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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2014, 9:53 PM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 29, 2014, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 22 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2014, 9:53 PM MST (04:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2014, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2014, 2:31 AM MST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Park County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 10:11 AM MST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 Ene Teton Village, WY | |
| Jan 29, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.2 | 16 S Afton, WY | SALT RIVER SUMMIT SNOTEL 7760 MSL. 9-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 29, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 5.4 | 17 Se Driggs, WY | PHILIPS BENCH SNOTEL 8200 MSL. 9-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 29, 12:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.9 | 32 Nne Driggs, WY | GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL 7265 MSL. 9-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 29, 12:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10.3 | 10 Ene Driggs, WY | GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL 9260 MSL. 9-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 29, 2:47 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Alpine, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:52 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Colter Bay, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:53 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Rafter J Ranch, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:53 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Moose, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:54 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 3 W Afton, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:55 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Alta, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:55 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Star Valley Ranch, WY | |
| Jan 29, 2:55 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Bedford, WY | |
| Jan 29, 4:04 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 Wsw Jackson, WY | |
| Jan 29, 4:24 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Pinedale, WY | |
| Jan 29, 4:37 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:37 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 18 Sw Cody, WY | MARQUETTE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:37 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 30 Sw Meeteetse, WY | KIRWIN SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:37 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 19 Wsw Wapiti, WY | BLACKWATER SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:37 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 21 W Clark, WY | BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:37 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 14 Ne Pahaska, WY | EVENING STAR SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:38 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 26 Wsw Clark, WY | WOLVERINE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:38 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 40 W Thermopolis, WY | OWL CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:38 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 8 Nne Moran Junction, WY | BASE CAMP SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 20 Ne Bondurant, WY | GROS VENTRE SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 24 Ese Boulder, WY | BIG SANDY OPENING SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 25 Nw Dubois, WY | TOGWOTEE PASS SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 14 E Bondurant, WY | LOOMIS PARK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 8 Wnw Jackson, WY | PHILLIPS BENCH SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | SNOW 5 | South Entrance, WY | SNAKE RIVER STN SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 10 N Bondurant, WY | GRANITE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 8 W South Entrance, WY | GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:39 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 6 Ene Alta, WY | GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 16 E Boulder, WY | POCKET CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 16 Sw Dubois, WY | GUNSITE PASS SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 25 Sw Lander, WY | LARSEN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 12 N Cora, WY | NEW FORK LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 12 Nne Pinedale, WY | ELKHART PARK G.S. SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 26 N Kemmerer, WY | HAMS FORK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 19 Sw Bondurant, WY | BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 22 N Cora, WY | KENDALL RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 8 Se Afton, WY | COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:41 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 15 S Afton, WY | SALT RIVER SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:41 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 Nne Cokeville, WY | KELLEY RANGER STATION SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:41 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 36 N Kemmerer, WY | INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:43 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 Ese Bondurant, WY | EAST RIM DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:43 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 17 E Afton, WY | TRIPLE PEAK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:43 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 19 Se Afton, WY | SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:43 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 Ne Afton, WY | WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 29, 4:43 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Star Valley Ranch, WY | |
| Jan 29, 5:09 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 23 Nw Dubois, WY | BROOKS LAKE LODGE |
| Jan 29, 5:09 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 14.3 E Thayne, WY | BOX Y RANCH |
| Jan 29, 5:09 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 17.2 E Thayne, WY | BLIND BULL SUMMIT |
| Jan 29, 5:10 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Togwotee Mountain Lodge, WY | |
| Jan 29, 5:10 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 Ne Alta, WY | GRAND TARGHEE-CHIEF JOSEPH |
| Jan 29, 5:10 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 9.3 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-MID |
| Jan 29, 5:10 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 9.9 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-RAYMER |
| Jan 29, 5:10 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 9.4 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-RENDEZVOUS BOWL |
| Jan 29, 5:11 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 8.6 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE-BASE |
| Jan 29, 5:14 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Teton Pass, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 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
- 2836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
144 WWUS45 KRIW 290453 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WILL LIKELY OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ012-013-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-024-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ027-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND STRONG WIND AT TIME WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND WILL COMBINE AT TIMES WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ WYZ014-015-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-291300- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 953 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE PASS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
