HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 429 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 430 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
421 AM 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-
421 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER FOOTHILLS
AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA. ROADS ARE ALREADY ICY IN MANY AREAS...AND
THE NEW SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE ICY SPOTS HARD
TO SEE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS A BUSY DAY FOR HOLIDAY
TRAVEL...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SLICK ROADWAYS TO CAUSE
DRIVING TIMES TO BE LONGER.
.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: 417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 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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NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY...
PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...LAME DEER...SHERIDAN
417 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM
MST WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING
WHICH WILL BE A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD.
* 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 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
* 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
NIGHT.
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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