“Potent Pacific Weather System” for Wyoming Friday-Saturday | 12-24″ of Snow Forecast

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Grand Targhee, WY on January 24th, 2016.  photo:  grand targhee
Grand Targhee, WY on January 24th, 2016. photo: grand targhee
.A POTENT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING
AND MAY BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
WYOMING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. 
- NOAA Riverton, WY today

NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Teton mountains of Wyoming Friday and Saturday. 

12-24″ of snow is forecast.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...12 TO 24 INCHES. - NOAA Riverton, WY today
Pin = Grand Targhee, WY. PINK = Winter Storm Warning.  image:  noaa, today
Pin = Grand Targhee, WY. PINK = Winter Storm Warning. image: noaa, today

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Grand Targhee has already seen 247″ of snowfall this season.  Jackson Hole has seen 243″.

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image:  noaa, today
image: noaa, today

WINTER STORM WARNING for WYOMING:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
151 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO RETURN TO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
WYOMING...

.A POTENT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING
AND MAY BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
WYOMING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.

TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY WILL BECOME STEADIER AND MUCH HEAVIER
  FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...12 TO 24 INCHES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
  WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES.

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