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Avon, Montana, United States (59713)
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Lat: 46.60N, Lon: 112.6W
Wx Zone: MTZ007 ICAO Used: K3DU

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories:

Select the Advisory Below for Detail.

Winter Weather Advisory
	Issued: 205 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
	Expires: 500 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Wind Chill Warning
	Issued: 205 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
	Expires: 1100 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 205 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

...SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH MONDAY...
.A UPPER TROUGH DROPPING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT
FOLLOWED BY PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
IMPACTS:
IMPACT 1: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN VALLEYS
AND MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM POLEBRIDGE SOUTH TO
SEELEY LAKE.
IMPACT 2: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO IN AREAS
NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEST OF THE
HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR.
IMPACT 3: VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK.
MTZ002-043-051200-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WC.W.0002.091206T0300Z-091207T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0068.091205T0000Z-091206T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
205 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...5 TO 7 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...THEN 20 TO 40 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.
* WIND SPEEDS: 15 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY
83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HELLGATE
CANYON...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY
LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 BONNER TO BEARMOUTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$

WIND CHILL WARNING
Issue Date: 205 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH MONDAY...
.A UPPER TROUGH DROPPING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT
FOLLOWED BY PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
IMPACTS:
IMPACT 1: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN VALLEYS
AND MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM POLEBRIDGE SOUTH TO
SEELEY LAKE.
IMPACT 2: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO IN AREAS
NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEST OF THE
HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR.
IMPACT 3: VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK.
MTZ002-043-051200-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WC.W.0002.091206T0300Z-091207T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0068.091205T0000Z-091206T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
205 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...5 TO 7 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...THEN 20 TO 40 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.
* WIND SPEEDS: 15 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY
83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HELLGATE
CANYON...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY
LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 BONNER TO BEARMOUTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$