Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Nov 21, 2014, 2:54 PM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 22, 2014, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 30 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2014, 2:54 PM MST (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 22, 2014, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2014, 6:00 AM MST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 16 S Afton, WY | SALT RIVER SUMMIT SNOTEL 7760 MSL. 18-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 10 Ene Driggs, WY | GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL 9260 MSL. 18-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10.3 | 17 Se Driggs, WY | PHILIPS BENCH SNOTEL 8200 MSL. 18-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.3 | 32 Nne Driggs, WY | GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL 7265 MSL. 18-HOUR TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 106 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
933 WWUS45 KRIW 212154 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 254 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND... .ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO DROP A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IN THE CENTRAL...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WINDS THAN THE LAST STORM WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT EXPOSED PEAKS. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...TAPERING OFF SOME SATURDAY NIGHT. WYZ001-002-221030- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0011.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0013.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 254 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 22 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED PEAKS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL BE LESS GUSTY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-013-023-221030- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0011.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0013.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 254 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE VALLEYS BY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 25 INCHES. 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN FAVORED UPSLOPE LOCATIONS OF THE VALLEYS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED PEAKS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL BE LESS GUSTY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-024-025-221030- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0011.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0013.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 254 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 21 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 28 INCHES. 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED PEAKS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL BE LESS GUSTY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-027-221030- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.141122T1000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 254 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN OVER THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND WILL INTENSIFY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES ACROSS IMPACTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-221030- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.141122T1000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 254 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 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 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN NORTH AND WEST OF DUBOIS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOWFALL WILL WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF CONTINUED SNOWFALL WITH INCREASED WIND WILL RESULT IN LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING DURING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
459 WWUS45 KRIW 220402 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 902 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG RIDGE TOP WINDS. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ001-002-221215- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 902 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY ON SATURDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. VISIBILITY OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-013-023-221215- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 902 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE VALLEYS BY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS OPEN AREAS BELOW 7000 FEET ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE OVERALL. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES AND NORTH OF JACKSON AND WILSON...ACROSS THE TETON VILLAGE AREA AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-024-025-221215- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.141122T0700Z-141123T1300Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 902 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 22 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL ON SATURDAY. AREAS OF NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-027-221215- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.141122T1000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 902 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN OVER THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING...AND WILL INTENSIFY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING...AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES ACROSS IMPACTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ WYZ016-221215- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.141122T1000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 902 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN NORTH AND WEST OF DUBOIS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING DURING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
544 WWUS45 KRIW 220941 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 241 AM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS INTO TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG RIDGE TOP WINDS. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ001-002-222300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 241 AM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. VISIBILITY OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-013-023-222300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 241 AM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE VALLEYS BELOW TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES AND NORTH OF JACKSON AND WILSON...ACROSS THE TETON VILLAGE AREA AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-024-025-222300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 241 AM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 22 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-027-222300- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.141122T1000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 241 AM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL... HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES ACROSS IMPACTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-222300- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.141122T1000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 241 AM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN NORTH AND WEST OF DUBOIS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EAST OF DUBOIS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON TODAY. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING DURING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$
