HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 331 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 330 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
323 AM MST FRI DEC 11 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-
323 AM MST FRI DEC 11 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
STRONG WEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
LIVINGSTON AREA THIS MORNING AND DOWN INTO THE BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING BEFORE
LETTING UP SOME TOWARD MIDDAY. PEOPLE DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 90
IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA SHOULD BE READY FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AS
WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SOME WARMING IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT ANOTHER ARCTIC
FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE REGION BY SUNDAY BRINGING COLD
TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE REGION...AND SPREADING LIGHT SNOWS ACROSS
THE AREA. THE GREATEST CONCERNS WILL BE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD
CONDITIONS BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS EAST OF
BILLINGS ON MONDAY.
ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL OR BE OUTDOORS TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY COLD
WEATHER AND POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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