WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 206 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH MONDAY...
.A UPPER TROUGH DROPPING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT
FOLLOWED BY PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
IMPACTS:
IMPACT 1: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN VALLEYS
AND MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM POLEBRIDGE SOUTH TO
SEELEY LAKE.
IMPACT 2: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO IN AREAS
NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEST OF THE
HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR.
IMPACT 3: VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK.
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KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
205 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY COLD WIND
  CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
* WIND SPEEDS: 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONGER WINDS OF 25 TO 35
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY...
  HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200
  THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...
  I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA...
  HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 519 AM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...
.AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
MONTANA THIS WEEKEND BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THIS VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL COMBINE
WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE AREA.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CAUSE VERY
COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL LIKELY CREATE VERY
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.
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BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...
BOULDER...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
519 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM
MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
11 AM MST SUNDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH FROM CANADA WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW THIS WEEKEND.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 426 PM MST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 430 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
424 PM MST THU DEC 3 2009
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BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
424 PM MST THU DEC 3 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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