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Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY616 AM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGESFOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON......WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGESSUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY....TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.THE INITIAL STORM HAS BEEN PRODUCING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW OVERTHE REGION OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH TODAY.THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 8500 FEET TODAY.THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH STRONGER AND IMPACT THE AREASUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY SUNDAYAFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BEPOSSIBLE OVER AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...AND 30 TO 50 MPH TOTHE EAST OF THE RANGE. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL INVADE THEAREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATINGSNOWFALL FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE COMBINATION OFSTRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY LEAD TO VERYHAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OVER THE SIERRAMADRE AND SNOWY RANGES WITH SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES INSNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.WYZ112-114-232030-/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z//O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0008.101025T0000Z-101026T0000Z/SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING616 AM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THISEVENING......WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENINGTHROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THISEVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAYEVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THISEVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THEAREA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENINGTHROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. WITH THE STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING BY MONDAY MORNING AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.* SNOWFALL REPORTS...AS OF 5 AM ESTIMATED SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT HAS BEEN FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES.* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. WITH THE STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 50 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING TO CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.* IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE PLANNING HUNTING ACTIVITIES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THIS WEEKEND WILL HAZARDOUS WEATHER WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW COULD CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND OUTDOOR CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOWWILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOWCOVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILEDRIVING.A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.&&$$WEILAND</PRE>
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY616 AM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGESFOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON......WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGESSUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY....TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.THE INITIAL STORM HAS BEEN PRODUCING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW OVERTHE REGION OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH TODAY.THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 8500 FEET TODAY.THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH STRONGER AND IMPACT THE AREASUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY SUNDAYAFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BEPOSSIBLE OVER AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...AND 30 TO 50 MPH TOTHE EAST OF THE RANGE. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL INVADE THEAREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATINGSNOWFALL FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE COMBINATION OFSTRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY LEAD TO VERYHAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OVER THE SIERRAMADRE AND SNOWY RANGES WITH SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES INSNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.WYZ112-114-232030-/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-101024T0000Z//O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0008.101025T0000Z-101026T0000Z/SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING616 AM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THISEVENING......WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENINGTHROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THISEVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAYEVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THISEVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THEAREA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENINGTHROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. WITH THE STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING BY MONDAY MORNING AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.* SNOWFALL REPORTS...AS OF 5 AM ESTIMATED SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT HAS BEEN FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES.* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. WITH THE STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 50 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING TO CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.* IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE PLANNING HUNTING ACTIVITIES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THIS WEEKEND WILL HAZARDOUS WEATHER WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW COULD CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND OUTDOOR CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOWWILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOWCOVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILEDRIVING.A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.&&$$WEILAND</PRE>
