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WWUS45 KRIW 160858  
WSWRIW  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
258 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
WYZ015-170000-  
/O.NEW.KRIW.WS.A.0006.260518T0000Z-260519T0000Z/  
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-  
258 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND  
16 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES, INCLUDING  
OVER SOUTH PASS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ019-170000-  
/O.NEW.KRIW.WS.A.0006.260518T0000Z-260519T0000Z/  
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JEFFREY CITY  
258 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND  
10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ022-170000-  
/O.NEW.KRIW.WS.A.0006.260518T0000Z-260519T0000Z/  
CASPER MOUNTAIN-  
258 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 AND  
14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CASPER MOUNTAIN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RIW/ .  
 
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