HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 321 AM MST MON JAN 4 2010
Expiration: 700 AM MST TUE JAN 05 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY
AND TONIGHT...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON
THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS AND
BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS
WILL BE FOUND ON THE PLAINS JUST NORTH AND EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES BE AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...RESULTING IN VERY COLD LOW TEMPERATURES. LOW
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW
ZERO WITH WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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