760 WWUS45 KRIW 221937 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1237 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS INTO TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG RIDGE TOP WINDS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ001-002-231000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1237 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. VISIBILITY OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ012-013-023-231000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 1237 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 25 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE VALLEYS BELOW TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES AND NORTH OF JACKSON AND WILSON... ACROSS THE TETON VILLAGE AREA AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-024-025-231000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1237 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 22 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-027-231000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON... KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 1237 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL... HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES ACROSS IMPACTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ WYZ016-231000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1237 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OF DUBOIS THROUGH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EAST OF DUBOIS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW...STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON TODAY. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING DURING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ C.BAKER
244 WWUS45 KRIW 230311 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 811 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...ANOTHER SHOT OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FOR FAR WEST WYOMING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INTO MAINLY FAR WEST WYOMING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WYZ001-002-014-015-025-230415- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL... PINEDALE 811 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT . $$ WYZ016-026-027-230415- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY... FARSON...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 811 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ WYZ012-013-231300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 811 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AFTER A BREAK IN SNOWFALL THIS EVENING...ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. THIS NEXT ROUND OF SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 6 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL AND OPEN AREAS ACROSS GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TONIGHT ACROSS TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191 BETWEEN MOOSE AND MORAN JUNCTION. SNOW AND WIND WILL ALSO LIKELY INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. 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. && $$ WYZ023-024-231300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH... THAYNE 811 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AFTER A BREAK IN SNOWFALL THIS EVENING...ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. THIS NEXT ROUND OF SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 6 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BETWEEN ALPINE AND BEDFORD. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL AND OPEN AREAS CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS... SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TONIGHT...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER... PLEASE VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
645 WWUS45 KRIW 231237 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 537 AM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 WYZ012-013-231345- /O.EXP.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 537 AM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS HAVE GENERALLY VARIED FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES REPORTED SO FAR FROM THE JACKSON VALLEY. $$ WYZ023-024-231345- /O.EXP.KRIW.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141123T1300Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH... THAYNE 537 AM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS HAVE GENERALLY VARIED FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES REPORTED SO FAR FROM THE STAR VALLEY. $$ TEAM RIVERTON
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 Nov 21, 2:42 PM MST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 2:42 PM MST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 242 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AN INTERESTING PERIOD. RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT...WITH A SIGNIFICANT WINTER SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH ACTIVITY AND COVERAGE INCREASING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 0500 AND 1100 SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ACTIVITY SPREADING TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS...WITH SOME LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING. STORM STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH FURTHER DETAILS ON TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COVERED IN THE LONG TERM SECTION. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY THE SHORTWAVE EJECTED BY THE LOW SPINNING AROUND IN THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE CROSSING OVER OUR AREA AROUND 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT. AFTER THE FROPA...THE SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST. HOWEVER...MANY AREAS OF SWEETWATER COUNTY SHOULD SEE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THE COMBINATION OF THE ASCT STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND Q VECTOR FORCING. THE WIND RIVER BASIN ALMOST ALWAYS MANAGES TO RECEIVE AT LEAST JUST UNDER AN INCH OF SNOWFALL WHENEVER CENTRAL WYOMING RECEIVES THE BRUNT OF THE 700MB COLD PUNCH FROM A CLASSIC CATAFRONT LIKE THIS ONE AS WILL BE THE CASE SATURDAY NIGHT...SO INCREASED POPS THERE AS WELL AS ADDED CORRESPONDING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE. JOHNSON COUNTY IS ANOTHER AREA TO WATCH FOR MORE PRECIP SINCE THAT AREA WILL BE CLOSER TO THE 700MB LOW TRACKING EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA BUT THE PRECIP THERE WILL START AS RAIN SO NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW THERE. SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE BIG HORN MTNS. AS FAR AS SNOW TOTALS GO IN THE FAR WEST...BY 12Z SUNDAY MORNING WE WILL BE LOOKING AT 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE TETONS...GROS VENTRE RANGE...SALT AND WYOMING RANGES AND ALONG AND WEST OF THE DIVIDE IN THE WIND RIVER MTNS ALONG WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 26 INCHES. THE JACKSON VALLEY CAN EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE NORTH. THE STAR VALLEY WILL SEE 6 TO 8 INCHES. SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND OPAL AND 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND COKEVILLE. YELLOWSTONE PARK WILL HAVE SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 16 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST TO 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTH INCLUDING MAMMOTH. THE ABSAROKAS WILL SEE UP TO A FOOT IN THE WEST TO MAINLY 3 TO 10 INCHES IN THE EAST. AREAS JUST WEST OF DUBOIS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES JUST TO THE EAST. THE UPPER GREEN RIVER FOOTHILLS WILL SEE AROUND 9 INCHES AT BONDURANT TO 5 INCHES IN PINEDALE. THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN WILL SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES. POST FRONTAL 7 TO 8MB...3 HOURLY SFC PRESSURE RISES WILL KEEP POST FRONTAL NW WINDS UP THROUGH MID DAY SATURDAY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE WIND RIVER BASIN AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY SHOULD BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER SUNDAY THAN ON SATURDAY MOST AREAS. OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY IN THE FAR WEST AS A SERIES OF VORT LOBES PARADES WITHIN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WITH ONE DISTINCT SHORTWAVE COMING THROUGH MONDAY. ON TUESDAY THE JET STREAM WILL PASS OVERHEAD AS IT SLIDES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF US WHICH WILL PULL IN MORE MOISTURE FROM THE NORTHWEST CONTINUING THE LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST MTNS. EXCEPT FOR SOME CONTINUING LIGHT SNOW IN THE BIG HORN MTNS...AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE WILL DRY OUT AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK... TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THU...THE