344 WWUS45 KRIW 290920 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST AND SOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ012-013-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ023-024-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND STEADIER AND HEAVIER WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND STRONG WIND AT TIME WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1200Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND WILL COMBINE AT TIMES WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE PASS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-292300- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140129T1800Z-140130T1200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 220 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE MOST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND WILL COMBINE AT TIMES WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO 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. && $$
558 WWUS45 KRIW 291323 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES NEAR MAMMOTH. OTHERWISE...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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 IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ARE AVAILABLE AT 307-344-2117. && $$ WYZ012-013-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN JACKSON HOLE...PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR THIS EVENING IN JACKSON HOLE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ023-024-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING IN THE SAGE AND COKEVILLE AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ WYZ025-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. SOUTH PASS SHOULD QUICKLY DETERIORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS WEST OF ATLANTIC CITY. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.140129T1500Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-292300- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140129T1800Z-140130T1200Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 623 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON/21
732 WWUS45 KRIW 291958 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...STORM ALSO TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST AND BIGHORNS AREA THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST...SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE WEST AND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR MAMMOTH. OTHERWISE...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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 IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ARE AVAILABLE AT 307-344-2117. && $$ WYZ012-013-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. 1 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AS OF NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN JACKSON HOLE...PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR THIS EVENING IN JACKSON HOLE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ023-024-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE STAR VALLEY AS OF NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 1TO 2 FEET IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING IN THE SAGE AND COKEVILLE AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ WYZ025-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AROUND AN INCH WAS REPORTED IN PINEDALE AS OF NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. SOUTH PASS SHOULD QUICKLY DETERIORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS WEST OF ATLANTIC CITY. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-300715- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-300715- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN DANIEL AND 9 INCHES IN MERNA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY AFTER NIGHTFALL. 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. && $$ WYZ008-009-300715- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140129T2100Z-140131T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ON THE FAVORED NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH OVER OPEN AREAS AND HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER GRANITE AND POWDER RIVER PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-300715- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140130T0600Z-140131T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY... 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 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING WITH SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WIND DEVELOPING. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ WYZ028>030-300715- /O.EXT.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1258 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ SKRBAC
484 WWUS45 KRIW 292245 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...STORM ALSO TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST AND BIGHORNS AREA THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST... SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE WEST AND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR MAMMOTH. OTHERWISE...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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 IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ARE AVAILABLE AT 307-344-2117. && $$ WYZ012-013-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AS OF 3 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN JACKSON HOLE...PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR THIS EVENING IN JACKSON HOLE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-024-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. 4 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AS OF 3 PM TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ027-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...EVEN THOUGH LITTLE SNOW HAS FALLEN AS OF 3 PM...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING IN THE SAGE AND COKEVILLE AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AS OF 3 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ WYZ014-015-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF 3 PM TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. SOUTH PASS SHOULD QUICKLY DETERIORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS WEST OF ATLANTIC CITY. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 1 TO 4 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED THROUGH 3 PM TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN DANIEL AND 9 INCHES IN MERNA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY AFTER NIGHTFALL. 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. && $$ WYZ008-009-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ON THE FAVORED NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH OVER OPEN AREAS AND HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER GRANITE AND POWDER RIVER PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140130T0600Z-140131T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 345 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING WITH SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WIND DEVELOPING. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. 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
