HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 449 AM MST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST SUN DEC 20 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
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY FROM
BILLINGS TO MILES CITY AND NORTH. ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME
SLICK WITH EARLY EVENING SNOW MELTING AND REFREEZING OR FREEZING
RAIN. USE CAUTION TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-94 BETWEEN MILES CITY AND
BILLINGS. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW IS EXPECTED CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WEST FACING
SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE GREATEST
CHANCE FOR SNOW THIS WEEKEND. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE INCH.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY REACHING
THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM SYSTEM. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME ARE
ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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