HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 233 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
219 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
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BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
219 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 410 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS
WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW COULD
COMBINE WITH LOCALLY DENSE FREEZING FOG TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL
PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CHESTER...CHINOOK...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.
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