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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
345 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

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ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
345 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE OVER WESTERN WYOMING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS
WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IS EXPECTED BY SUNRISE
TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST IS EXPECTED TO BRING A RETURN TO WIDESPREAD WINTER-LIKE WEATHER
TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD STRONG
WIND...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM MAY DEVELOP EAST OF THE DIVIDE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE RED DESERT AND INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG NORTHEAST WIND. PLEASE STAY TUNED
FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL SNOW STORM.

SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AS THIS STORM PASSES
THROUGH WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 20S AND 30S TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH
SOME MODERATION POSSIBLE THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.