Winter Weather Advisory
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST THURSDAY.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THIS
EVENING LEADING TO A SUDDEN DROP IN TEMPERATURES. ALREADY GUSTY
WIND ACROSS THE AREA MAY SEE ANOTHER BRIEF PUSH WITH THE ARRIVAL
OF THE FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A BURST OF HEAVIER SNOW
WHICH WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WEST OF BUFFALO. CASPER MOUNTAIN IS
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE AROUND 6 INCHES.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING OVER
35 MPH ON WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. THESE
STRONGER WINDS MAY RESULT IN DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITY POTENTIALLY DECREASING TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE
90 THROUGH JOHNSON COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS SYSTEM DUE TO
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL. IN ADDITION...THOSE WITH OUTDOOR
INTERESTS SHOULD EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND SHARPLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.