HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 530 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
522 PM MST WED DEC 23 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-
522 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHEAST
MONTANA...MAINLY OVER FALLON...CARTER AND POWDER RIVER COUNTIES.
THIS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND COMBINED WITH THE
SLICK ROADS WILL MAKE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IN
ADDITION...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS 10
TO 25 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS 10
TO 25 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND
FROM BAKER TO EKALAKA DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. IF YOU PLAN TO
BE OUTSIDE DURING THIS TIME PLEASE DRESS ACCORDINGLY.
.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: 417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 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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FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WHICH WILL BE A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD.
* A TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERIOD
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
* NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY LATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING NEAR ZERO.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL START LATE TONIGHT ENDING THURSDAY MORNING.
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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