HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 344 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
327 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
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CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-
327 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING
CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
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 WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 301 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* MAIN IMPACT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY LESS
THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW
ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS COULD REACH 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 305 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT: UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* OTHER IMPACTS: A NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. DRIFTS OF A COUPLE FEET ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD REACH 30 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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