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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
149 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
WYZ007-014-015-017-018-024>028-312045-
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-WIND RIVER
BASIN-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-WIND RIVER
MOUNTAINS EAST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-ROCK SPRINGS AND
GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
149 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
..HEAVY SNOW BAND
HAZARDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WHICH CAN RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS SO INTENSE
THAT IT IS PRODUCING LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
VERY RAPIDLY.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...AT 148 PM MDT, A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WAS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF BOYSEN STATE PARK TO 15 MILES
EAST OF LA BARGE TO NEAR SAGE JUNCTION AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE NEAR...
FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, FORT WASHAKIE, ETHETE, KINNEAR,
DICKINSON PARK, FONTENELLE RESERVOIR, BIG SANDY OPENING, AND OCEAN
LAKE AROUND 155 PM MDT.
WIND RIVER PEAK AND KEMMERER AROUND 200 PM MDT.
ELKOL AND DIAMONDVILLE AROUND 205 PM MDT.
MILFORD AROUND 210 PM MDT.
FONTENELLE AROUND 215 PM MDT.
LANDER, RIVERTON, AND WORTHEN MEADOWS RESERVOIR AROUND 220 PM MDT.
ARAPAHOE, SINKS CANYON STATE PARK, HIDDEN VALLEY, HUDSON, OPAL,
AND FRYE LAKE AROUND 225 PM MDT.
UPPER SILAS LAKE AND BOYSEN STATE PARK AROUND 230 PM MDT.
SAFETY INFO...
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS BAND OF
HEAVY SNOW. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS
MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
LAT...LON 4183 11104 4244 11003 4358 10847 4314 10804
4198 10959 4158 11039 4158 11104
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 327DEG 20KT 4336 10845 4231 10991 4176 11092
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