HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 509 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
506 AM MST SAT DEC 5 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-
506 AM MST SAT DEC 5 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
ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL
INVADE THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM ROUNDUP TO BILLINGS TO SHERIDAN WYOMING. EXPECT
GREATER AMOUNTS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH LIGHTER
AMOUNTS INTO EASTERN MONTANA. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
SETTLE INTO THE AREA AS READINGS GRADUALLY FALL THROUGH THE DAY.
PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA OR PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER
WEATHER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THE BITTERLY COLD AIR AND LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MANY AREAS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LOWS WELL BELOW ZERO.
.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: 345 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE SNOW POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE REGION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS WELL AS USHER IN A BITTER
COLD AIRMASS.
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NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLYDE PARK...WILSALL...BIG TIMBER...
RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...
MCLEOD
345 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY
TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.
HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS NORTH FACING SLOPES. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHTER SNOWFALL. A LIGHT SNOWFALL WITH MINOR
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST EVEN INTO MONDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE TO AROUND
ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS COULD APPROACH 20 BELOW ZERO.
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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