Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2016, 11:51 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 14, 2016, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 34 hr. 30 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
- Feb 13, 2016, 11:51 AM MST (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2016, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 2:50 PM MST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 11:38 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | Star Valley Ranch, WY | |
| Feb 14, 12:02 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 Se Thayne, WY | |
| Feb 14, 12:06 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 12 Ne Jackson, WY | |
| Feb 14, 12:07 PM MST | SNOW 0.3 | 2 Ne Teton Village, WY | |
| Feb 14, 12:07 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sw Wilson, WY | |
| Feb 15, 4:16 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 24 Ese Boulder, WY | BIG SANDY OPENING SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:16 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 8 Wnw Jackson, WY | PHILLIPS BENCH SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:16 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 Ene Alta, WY | GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:16 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 W South Entrance, WY | GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 16 E Boulder, WY | POCKET CREEK SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 19 Ssw Lander, WY | DEER PARK SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 6 Wsw Dubois, WY | LITTLE WARM SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 Sw Lander, WY | TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 18 W Lander, WY | HOBBS PARK SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 26 Nw Lander, WY | ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:18 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 26 N Kemmerer, WY | HAMS FORK SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:18 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 21 W Big Piney, WY | SNIDER BASIN SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 4:28 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Fossil Butte, WY | |
| Feb 15, 4:32 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Old Faithful, WY | OLD FAITHFUL RANGER STATION |
| Feb 15, 4:33 AM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Moose, WY | |
| Feb 15, 4:48 AM MST | SNOW 1.1 | Snow King, WY | |
| Feb 15, 11:57 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 16 Ne Dubois, WY | CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 20 Ne Bondurant, WY | GROS VENTRE SUMMIT SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 12:01 PM MST | SNOW 4 | South Entrance, WY | SNAKE RIVER STN SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 12:03 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 12 Ese Bondurant, WY | EAST RIM DIVIDE SNOTEL |
| Feb 15, 12:04 PM MST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 Se Thayne, WY | |
| Feb 15, 12:08 PM MST | SNOW 0.6 | 8.6 Nnw Jackson, WY | JACKSON HOLE - BASE |
| Feb 15, 12:10 PM MST | SNOW 1.4 | Afton, WY | |
| Feb 15, 12:11 PM MST | SNOW 0.2 | Daniel Fish Hatchery, WY | |
| Feb 15, 12:12 PM MST | SNOW 2.6 | Jackson Dam, 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 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 126 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
748 WWUS45 KRIW 131851 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1151 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...MOIST WEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY TO WESTERN WYOMING... .MOIST WEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY TO WESTERN WYOMING. SNOWFALL UP TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE REST OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 6 INCHES AND MAY HAVE SOME RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE PASSES AND HIGH RIDGES WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER TETON...TOGWOTEE AND SALT RIVER PASSES. WYZ012-141000- /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0004.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 1151 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT BEGINNING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ WYZ013-023-141000- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 1151 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE STAR VALLEY AND JACKSON HOLE LATE TONIGHT BEGINNING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-141000- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 1151 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT BEGINNING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-141000- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1151 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT BEGINNING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-141000- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1151 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT BEGINNING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ C.BAKER
8 follow-up statements
577 WWUS45 KRIW 140931 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 231 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...MOIST WEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING... .MOIST WEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. SNOWFALL UP TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE REST OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES AND MAY HAVE SOME RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE PASSES AND HIGH RIDGES WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER TETON...TOGWOTEE AND SALT RIVER PASSES. WYZ012-150030- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 231 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS RESULTING IN A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOWFALL. GUSTY WIND WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS WELL...WITH BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. AS WIND INCREASES...VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. 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. && $$ WYZ013-023-150030- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 231 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE STAR VALLEY AND JACKSON HOLE RESULTING IN A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW. GUSTY WIND WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BLOWING SNOW ANTICIPATED. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-150030- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 231 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING...BRINING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW. GUSTY WIND WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-150030- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 231 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING...BRINGING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW. DEVELOPING GUSTY WIND WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-150030- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1200Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 231 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BRING PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT BRINGING A LONG TERM PERIOD OF SNOW. GUSTY WIND WILL DEVELOP TODAY RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
