HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 234 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 245 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH OBSERVED ALONG THE
I-90 CORRIDOR FROM SPRINGDALE WEST TO LIVINGSTON AND OVER THE
UPPER STILLWATER VALLEY WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW AND THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL INVADE THE REGION
SATURDAY AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM ROUNDUP TO BILLINGS TO SHERIDAN WYOMING. EXPECT
GREATER AMOUNTS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH LIGHTER
AMOUNTS INTO EASTERN MONTANA. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
SETTLE INTO THE AREA. MANY AREAS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH LOWS WELL BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY. THESE
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEK.
PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION OR PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BITTER
COLD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
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