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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
257 PM MST FRI NOV 29 2013

WYZ001>020-022>030-301200-
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-
257 PM MST FRI NOV 29 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BREEZES ACROSS INTERSTATE 80 INTO CASPER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY POSSIBLY POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
AND LIGHT TRAILERS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN
WYOMING MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
IN WESTERN WYOMING. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME STRONG TO DAMAGING GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY INTO NATRONA COUNTY AS WELL AS ALONG THE
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE IMMEDIATE
FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE TETONS AND
IN YELLOWSTONE WHICH MAY POSE A HAZARD TO THOSE WHO HAPPEN TO BE
OUTDOORS.

LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD LIGHT SNOW SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING LATE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ALONG WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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TEAM RIVERTON