HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 359 PM MST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
350 PM MST WED DEC 9 2009
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SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
350 PM MST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH SUNRISE AS WEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER FROM HARLOWTON TO BIG
TIMBER TO LIVINGSTON AND THESE AREAS MAY ALSO SEE SOME BLOWING
SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THE
FAVORED LOCATIONS ALONG THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA FOOTHILLS. SOME
WARMING IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...BUT ANOTHER SHORT LIVED SURGE
OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING SNOW AND
GUSTY NORTH WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 253 PM MST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 900 AM MST THU DEC 10 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST
THURSDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN
30 MINUTES WITH THESE WIND CHILLS.
* TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS COLD TONIGHT BUT WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO BE DECEPTIVELY LOWER
THAN READINGS ON THERMOMETERS.
* WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM MELVILLE TO BIG TIMBER TO
LIVINGSTON WILL CREATE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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