HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 940 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 945 PM MST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 20 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
EXPECT THE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
SUNRISE...AS WINDS WILL BE CLOSE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO IN MOST AREAS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY WEST OF BILLINGS.
ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL OR BE OUTDOORS TONIGHT SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WIND CHILLS REACHING 20 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANYONE WALKING TO SCHOOL OR TO THEIR
WORKPLACE WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL WANT TO BE VERY WELL PROTECTED
FROM THE COLD. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY WEST OF BILLINGS. EXPECT SLIGHTLY BETTER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING ADDITIONAL BITTER WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING
SNOW.
SOME MODERATION OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL OR BE OUTDOORS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY COLD WEATHER AND POTENTIALLY
DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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