Saturday, January 16, 2016

Update Winter Weather Advisory for Saturday into Early Sundy

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
321 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER WESTERN WYOMING...

.A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN
WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL INITIATE ANOTHER ROUND
OF HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS... AND
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY
BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY MOUNTAIN PASSES.

WYZ013-023-162300-
/O.CON.KRIW.WW.Y.0002.160116T1800Z-160117T1800Z/
JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE...
STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE
321 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STAR VALLEY EARLY
  THIS MORNING AND WILL DEVELOP IN THE JACKSON VALLEY BY 8 AM THIS
  MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME STEADY AND HEAVIER IN THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING.

* NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL...VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME
  REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DUE TO SLICK
  AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR CURRENT ROAD
  CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
357 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016


IDZ019-023-162300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0003.160116T1600Z-160117T1400Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR
357 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM MST SUNDAY...

* IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
  CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SLICK SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7-10
  INCHES NORTH OF CHESTERFIELD TO DRIGGS INCLUDING TETON PASS

* LOCATIONS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...ST. ANTHONY...DRIGGS...
  VICTOR...PINE CREEK PASS...INKOM...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK
  SUMMIT...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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