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Posted on: November 18, 2011

[ARCHIVED] WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11AM MST SATURDAY FOR SWEETWATER CO

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM MST SATURDAY FOR ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER AND-FLAMING GORGE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INCREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITY
MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY WHEN
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. INTERSTATE 80 MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED
AND SLICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.

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