HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 504 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 515 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
502 PM MST FRI DEC 4 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-
502 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TONIGHT IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW AND THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL INVADE THE REGION
SATURDAY AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM ROUNDUP TO BILLINGS TO SHERIDAN WYOMING. EXPECT
GREATER AMOUNTS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH LIGHTER
AMOUNTS INTO EASTERN MONTANA. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
SETTLE INTO THE AREA. MANY AREAS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH LOWS WELL BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY. THESE
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEK.
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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 345 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE SNOW POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE REGION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS WELL AS USHER IN A BITTER
COLD AIRMASS.
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MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-
EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN BIG HORN-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...
BILLINGS...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...HARDIN...
CROW AGENCY...SHERIDAN
345 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY
TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION BY MIDDAY SATURDAY
WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHTER SNOWFALL. A LIGHT
SNOWFALL WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST
EVEN INTO MONDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE TO AROUND
ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS COULD APPROACH 20 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.
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