Tuesday, January 31, 2017

PERSISTENT SNOW TO IMPACT NORTHWEST WYOMING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING






Model Forecast of Total Snowfall to Wednesday Evening



...PERSISTENT SNOW TO IMPACT NORTHWEST WYOMING TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT UPSLOPE
FLOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WYOMING THIS MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


STAR VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH...
THAYNE
459 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TODAY TO
5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE WELL UNDERWAY AFTER 5 PM. SNOWFALL WILL
  BE MODERATE AT TIMES OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY
  THROUGH THE PERIOD.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS...3 TO 4 INCHES NEAR AFTON AND 6 TO 8 INCHES
  NEAR ALPINE.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED
  AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
AND SLICK ROADS WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN... AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS AT WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.

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