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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
238 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

WYZ002>007-011-020-022-260400-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-
238 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS WILL
RECIEVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS
ALONG WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS THE HEAVIER NARROW SNOW
BANDS SET UP. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
ADVISORIES.

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WYZ015>019-260400-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
238 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THE EVENING.
THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FROM THE LANDER
FOOTHILLS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER RANGE. ACCUMULATIONS
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE FAIRLY COMMON WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES.

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WYZ028>030-260400-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-
238 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG AND BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT...AND THEN CONTINUE OFF AND
ON TONIGHT. A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
MORNING. A NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND...BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH...IN WAKE
OF THE FRONT COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...
AS WELL AS SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES.

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TEAM RIVERTON