-080000- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121207T1847Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 1147 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. THE WIND WILL BEGIN INCREASING THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT TOGWOTEE PASS...BROOKS LATE AREA AND AT JACKSON HOLE SKI AREA AS OF LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS BY TONIGHT WITH TETON PASS LIKELY SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 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. && $$ WYZ024-080000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 1147 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL FALL TODAY BUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WEST WIND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-080000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 1147 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ001-002-080000- /O.EXT.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121207T1847Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1147 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE INCREASING INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SOME FAVORED AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WITH VERY LITTLE SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. WIND WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND IT WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-080000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121207T2100Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 1147 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WIND FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE JACKSON VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$
913 WWUS45 KRIW 072145 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...COLD WINTER STORM IN THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WYZ012-081215- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. THE WIND WILL BEGIN INCREASING THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT TOGWOTEE PASS...BROOKS LATE AREA AND AT JACKSON HOLE SKI AREA AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT WITH TETON PASS LIKELY SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ024-081215- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND WIND WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUE THE MAJORITY OF SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE 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. && $$ WYZ023-081215- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.121208T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ALPINE AND FROM THAYNE TO BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-081215- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM CORA JUNCTION TO BONDURANT. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN CORA JUNCTION AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN PINEDALE AND BONDURANT WILL BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-081215- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE ABOVE CORA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAUSING THE VISIBILITY TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER SOUTH PASS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL BECOME SLICK WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-081215- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T0600Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. WEST WIND WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN COKEVILLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN KEMMERER AND COKEVILLE WILL BECOME SLICK LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-081215- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND VERY STRONG WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK ON SATURDAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ001-002-081215- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE INCREASING INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SOME FAVORED AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WITH VERY LITTLE SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. WIND WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND IT WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ013-081215- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 245 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE JACKSON VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ SKRBAC
602 WWUS45 KRIW 080405 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTH AND WEST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WEST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND TO THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WYZ012-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. THE WIND WILL BEGIN INCREASING THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT WITH TETON PASS LIKELY SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 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. && $$ WYZ024-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND WIND WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THE MAJORITY OF SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ALPINE AND FROM THAYNE TO BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ008-009-081230- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER U.S. 16 OVER POWDER RIVER PASS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-081230- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK ON SATURDAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$ WYZ001-002-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE JACKSON VALLEY WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SLICK THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ025-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM CORA JUNCTION TO BONDURANT. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN CORA JUNCTION AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN PINEDALE AND BONDURANT WILL BECOME SLICK BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE ABOVE CORA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAUSING THE VISIBILITY TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER SOUTH PASS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL BECOME SLICK WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T0600Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. WEST WIND WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN COKEVILLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN KEMMERER AND COKEVILLE WILL BECOME SLICK LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-081230- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 905 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK ON SATURDAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ AEM
572 WWUS45 KRIW 080917 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTH AND WEST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WEST INTO SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND TO THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WYZ012-081800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. THE WIND WILL PEAK OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS INTO THIS MORNING WITH TETON PASS SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ024-082200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BE QUITE TREACHEROUS TODAY WITH THE 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. && $$ WYZ023-082200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ALPINE AND FROM THAYNE TO BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL BE SLICK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ001-002-081800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS MORNING. AREAS OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL BE SLICK THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ013-081800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE JACKSON VALLEY WILL BE SLICK THIS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-081800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM CORA JUNCTION TO BONDURANT. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN CORA JUNCTION AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN PINEDALE AND BONDURANT WILL BE SLICK BY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-081800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE ABOVE CORA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAUSING THE VISIBILITY TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER SOUTH PASS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE SLICK WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-082200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN COKEVILLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN KEMMERER AND COKEVILLE WILL BE SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-082200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-082200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER U.S. 16 OVER POWDER RIVER PASS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-082200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 217 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK ON TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
