WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 800 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...SNOW ALONG WITH WIND FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
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NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
759 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3
  TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CASPER AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  NEAR CASPER MOUNTAIN. IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN NATRONA COUNTY
  SNOWFALL HAS BEEN IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE.
* WIND/VISIBILITY...A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 30 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE OPEN AREAS OF NATRONA COUNTY.
  THIS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT
  TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED THIS EVENING.
  WIND CHILLS WILL BE DOWN TO 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY
  TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER
  CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED AS WELL AS HIGHWAY
  20 26 WEST OF CASPER.
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.
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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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