434 FPUS75 KRIW 221450 NOWRIW SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 850 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2003 WYZ002>007-221600- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL... THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND 850 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2003 .NOW... AT 845 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF DUBOIS AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 26 NORTHWEST OF DUBOIS. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS BY 915 AM. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH. && BY THE TIME THESE SHOWERS MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE BIG HORN BASIN THEY WILL LIKELY WEAKEN INTO LIGHT SHOWERS BY 10 AM. $$ LIPSON