NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 314 AM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RETURNING TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING VERY GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FROM SUNDAY AND MONDAY. JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... STAR VALLEY RANCH...THAYNE 314 AM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TODAY AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL POSSIBLY DROP TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND WIND. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW PACKED...SLICK AND SLUSHY WITH POOR VISIBILITY. BEFORE TRAVELING MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BY VISITING WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 5 1 1. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT STORM WITH PLENTY OF WIND AND SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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