HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WYOMING
TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS JOHNSON AND
NATRONA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE
RANGE. BY THIS EVENING...IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE AREAS WILL SEE 5
TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND 2 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONALLY...JOHNSON
COUNTY WILL SEE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF THIS WIND AND SNOW WILL BRING VERY LIMITED
VISIBILITIES FOR TRAVELERS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN AND
BIG HORN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOWFALL WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW
PACKED AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS
ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CHECK CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS
BEFORE LEAVING TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW AMOUNTS. THANK YOU.
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