HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 850 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 900 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
850 PM MST TUE DEC 22 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-
850 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE NOTED TONIGHT AS LIGHT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS
EVENING CHANGE TO AN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ANTICIPATE RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. WHAT MAY
APPEAR AS WET ROADWAYS...WILL LIKELY BE ICE. USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVELING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTH WINDS CAUSING
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF A
BILLINGS TO SHERIDAN WYOMING LINE. EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
ACROSS THE REGION BY THE TIME SNOWS TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND
ICING CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

.COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH A
MOIST AIRMASS TO ALLOW SNOW TO DEVELOP. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A BUSY
TRAVEL DAY...AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE LONGER TRAVEL TIMES.
BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.
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SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN STILLWATER-
YELLOWSTONE-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-
GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...
COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...
JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL BE A BUSY
HOLIDAY TRAVEL DAY.
* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
* A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERIOD
BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING NEAR ZERO.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL START THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW ENDING WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
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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