891 WWUS45 KRIW 080943 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTH AND WEST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WEST INTO SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND TO THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WYZ012-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. THE WIND WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING BY MID MORNING TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS INTO THIS MORNING WITH TETON PASS SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 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. && $$ WYZ024-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BE QUITE TREACHEROUS TODAY WITH THE SNOW AND STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ALPINE AND FROM THAYNE TO BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL BE SLICK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ001-002-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS MORNING. AREAS OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH WILL BE SLICK THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ013-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE JACKSON VALLEY WILL BE SLICK THIS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ025-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM CORA JUNCTION TO BONDURANT. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN CORA JUNCTION AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN PINEDALE AND BONDURANT WILL BE SLICK BY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE ABOVE CORA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAUSING THE VISIBILITY TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVER SOUTH PASS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SLICK THIS MORNING WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AS OF 217 AM THIS MORNING...WYOMING DOT HAS CLOSED SOUTH 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. && $$ WYZ027-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN COKEVILLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN KEMMERER AND COKEVILLE WILL BE SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER U.S. 16 OVER POWDER RIVER PASS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-081745- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.121208T1200Z-121209T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 243 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK ON TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$
057 WWUS45 KRIW 081801 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTH AND SOUTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND TO THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. WYZ012-081915- /O.EXP.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ001-002-081915- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ013-081915- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ025-081915- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ014-015-081915- /O.EXP.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121208T1800Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ024-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BE QUITE TREACHEROUS TODAY WITH THE 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. && $$ WYZ023-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WITH TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ALPINE AND FROM THAYNE TO BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL BE SLICK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN COKEVILLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN KEMMERER AND COKEVILLE WILL BE SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-090215- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER U.S. 16 OVER POWDER RIVER PASS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-090215- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 1101 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK ON TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
396 WWUS45 KRIW 082105 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND TO THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. WYZ024-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT PEAK LEVEL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING OVER SALT PASS...WILL LIKELY BE QUITE TREACHEROUS TODAY WITH THE 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. && $$ WYZ023-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ALPINE AND FROM THAYNE TO BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE STAR VALLEY WILL BE SLICK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND KEMMERER WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN COKEVILLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BETWEEN KEMMERER AND COKEVILLE WILL BE SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL DEFINITELY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST BECOMING WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK TODAY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER U.S. 16 OVER POWDER RIVER PASS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-090000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 205 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK AND ICY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
298 WWUS45 KRIW 082223 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 323 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WIND...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND TO THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. WYZ023-024-082330- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 323 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL OVER THE WEST HAS DECREASED. $$ WYZ027>030-082330- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE...ROCK SPRINGS... GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 323 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL OVER THE WEST HAS DECREASED. $$ WYZ008-009-091000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 323 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER U.S. 16 OVER POWDER RIVER PASS AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-091000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121209T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 323 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTH THE AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 AND OTHER STATE ROUTES WILL BECOME SLICK AND ICY. THE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
