FNUS75 KRIW 171616
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE WINTER STORM...NPS GTP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
916 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0857 MST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WIND WILL ACCOMPANY SNOWFALL TODAY...CREATING AREAS OF VERY
LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF
5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH
SNOWFALL WEAKENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A DRIER FLOW WILL
SET UP ACROSS THE AREA FOR TUESDAY...THOUGH PERIODS OF LIGHT
SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
                    SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
                    BETWEEN 0900 AND 1800 WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
                    6 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH BY 1500. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH BY 1500.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
                    IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE EVENING...WHICH MAY
                    BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL COVERAGE WILL LESSEN
                    ...THOUGH STILL BE LIKELY AFTER 0100. SNOWFALL
                    SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 1800 AND 0100
                    TUESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 10
                    TO 15 MPH BY 0100.. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...DECREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER 0100.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-18.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 3.
HIGHS AROUND 12. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...NOT AS COLD. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...NASH
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20121217.MOOSE.01/RIW