HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 250 PM MST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 245 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
241 PM MST THU DEC 3 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-
241 PM MST THU DEC 3 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR FROM ABOUT BIG TIMBER...WEST
TO LIVINGSTON WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND TO
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND POOR TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A MILE AND ROADWAYS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLICK IN SPOTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LINGER INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 20 BELOW
ZERO.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON WILL INVADE THE REGION SUNDAY
AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO TUESDAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE HIGH
TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH LOWS WELL BELOW ZERO.
BESIDES THE COLD...A PERSISTANT LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT.
PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION OR PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BITTER
COLD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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