WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1200 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH 5 PM TODAY.
* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO
2 MILES. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RANGE FROM 5 BELOW TO
15 BELOW ZERO.
* IMPACTS...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A HAZARD TODAY RESULTING IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL ADD TO THE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...AND THE VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE SPENDING
TIME OUTDOORS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OVER THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD
...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO
NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.
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