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...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN WYOMING... .A STRONG WEST FLOW OFF OF THE PACIFIC WILL DRAW ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EVENT FOR WESTERN WYOMING...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES DURING THE EVENT. SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK AROUND MAMMOTH...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE PARK AND UP TO 15 TO 25 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE PARK.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...THE WIND WILL INCREASE TODAY. EXPECT AREAS OF WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PEOPLE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... AND OR BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP SOME FOOD... WATER...AND AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AT WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.