600 WWUS45 KRIW 141257 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 557 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN WYOMING... .A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN WYOMING TODAY AND MONDAY. SNOWFALL...UP TO 20 INCHES...IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE REST OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES...AND MAY HAVE SOME RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE PASSES AND HIGH RIDGES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...INCLUDING OVER TETON...TOGWOTEE AND SALT RIVER PASSES. WYZ012-142200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 557 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. AS WIND INCREASES...VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ013-023-142200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 557 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH RAIN...MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-142200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 557 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-142200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 557 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-142200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 557 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON/21
205 WWUS45 KRIW 141733 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WYOMING... .A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WYOMING TODAY AND MONDAY. SNOWFALL...UP TO 20 INCHES...IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE REST OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES...AND MAY HAVE SOME RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE PASSES AND HIGH RIDGES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... INCLUDING OVER TETON...TOGWOTEE...SALT RIVER AND POWDER RIVER PASSES. WYZ012-151000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. AS WIND INCREASES...VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ008-009-151000- /O.EXB.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.160214T1900Z-160216T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ013-023-151000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH RAIN...MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY... PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-151000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-151000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-151000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1033 AM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ C.BAKER
014 WWUS45 KRIW 150223 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WYOMING... .A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SURGES OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INTO WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MONDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE TETON RANGE AND TOGWOTEE PASS AREA WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN MOST OTHER MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OPEN AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ012-151100- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW REPORTS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED IN THE TETON RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND IN THE TOGWOTEE PASS AREA AS OF 6 PM SUNDAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES AND OPEN AREAS. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ013-023-151100- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH RAIN...MONDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY... PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-151100- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW REPORTS...3 TO 8 INCHES AS OF 6 PM SUNDAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-151100- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-151100- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH PASS AREA TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN BY NOON MONDAY. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ008-009-151100- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 723 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
777 WWUS45 KRIW 150916 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WYOMING... .A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SURGES OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE TETON RANGE AND TOGWOTEE PASS AREA WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN MOST OTHER MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS BY THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OPEN AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ012-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW REPORTS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED IN THE TETON RANGE ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND IN THE TOGWOTEE PASS AREA AS OF 6 PM SUNDAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES AND OPEN AREAS. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ013-023-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. SNOW COULD MIX WITH RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY... PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW REPORTS...3 TO 8 INCHES AS OF 6 PM SUNDAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WHICH WILL LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH PASS AREA TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ008-009-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 216 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