GFS AND THE EURO HAVE COME MORE IN LINE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. HOWEVER...WITH THE RIDGE AXIS STILL TO THE WEST AND CONTINUING NW FLOW...WILL KEEP LOW POPS IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MTNS FOR THIS TIME FRAME. WOULD RATHER WAIT FOR MORE RUN TO RUN MODEL CONSISTENCY BEFORE WE WOULD BE WILLING TO TONE DOWN THE MTN POPS ANY MORE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A SENSITIVE TIME OF THE MONTH GIVEN ALL THE HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. && .AVIATION.../00Z ISSUANCE/ EAST OF THE DIVIDE...KCOD/KCPR/KLND/KRIW/KWRL ROUTES VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THOUGH PERIODS OF BREEZY WIND WILL BE FOUND AT KCPR AND AREAS SOUTHWEST OF THE TERMINAL. THE APPROACHING WINTER SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WIND SHEAR OVER MANY OF THE TERMINALS AFTER 08Z THIS EVENING. LLWS HAS BEEN INCLUDED AT THE MAJORITY OF TERMINALS...EXCEPT AT KCPR. UPPER LEVEL WIND WILL STILL BE STRONG AT KCPR AS WELL...BUT WITH ALREADY STRONG SURFACE WIND PRESENT...THE CHANGE BETWEEN SPEEDS AT THE LEVELS IS NOT AS SIGNIFICANT. SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MOST TERMINALS SEEING AT LEAST VCSH BY 20Z. KCPR IS THE EXCEPTION WITH SNOWFALL ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN AFTER 00Z SUNDAY. WEST OF THE DIVIDE...KBPI/KJAC/KPNA/KRKS ROUTES A FAIRLY MESSY AVIATION PERIOD AHEAD FOR AREAS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING WINTER SYSTEM WILL BEING TO IMPACT THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS AFTER 03Z THIS EVENING...WITH PREVAILING -SN ANTICIPATED AFTER 09Z AT KJAC. SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH MOST TERMINALS SEEING PREVAILING SNOW BY 14Z SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL BE PRESENT AT THE TERMINALS...ESPECIALLY AFTER 09Z THIS EVENING. EXPECT INCREASED TURBULENCE OVER THE WESTERN AVIATION PASSES...AND ALSO MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WITH LOW CLOUDS AND ONGOING SNOWFALL. && .FIRE WEATHER... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN IMPACTING WESTERN WYOMING THIS EVENING...AND SNOWFALL SPREADING TO INCLUDE MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS AREA IN EFFECT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WIND CORRIDOR BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS AND CASPER...AND WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY FOR THESE LOCATIONS. FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MINIMAL UNDER THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE BEST DISPERSION RATES OCCURRING DURING THE STORM. PLEASE SEE THE APPROPRIATE WEATHER HIGHLIGHT PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE WINTER STORM AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS...AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT WYZ003-019-020-022. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY WYZ016-026-027. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY WYZ001-002-012>015-023>025. && SHORT TERM...BRANHAM LONG TERM...LIPSON AVIATION...BRANHAM FIRE WEATHER...BRANHAM
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 21, 4:00 AM MST, 10 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 400 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 WYZ001>020-022>030-221300- 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- 400 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WYOMING FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE WEST...SPREADING EAST TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS IN ADDITION TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG WINDS INCREASING BETWEEN SOUTH PASS AND CASPER INCLUDING CASPER MOUNTAIN. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER THE WEST AND NORTH...ESPECIALLY IMPACTING THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL COULD OCCASIONAL IMPACT THESE AREAS. ALSO...VERY WINDY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS BUFFALO...AND BETWEEN DUBOIS AND RIVERTON ON SUNDAY. WEDNESDAY AND THANKSGIVING...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A WINTER STORM AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WHICH COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL. THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 21, 2:47 PM MST, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 247 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 WYZ026>030-221100- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- 247 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN WYOMING BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... SATURDAY...MOISTURE FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL INCREASING BY LATE MORNING...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MID EVENING ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BLOWING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES. WITH THE AREA LIKELY TO SEE 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SUNDAY MORNING...THE COMBINATION OF BOTH SNOW AND WIND MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ALL TRAVELERS ALONG THE I80 CORRIDOR AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR DELAYED TRAVEL. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK FOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE THIS EVENT. WYZ008-009-221100- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST- 247 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS BEGINNING SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... SATURDAY...MOISTURE FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL INCREASING THROUGH DAY...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATER SUNDAY MORNING. THE AREA LIKELY TO SEE WIDESPREAD 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SUNDAY MORNING. ALL TRAVELERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR DELAYED TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK FOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE THIS EVENT. WYZ016-221100- UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- 247 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ACROSS THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY EVENING... SATURDAY...MOISTURE FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL BY MID AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MID EVENING ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BLOWING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES. WITH THE AREA LIKELY TO SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY SUNDAY MORNING...THE COMBINATION OF BOTH SNOW AND WIND MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING ALONG WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ALL TRAVELERS ALONG THE 287 CORRIDOR AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR DELAYED TRAVEL. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK FOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE THIS EVENT. WYZ017>019-221100- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-LANDER FOOTHILLS- WIND RIVER BASIN- 247 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2014 ......SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN AND LANDER FOOTHILLS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY EVENING... SATURDAY...MOISTURE FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL BY MID AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MID EVENING ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BLOWING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT MOST OF THE AREA TO SEE UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...THE COMBINATION OF BOTH SNOW AND WIND MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ALL TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAYS 287...26...135 AND 136 AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR DELAYED TRAVEL. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK FOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE THIS EVENT. LIPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2:54 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater | 29 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:59 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Fremont, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater | 29 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.