HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 536 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 545 AM MST TUE DEC 22 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
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...ALONG WITH SNOW AND SLEET ARE OCCURRING
NORTH AND EAST OF BILLINGS THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIGHT...BUT ROADWAYS WILL BE ICY THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS PRECIPITATION DECREASES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT AS
COLD AIR SURGES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND CHALLENGING
DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SHORTLY AFTER THE COLD AIR ARRIVES
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AS HOLIDAY
TRAVEL BEGINS TO PICK UP MIDWEEK. EXPECT FALLING TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY WITH READINGS NEAR ZERO BY THURSDAY MORNING. PEOPLE
PLANNING TRAVEL WILL NEED TO STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO COMPLETE TRAVEL THIS WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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