HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 402 AM MST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST THU DEC 31 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IS EXPECTED OVER
THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE AREA...INCLUDING JEFFERY
CITY TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 60 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 TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RETURN TO WESTERN WYOMING
THIS EVENING. LOCAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN
HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING SALT RIVER PASS AND TETON PASS.
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL TO CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A RETURN TO WIDESPREAD
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION TO WESTERN WYOMING FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WILL
ALSO HAVE AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN WYOMING. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES AND STATEMENTS WITH
REGARD TO THIS APPROACHING WINTER STORM SYSTEM.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL OF TWO INCHES OR GREATER.
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