HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 435 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
435 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
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NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
435 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS
LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
AN SECOND SURGE OR ARCTIC AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NORTH
CENTRAL MONTANA SATURDAY MORNING...AND SLOWLY CONTINUE TO PUSH
SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MONTANA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO BELOW ZERO READINGS OVER MUCH OF NORTH
CENTRAL MONTANA BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES RANGING FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
ADDITIONALLY...ACCUMULATING SNOW FALL IS LIKELY OVER THE
REGION FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWS LIKELY FALLING OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL MONTANA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 446 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.
* A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING CAUSING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG WINDS...BLOWING
SNOW...AND RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES IN THE PLAINS WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY.
* STRONG GUSTING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...THESE
WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THESE
LOW TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALLOW FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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