628 WWUS45 KRIW 151329 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WYOMING... .A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SURGES OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING AND THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OPEN AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ012-152200- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. * SNOW REPORTS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED IN THE TETON RANGE...AND IN THE TOGWOTEE PASS AREA AS OF 6 AM MONDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES AND OPEN AREAS. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ013-023-152200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS JACKSON HOLE AND STAR VALLEY...CHANGING TO MAINLY RAIN BY MIDDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF JACKSON HOLE...INCLUDING THE MORAN JUNCTION AREA...AND THE NORTHERN STAR VALLEY NEAR ALPINE. OTHERWISE...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF MORAN JUNCTION. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-152200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. * ESTIMATED SNOW REPORTS...5 TO 10 INCHES AS OF 6 AM MONDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-152200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-152200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WHICH WILL LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH PASS AREA. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ008-009-152200- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 629 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON/21
285 WWUS45 KRIW 151732 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WYOMING... .A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SURGES OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING AND THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OPEN AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ012-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * SNOW REPORTS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED IN THE TETON RANGE...AND IN THE TOGWOTEE PASS AREA AS OF 6 AM MONDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES AND OPEN AREAS. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ013-023-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS JACKSON HOLE AND STAR VALLEY...CHANGING TO MAINLY RAIN BY MIDDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF JACKSON HOLE...INCLUDING THE MORAN JUNCTION AREA...AND THE NORTHERN STAR VALLEY NEAR ALPINE. OTHERWISE...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF MORAN JUNCTION. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ024-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. * ESTIMATED SNOW REPORTS...5 TO 10 INCHES AS OF 6 AM MONDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY...PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ001-002-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. BEFORE TRAVELING... MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ014-025-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WHICH WILL LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM PINEDALE TO BONDURANT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH PASS AREA. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL FALL TO BELOW A HALF MILE IN A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ008-009-160000- /O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1032 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
990 WWUS45 KRIW 152150 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 250 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH 2 AM MST IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS... .STRONG MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS UNTIL AROUND 2 AM MST. SNOWFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE WEST. WYZ012-152300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- 250 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ WYZ001-002-013-014-023>025-152300- /O.CAN.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0000Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-STAR VALLEY- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL... JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE...PINEDALE 250 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ WYZ008-009-160600- /O.EXT.KRIW.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0900Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 250 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH 2 AM MST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THE PASSES. VISIBILITY MAY FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING...MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 511. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
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 Feb 13, 10:38 AM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 10:38 AM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1038 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 .UPDATE... UPGRADED MY SPS FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS TO A HIGH WIND WARNING AS WINDS HAVE JUST HIT 81 MPH ON THE CLARK WEST SENSOR. EVEN THE PARK COUNTY S.O. IN CODY HAS HIT NEARLY 50 MPH. CROSS SECTION SHOWS SOME MTN WAVE POTENTIAL THROUGH THE MORNING ALONG WITH GAP FLOW. SHOULD END AS THE COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AN APPROACHING WAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL BE FOUND WITHIN THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE VALLEYS THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING SOME PRECIPITATION ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BUT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL HELP TO KEEP THE LOWER ELEVATIONS PRECIPITATION AS RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES LOWER...CONVERSION TO SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. OTHER THAN PRECIPITATION...THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WIND ACROSS THE AREA. THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND BASINS LOOK TO EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST WINDS OUT OF THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING IT WILL HELP WIND TO RELAX. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLOW TO KEEP SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MOISTURE HAS A DECENT PUSH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY...WITH SOME INCREASED ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. BY MONDAY MORNING NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH 6 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES. THE WESTERN VALLEYS WILL SEE POSSIBLE NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. THIS MOISTURE PUSH WILL BE EVALUATED WITH UPCOMING MODEL SOLUTIONS TO SEE IF ANY WINTER RELATED HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE NECESSARY. