Southridge School, WY Hazardous Weather Outlook

Southridge School, Wyoming

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 719 PM MDT MON OCT 6 2008
Expiration: 400 AM MST TUE OCT 07 2008

...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY
FOR THE BIG HORN BASIN...THE WIND RIVER BASIN AND THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING CASPER...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW FREEZING
ACROSS THE BIG HORN AND WIND RIVER BASINS AS WELL AS VALLEY AREAS IN
NATRONA COUNTY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PEOPLE SHOULD STILL
TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT ANY PLANTS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO COLD
TEMPERATURES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT EARLY WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN AND NEAR THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS...
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS AND CASPER MOUNTAIN AREA.
THE FOOTHILLS AROUND BUFFALO...CODY...THERMOPOLIS...CASPER AND LANDER
HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURES
WHICH MAY BE SLIGHTLY TOO WARM FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 6000
FEET.  IF THE STORM DEVELOPS SLOWER THAN EXPECTED THE SNOWFALL MAY
EXTEND INTO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WET HEAVY SNOWFALL...
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS IF THIS STORM DEVELOPS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS OF OVER ONE INCH
TODAY.