WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 446 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.
* A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING CAUSING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING
SNOW...AND RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES IN THE PLAINS WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY.
* STRONG GUSTING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...THESE
WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THESE
LOW TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALLOW FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 425 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 430 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
423 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
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NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
423 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT NOON SATURDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES OVER THE PLAINS WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME
FRAME. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA PLUNGING
TEMPERATURES BACK BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE
VISIBILITIES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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