HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 848 PM MST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 900 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
AREAS OF FREEZING FOG HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST
SECTIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE BAKER AREA. EXPECT FOG FORMATION TO
BE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN ROSEBUD COUNTY TO AROUND ALZADA AND
POINTS NORTH OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AROUND 1/2 A MILE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AREA RIVER VALLEYS. WITH TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW FREEZING...THIS FOG MAY MAKE ROADWAYS SLICK ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. USE CAUTION TRAVELING ACROSS EASTERN
MONTANA AT TIMES. WHEN FOG IS ENCOUNTERED SLOW DOWN AND USE LOW
BEAM HEADLIGHTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL SEE
THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SNOW THIS WEEKEND. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE INCH.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY ONLY REACHING THE TEENS TO
LOW 20S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BE
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM SYSTEM. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS
TIME ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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