WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 855 PM MST WED DEC 30 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING BECOMING MODERATE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
MIX OR TRANSITION OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAINLY
ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW WILL
OCCUR MIDDAY FRIDAY BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER MACDONALD PASS.
ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 GARRISON TO
ELLISTON... MACDONALD PASS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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