HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 522 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 515 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
514 PM MST TUE DEC 22 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-
514 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ACROSS THE
REGION THIS EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO A LIGHT SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
ANTICIPATE RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS
ON ROADS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF A BILLINGS TO
SHERIDAN WYOMING LINE. EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION BY THE TIME SNOWS TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE FALLING WEDNESDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

.COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH A
MOIST AIRMASS TO ALLOW SNOW TO DEVELOP. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A BUSY
TRAVEL DAY...AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE LONGER TRAVEL TIMES.
BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.
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NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY...
PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...LAME DEER...SHERIDAN
417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM
MST WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING
WHICH WILL BE A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD.
* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
* A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERIOD
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING NEAR ZERO.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL START THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW ENDING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.
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