820 WWUS45 KRIW 292252 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...STORM ALSO TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST AND BIGHORNS AREA THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST... SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE WEST AND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR MAMMOTH. OTHERWISE...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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 IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ARE AVAILABLE AT 307-344-2117. && $$ WYZ012-013-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AS OF 3 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN JACKSON HOLE...PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR THIS EVENING IN JACKSON HOLE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ023-024-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. 4 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AS OF 3 PM TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ027-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...EVEN THOUGH LITTLE SNOW HAS FALLEN AS OF 3 PM...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING IN THE SAGE AND COKEVILLE AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ WYZ025-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AS OF 3 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ014-015-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF 3 PM TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. SOUTH PASS SHOULD QUICKLY DETERIORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS WEST OF ATLANTIC CITY. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 1 TO 4 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED THROUGH 3 PM TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ WYZ026-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN DANIEL AND 9 INCHES IN MERNA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY AFTER NIGHTFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ON THE FAVORED NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH OVER OPEN AREAS AND HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER GRANITE AND POWDER RIVER 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. && $$ WYZ010-300800- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140130T0600Z-140131T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 352 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING WITH SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WIND DEVELOPING. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
487 WWUS45 KRIW 300503 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...STORM ALSO TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST AND BIGHORNS AREA THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COMPLEX AND LONG LIVED WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST... SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE WEST AND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WYZ001-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF YELLOWSTONE PARK WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHWEST. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 ON EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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 IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ARE AVAILABLE AT 307-344-2117. && $$ WYZ012-013-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES BY FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH OVER RIDGE TOPS AND OPEN AREAS BETWEEN MOOSE AND MORAN JUNCTION. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ023-024-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE FOOT OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN ALPINE AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN STAR VALLEY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ027-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A LET UP IN SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS INCREASING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING IN THE SAGE AND COKEVILLE AREAS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE PINEDALE AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND PINEDALE WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR CORA AND BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ WYZ014-015-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING TOGWOTEE AND SOUTH PASS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ002-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE RANGE ON WEDNESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ADVERSELY IMPACT IF NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL HAS LET UP ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN DANIEL AND 9 INCHES IN MERNA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY AFTER NIGHTFALL. 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. && $$ WYZ008-009-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ON THE FAVORED NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH OVER OPEN AREAS AND HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER GRANITE AND POWDER RIVER PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ010-301315- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.140130T0600Z-140131T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 1003 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$
486 WWUS45 KRIW 300931 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .A COMPLEX STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY OVER...PERIODS OF SNOW...SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT BY FRIDAY MORNING. WYZ001-002-012-013-302300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL...JACKSON 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AFTER A LULL THIS MORNING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PICK UP AGAIN DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE JACKSON VALLEY WITH 4 TO 8 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 ON EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW BACKED ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ023-024-302300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AFTER A LULL THIS MORNING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PICK UP AGAIN DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY WITH 4 TO 8 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 ON EXPOSED RIDGES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW BACKED ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW AND PERSISTENT WIND LOADING MAY INCREASE BACK COUNTRY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. 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. && $$ WYZ027-302300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AFTER A LULL THIS MORNING...PERIODS OF SNOW ...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IS POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ025-302300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AFTER A LULL THIS MORNING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ WYZ014-015-302300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 ADDITIONAL INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ026-301045- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA BARGE...BIG PINEY...FARSON 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED AND ANY SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL PRODUCE ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. $$ WYZ028>030-302300- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SWEETWATER COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ008-009-302300- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ON THE FAVORED NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RANGE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH OVER OPEN AREAS AND HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER GRANITE AND POWDER RIVER 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. && $$ WYZ010-302300- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 231 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
