HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 320 AM MST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 400 PM MST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN WYOMING TODAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER FAR WESTERN WYOMING. AREA ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED...
ESPECIALLY OVER TETON AND SALT RIVER PASSES WHERE PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY OVER HIGHER PEAKS AND IN EXPOSED AREAS.
ELSEWHERE...MODERATE TO STRONG WEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH IS EXPECTED OVER THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE
RANGE AREA...INCLUDING JEFFREY CITY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ACROSS AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287/789
BETWEEN MUDDY GAP AND SWEETWATER STATION. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A COLD CANADIAN STORM SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL BRING SNOW BACK TO MANY AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. BITTERLY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE RAPIDLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH WYOMING BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD AND SNOW ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL WYOMING. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS REGARDING
THIS POTENTIALLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS IN FAR WESTERN WYOMING ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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