HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 527 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 530 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL MONTANA FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO MIDDAY SUNDAY. A COLD
FRONT ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING A SHARPLY COLDER CANADIAN
AIRMASS AND SNOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AS
ROADS WILL BE ICY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WILL CONTINUE FROM SATURDAY TO MIDDAY SUNDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
PLAINS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. BLOWING SNOW WILL
SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITIES AND STEADILY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO MINUS 20 DEGREES SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FRIGID THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
COULD SEE LOW TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH
WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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