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 Dec 6, 11:43 PM MST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 11:43 PM MST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1143 PM MST THU DEC 6 2012 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY ACTIVE AND CHALLENGING SHORT TERM WITH TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL USHER IN SHARPLY COLDER CONDITIONS AND A GOOD DOSE OF MORE DECEMBER APPROPRIATE TEMPERATURES. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS SPREADING RAPIDLY SE ACROSS WRN MONTANA WITH SOME ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE PRECEDING IT ACROSS THE NW MOUNTAINS WHERE CLOUDS ARE LOWERING AND EVEN SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED IN THE NW MOUNTAINS. IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE SNOW WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE FAR NORTH LOWER ELEVATIONS AS THE FRONT DROPPING SOUTH INTERACTS WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF AN APPROACHING JET STREAK COMBINED WITH SOME MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE. WENT WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NRN BORDER AREAS WITH 4 TO 6 IN THE NRN BIGHORNS. STRONG SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE SOME ALONG THE I80 CORRIDOR UP THROUGH THE WIND CORRIDOR. SOME LOCALIZED HIGH WINDS IN THE FAVORED AREAS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY HIGH WIND WARNINGS. NEXT SYSTEM RAPIDLY APPROACHES LATE FRIDAY FROM THE NW WITH EVEN STRONGER DYNAMICS AND SHARPLY COLDER AIR. THE COMBINATION OF JET STREAK DYNAMICS...STRONG PVA...STRONG AND FAVORED WNW-NW FLOW AND OPTIMAL DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE TEMPERATURES TO BEGIN THE EVENT (AND CONTINUE QUITE A BIT FURTHER SOUTH) WARRANTS A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE TETONS...SALT AND WYOMING RANGES AND THE STAR VALLEY. THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES LOOK THE BEST FOR 12 INCH PLUS AMOUNTS AND THE STAR VALLEY LOOKS GOOD FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE. THE TETON AMOUNTS LOOK A LITTLE LESS BUT STILL PROBABLY AROUND A FOOT UP HIGH WITH VERY STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AT LEAST 50 TO 60 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. NO WORRIES ABOUT RAIN IN THE VALLEYS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE JACKSON VALLEY LOOKS LIKE AN ADVISORY TYPE STORM RIGHT NOW FOR AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 OR 4 TO 8 BUT WITH SW WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. QUITE A BIT OF WIND AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND WITH FROPA JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SOME LIGHT SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH BUT ALL AREAS IN THE EAST WILL HAVE SOME POTENTIAL. THE INITIAL STORM DYNAMICS WILL GET THE SNOW GOING WITH THE INITIAL FRONT BUT A SECONDARY...COLDER AND MORE NLY UPSLOPE WIND WILL DEVELOP LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT KEEPING THE CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW GOING IN THE FAVORED SOUTH AND UPSLOPE AREAS. PROBABLY NOT A LOT BY SATURDAY NIGHT BUT VERY COLD WITH AT LEAST SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. VERY COLD ALL AREAS SUNDAY WITH -18 TO -20C H7 AIR AND -38C H5 COLD AIR. LOWERED THE LOWS SUNDAY MORNING MANY AREAS AND ONLY SOME LINGERING CLOUD COVER (AND A LITTLE WIND SOUTH) COULD SAVE US FROM EVEN COLDER READINGS. HIGHS ON SUNDAY MAINLY TEENS TO NEAR 20 LOWER ELEVATIONS AND SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF ARE IN AMAZINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY APPARENT DIFFERENCES ARE THE INTENSITIES OF PRECIPITATION DURING DIFFERENT PERIODS. OVERALL PATTERN THOUGH GOES FROM COLD NORTHWEST FLOW BACK TO WESTERLY FLOW TUESDAY NIGHT. COLDEST SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT THIS TIME APPEAR TO BE SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS CLEAR SKIES MOVE OVER THE STATE BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS. AS CLOUDS MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...TEMPS WILL WARM AND PRECIPITATION STARTS AGAIN IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST WY. A QUICK SHORTWAVE MOVES OVER THE STATE ON MONDAY WITH WEAK RIDGING BEHIND INTO TUESDAY. MOIST FLOW OVER THE RIDGE KEEPS A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. A STRONGER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY...TURNING THE FLOW OVER TO MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. THE RESULT IS A RETREAT OF THE MID LEVEL COLD AIR AND WARMING FROM SOUTHERN WY NORTHWARD. THE TROUGH LOOKS TO BRINGS MOIST PACIFIC AIR INTO WESTERN WYOMING FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS FOR SOME GOOD SNOWFALL. AN ENERGY SPLIT KEEPS ACTIVITY AROUND WYOMING STRETCHED OUT TO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE LATEST 12Z ECMWF EMPHASIZES THE SOUTHERN COMPONENT THOUGH. KEPT MORE OF A MENTION OF PRECIPITATION FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY IN THE FORECAST WITH THE UNCERTAINTY. && .AVIATION.../00Z ISSUANCE/ A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH TO VCNTY KRIW-KCPR LINE BY 12Z. AREAS OF IFR/MVFR -SN...VCNTY AND NORTH OF A KCOD-KGEY-KBYG LINE...WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM THE WEST THOUGH 12Z...HOWEVER AREAS OF MVFR/LOCAL IFR CIGS WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT...AND THEN LIFT AND DISSIPATE 14Z-17Z. THE NEXT STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WITH AREAS OF LLWS DEVELOPING 00Z-06Z SAT ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE DIVIDE...VCNTY KCOD-KLND...AND IN THE VCNTY OF THE BIGHORN MTNS. MTS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY OBSCURED OVERNIGHT FRIDAY WITH AREAS OF MVFR/IFR -SN DEVELOPING VCNTY AND NORTH OF A KCOD-KBYG LINE BY 12Z SAT. WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...A BRIEF PERIOD OF IMPROVEMENT WILL OCCUR THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY WITH MOST HIGHER MTNS REMAINING OBSCURED IN -SN. THE NEXT MORE POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS IN SN/BLSN INTO NW WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON TO VCNTY KJAC BY 21Z. WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS IN SN/BLSN ARE EXPECTED WEST OF THE DIVIDE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH MTN TOP WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 50KTS ALONG WITH AREAS OF LLWS. && .FIRE WEATHER... IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS THE SOUTH TONIGHT WITH SNOW MOVING INTO THE NORTH AND WEST. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A NEW STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL USHER IN SHARPLY COLDER CONDITIONS WITH SNOW OUT WEST AND SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW EAST OF THE DIVIDE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WYZ012. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WYZ023-024. && SHORT TERM...SKRBAC LONG TERM...MCDONALD AVIATION...AEM FIRE WEATHER...SKRBAC
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 2:04 PM MST, 12 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 204 PM MST THU DEC 6 2012 WYZ001>020-022>030-071200- 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- 204 PM MST THU DEC 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE TETONS FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES AND NEARBY STAR VALLEY FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TONIGHT...LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND POSSIBLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIG HORN BASIN...AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...CREATING SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND POSSIBLE...ACROSS THE WEST. SUNDAY...COLD WITH HIGHS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2:33 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona and 5 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:56 PM MST | High Wind Watch | RIW | Fremont | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:56 PM MST | High Wind Watch | RIW | Johnson | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:56 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Fremont, Natrona, Sweetwater | 23 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.