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WWUS85 KCYS 161037
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
437 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TODAY ACROSS THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

NEZ200-202-WYZ290-161845-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0002.090316T1700Z-090317T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0004.090316T1700Z-090317T0100Z/
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST AND THE OGALLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE WILDCAT HILLS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA-
SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS INCLUDING PINE BLUFFS/CHEYENNE
FOOTHILLS/
PLATTE COUNTY/GOSHEN COUNTY-
437 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES
...200...202...290.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS COMBINED
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER TEENS WILL CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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WWUS45 KRIW 160849
WSWRIW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
249 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING TODAY THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTANA BRINGING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CREATING THE
POTENTIAL FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

WYZ013-162200-
/O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0016.090316T0849Z-090317T1200Z/
JACKSON HOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON
249 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE JACKSON
HOLE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO
4 INCHES NEAR JACKSON TO 4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR MORAN JUNCTION.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

WYZ023-162200-
/O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0016.090316T0849Z-090317T1200Z/
STAR VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE
249 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE STAR VALLEY TODAY THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED NEAR AFTON BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED
NEAR ALPINE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

WYZ025-162200-
/O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0016.090316T0849Z-090317T1200Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE
249 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS
OF THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 3
INCHES NEAR BOULDER AND PINEDALE AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES NEAR
BONDURANT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

WYZ002-014-015-024-161000-
/O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
249 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE ABSAROKA
MOUNTAINS...THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND THE SALT RIVER AND
WYOMING RANGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNINGS FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WYZ001-012-162200-
/O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL
249 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL IN THE TETON
MOUNTAINS...THE GROS VENTRE RANGE AND YELLOWSTONE PARK THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS THE TETONS AND
THE GROS VENTRE RANGE. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND
GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
PASSES.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

SMITH







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