[MCD] SWOMCD

Thu Feb 16 00:41:50 UTC 2006

ACUS11 KWNS 160039
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 160038 
NEZ000-COZ000-WYZ000-160545-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0141
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0638 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

AREAS AFFECTED...SERN WY/WRN NE

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 

VALID 160038Z - 160545Z

ONGOING SNOW OCCURRING OVER SERN WY WILL PERSIST AND EXPAND EWD INTO
WRN NE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR
ARE EXPECTED AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH.

SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR TRENDS OVER ERN UT INTO SRN WY
INDICATIVE OF SHORTWAVE EJECTING EWD FROM LARGE UPPER TROUGH
POSITIONED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. SFC LOW CENTER LOCATED OVER
WRN CO AT 23 UTC WAS RESULTING IN STRONG NELY UPSLOPE FLOW FROM THE
NE PANHANDLE INTO SERN WY. CONTINUATION OF UPSLOPE COMPONENT AND
ADVANCING MID TROPOSPHERIC ASCENT WILL LEAD TO EXPANDING SNOW
COVERAGE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AT OR ABOVE 1 INCH PER
HOUR ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 06 UTC.

..BRIGHT.. 02/16/2006

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...BOU...CYS...

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