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RIDGE AXIS TO THE WEST GRADUALLY SHIFTS EWD TUE INTO WED. BY 00Z...THU BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE THE AXIS CENTERED RIGHT OVER CENTRAL WYO ALONG WITH THE H7 THERMAL RIDGE. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. WEATHER BEGINS TO CHANGE THURSDAY AS SYSTEM APPROACHING THE KAMCHATKA AREA RIGHT NOW MOVES ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND INTO WESTERN WYOMING EARLY THURSDAY AND THEN MOVING EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA LATER THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SYSTEM IS STILL MOVING THROUGH THE MEAN RIDGE SO IT MAY WEAKEN/OR SPLIT MORE THAN SHOWN BUT STILL PRODUCE SNOW FOR THE WEST ESPECIALLY AND WIND FOR THE MTNS AND CENTRAL WYOMING. KEEPING THE IDEA OF INCREASING WINDS WED NGT...PEAKING ON THURSDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS IN CENTRAL WYOMING DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WEAKENING OCCURS WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT HITS THE RIDGE. TEMPS EACH OF THE DIVIDE COULD BE TRICKY THURSDAY DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THIS TROUGH. COULD STILL BE QUITE WARM...ESPECIALLY ERN HALF. SYSTEM EXITS QUICKLY WITH HEIGHTS REBUILDING FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH VALLEY/BASIN INVERSIONS REDEVELOPING. NOT AS STRONG AS PAST WEEKS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE DIVIDE WITH MOST OF THE SNOW GONE BY THEN AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. MODELS DIVERGE ON A SYSTEM RIGHT AT THE END OF THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD WITH THE GFS KEEPING MOST OF THE ENERGY SOUTH AND THE ECMWF SHOWING A SYSTEM RACING ACROSS MONTANA ON SATURDAY. STRENGTH OF LONGWAVE RIDGE AND ITS PROXIMITY WILL LIKELY KEEP THIS SYSTEM FROM HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR AREA SO WE ONLY HAVE SLGT CHANCES IN THE WRN MTNS. TEMPS IN THE MIXED AREAS WILL COOL A LITTLE WITH THIS SYSTEM WHILE THE BASINS/VALLEYS MAY NOT SEE A BIG CHANGE AS THEY MIX OUT MORE BUT ALSO HAVE LIMITED WARMING POTENTIAL WITH COOLER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH. OVERALL...ONE MAIN SHOT OF SNOW OUT WEST THURSDAY WITH MOST AREAS CONTINUING TO SEE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WEDNESDAY BEING THE PEAK WHEN 50S AND EVEN A FEW 60S ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE DIVIDE WITH MAINLY UPPER 30S TO NEAR 50 WEST. AS NOTED LAST NIGHT...H7 TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE +3 TO +4 AT H7 IN CENTRAL WYO WED AFTN...SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW FRIDAY BUT WITH LESS SNOW COVER. && .AVIATION.../18Z ISSUANCE/ WEST OF THE DIVIDE...KJAC/KRKS/KPNA/KBPI ROUTES A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA 18Z-21Z BRINGING WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY REDUCED IN SNOW AND FOG OBSCURING MOUNTAINS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT VICINITY KJAC AND KAFO AND MAY SPREAD EAST TOWARDS KPNA. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...KCPR/KCOD/KRIW/KWRL/KLND ROUTES A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA 18Z-21Z BRINGING WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY REDUCED IN SNOW AND FOG OBSCURING MOUNTAINS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN VFR AT ALL AIRPORTS. STRONG WEST WINDS WITH AREAS OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL OCCUR VICINITY MOUNTAINS KCOD...KLND AND KBYG. && .FIRE WEATHER... PERIODS SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...WITH WIND SHIFTS ANTICIPATED AS WELL AS PERIODS OF GUSTY TO BREEZY WIND. SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY LOOKS TO PRODUCE THE MOST ACCUMULATION...WITH SOME ACTIVITY ANTICIPATED TO MOVE EAST OF THE DIVIDE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN WYOMING. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP ACTIVITY AS RAIN THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH CONVERSION TO SNOWFALL POSSIBLE WITH DROPPING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY....MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON MST TODAY FOR WYZ003. && SHORT TERM...BRANHAM LONG TERM...SKRBAC AVIATION...C.BAKER FIRE WEATHER...BRANHAM
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 6:17 AM MST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 617 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 WYZ001>020-022>030-141400- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-STAR VALLEY- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- 617 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. OTHERWISE...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL OVER WESTERN WYOMING AND GUSTY WIND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WYOMING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MEANWHILE...SNOWFALL MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SUNDAY AND MONDAY...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BE FOUND OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. NOTABLE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED...WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS STRONGER THAN 40 MPH AND ANY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. THANK YOU. TEAM RIVERTON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 13, 6:35 AM MST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 635 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 WYZ003-131445- CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 635 AM MST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH NOON TODAY... THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH NOON TODAY. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. A PEAK GUST TO 81 MPH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLARK. OTHER AREAS WERE ALREADY GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH INCLUDING IN PARTS OF CODY. SKRBAC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 6:16 AM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Park | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:51 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona and 4 more | 59 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:45 PM MST | High Wind Warning | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Natrona, Park and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:45 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Big Horn | 45 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.