HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 338 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 345 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
338 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SEVERE TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA
INTO NORTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT CREATING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
DRASTICALLY REDUCED AND MANY ROADS WILL BE DRIFTED OVER WITH SNOW.
POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE FOUND FROM THE CROW AGENCY
SOUTH ALONG INTERSTATE 90 INTO SHERIDAN COUNTY DUE TO SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
WITH SNOWFALL SHIFTING OUT OF THE AREA AND WINDS DIMINISHING
TONIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY...THOUGH SOME
ROADWAYS OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA...THE WESTERN DAKOTAS AND
NORTHEAST WYOMING MAY REMAIN IMPASSABLE UNTIL SUNDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 937 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BRING
WINTRY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT IN THESE
AREAS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LIMITED
VISIBILITY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA
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...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY.
* BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE DURING THE STORM.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND INCREASE BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY.
* SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SNOWPACKED ROADS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS AS WELL AS PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 301 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BRING
WINTRY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT IN THESE
AREAS. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA
301 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY.
* BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY DURING THE NIGHT TIME
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK 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.
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.
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