Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Another Round of Winter Weather for Thursday




NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1248 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015

...ANOTHER QUICK ROUND OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OUT WEST THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND
DEVELOPING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST...

.A QUICKLY APPROACHING AND DEVELOPING WEATHER DISTURBANCE AND
COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE FAR CENTRAL WEST MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END BY FRIDAY
MORNING...LEAVING CLEAR SUNNY SKIES BY NOON ON FRIDAY.

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JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE...
STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE...PINEDALE
1248 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW EARLY THURSDAY WILL INCREASE IN BOTH
  INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING
  MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF QUICKLY BY SUNRISE ON
  FRIDAY.

* SNOWFALL...NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS OVER WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE FOOTHILLS.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM FRIDAY
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AROUND AND AFTER MIDNIGHT
  THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SLICK THROUGH THE
  DAY THURSDAY...WHILE VISIBILITIES WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AT
  TIMES. SLOW DOWN AND ARRIVE SAFELY AT YOUR DESTINATION. CHECK
  THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AT WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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