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 Jan 28, 8:46 PM MST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 8:46 PM MST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 846 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACTIVE SHORT TERM PERIOD WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. QUIET BUT COLD DAY TODAY WITH STRONG INVERSIONS HOLDING IN THE BASINS AND VALLEYS. EVEN THE FRESHLY SNOW COVERED AREAS LIKE CASPER ARE STRUGGLING INTO THE 20S. OUT WEST... TEMPERATURES ARE JUST TRYING TO GET INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS FOR A SHORT WHILE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE TRICKY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING IN THE WEST AND DEVELOPING WINDS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE CODY FOOTHILLS ZONE. RAPIDLY FALLING PRESSURES OVER MONTANA COMBINED WITH CREATE AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THEN INCREASING SUBSIDENCE ALOFT WITH AN APPROACHING JET WILL CREATE A MOUNTAIN WAVE INDUCED GAP FLOW EVENT FOR OUR FAVORED CODY FOOTHILLS AREA. THE AREA NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF CLARK AND JUST SOUTH OF CODY WILL BE MOST FAVORABLE FOR SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. THE WEST WILL BE IMPACTED ON WEDNESDAY BY A FAST APPROACHING JET OF AT LEAST 150KTS WITH FAVORABLE MOIST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE SNOW WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 12Z SO HAVE DELAYED THE START TIME OF THE WINTER STORM WATCHES TO 12Z IN THE FAR WEST AND 15Z FOR THE ERN HALF OF THE WATCH AREA. HEAVIEST SNOW LOOKS TO BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A COUPLE WEAKER DISTURBANCES MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. FORCING SEEMS RATHER LIMITED DURING THIS PERIOD BUT ON THE OTHER HAND...WE CONTINUE WITH FAIRLY STRONG H7 WINDS AND STEEP LAPSE RATES FROM THURSDAY ONWARD OF 7C/KM OR GREATER SO IT WON'T TAKE MUCH FORCING TO LIFT THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE. 10 TO 20 INCHES SEEMS REASONABLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN MANY LOWER OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST. THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND WILL MAKE FOR A HIGH IMPACT STORM...PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SRN CORRIDOR SHOULD GET A SWATH OF SNOW WITH FROPA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN THE NORTH...THE INITIAL NRN FRONT WILL SET UP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND LIKELY BE ENHANCED ON THURSDAY WITH A GENERAL SAGGING OF THE WESTERLIES. THE BIG HORN BASIN...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND EAST WILL LIKELY SEE SOME SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD ALONG WITH THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SHOULD GET AT LEAST ADVISORY AMOUNTS LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BUT THE NWRN CORNER OF THE AREA IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WARNING AMOUNTS WITH THE INCREASING LAPSE RATES AND MODERATELY STRONG NW MID LEVEL FLOW. THE FRONT WILL TRY TO SAG ALL THE WAY SOUTH INTO FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES THURSDAY SO WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THAT POTENTIAL. BACK TO WIND...SHOULD SEE SOME STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WIND CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY AND IN SWEETWATER COUNTY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF SNOW WHICH COULD ICE UP THE ROADS. NW WINDS WILL ALSO TRY AND MIX DOWN FROM THE DUBOIS/CROWHEART INTO THE WIND RIVER BASIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND POTENTIALLY OFF THE LANDER FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER DISTURBANCES DROPS SE IN THE COLD NW FLOW ON FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED STEEP LAPSE RATES AND CHANCES FOR SNOW...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BUT THE GFS IS SHOWING ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGGING INTO THE NORTH HALF OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY .LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY UPR LVLS IN THE LR MDLS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...THRU AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE SOME MODEST DEVIATIONS IN AMPLITUDE AND TIMING START TO BECOME MORE EVIDENT...FORCING SFC PARAMETERS OF EACH MDL TO DIVERGE. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...THE EFFECTS OF THESE DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO SHOW IN THE RH AND PRECIP FIELDS. THIS ALL LEADS BACK TO A RIDGE RUNNING SW TOPPING THE RIDGE THURSDAY NIGHT NEAR AND N OF THE SWRN YUKON AREA INTO THE POLAR REGIONS...AND THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE THAT IS DRAGGED/TRANSPORTED INTO THE FLOW AT THAT TIME. THE GFS IS GOING FOR BROKE AND BRINGING WITH IT MORE THAN THE EURO TO BEGIN WITH...AND THEN IS FORMING A BRUTALLY STRONG HIGH SOONER THAN THE EURO... COMBINING THIS WITH A LOW PRESS SYSTEM THAT FORMED ACROSS THE SW CONUS OVR THE WEEKEND...GIVING A PERIOD OF MOIST ERLY UPGLIDE THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE CONVERGING OVR THE STATE BY MONDAY NIGHT...KEEPING COLD AND SNOW AROUND THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUE. WHILE THE UPR PATTERN OF THE EURO IS SIMILAR TO THE GFS...IT IS NOT AS LENIENT IN BRINGING THE SAME MOISTURE DOWN FROM THE NORTH POLE REGIONS...AND DOES NOT BUILD THE STRONG ARCTIC HIGH INTO THE REGION QUITE AS FAST...AND THUS NO MOISTURE ENHANCEMENT FROM DEVELOPING ERLY UPSLOPE AS W/THE GFS. ATTM...GOING WITH THE MIDDLE ROAD AS FAR AS PRECIP/SNOW CHCS IN THE EXTENDED...WITH POPS MAINLY OUT IN THE WRN/NWRN MOUNTAINS PLUS BIGHORNS. AS FOR TEMPS...SIDED JUST A BIT MORE WITH THE GFS AND A SLIGHTLY COLDER SOLUTION. .AVIATION.../06Z ISSUANCE/ WEST OF THE DIVIDE...KBPI/KJAC/KPNA/KRKS ROUTES MVFR TO IFR...LOCALLY LIFR...CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WEST THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY WITH MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS WITH FREQUENT IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS AT KJAC AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...KCOD/KCPR/KLND/KRIW/KWRL ROUTES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE AIRPORTS WILL HAVE PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY. ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR...LOCALLY LIFR... CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WEST THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY WITH MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OBSCURED. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE DIVIDE. MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS BY 18Z WEDNESDAY THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. .FIRE WEATHER... STRONG WINDS EAST OF THE DIVIDE AT TIMES THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. WEST OF THE DIVIDE...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE IN WEDNESDAY MORNING PROVIDING A COUPLE DAYS OF SNOW OUT WEST ALONG WITH STRONG WIND. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WYZ002-014-015-025. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WYZ001-012-013-023-024-027. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY WYZ003. && SHORT TERM...SKRBAC LONG TERM...BRAUN AVIATION...C.BAKER FIRE WEATHER...SKRBAC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 3:04 PM MST, 6 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 304 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 WYZ001>020-022>030-291200- 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- 304 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE WEST WITH SNOW AND PERIODS OF STRONG WIND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH AND FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS ON WEDNESDAY AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
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Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2:07 AM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Fremont, Natrona, Sweetwater | 19 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:20 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona and 5 more | 51 hr |
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