HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 349 AM MST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 400 AM MST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. AN EAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TODAY.
EAST WIND WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS OF
20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY FOR AT LEAST PARTS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA TONIGHT. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
THROUGH NORTHEAST MONTANA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THIS COULD
POSSIBLY REQUIRE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AT LEAST PARTS OF
THE AREA DUE TO ICE...SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO NEAR 2 INCHES IN SOME
SPOTS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN REMAINS POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE COLDER AIR COMES BACK IN DURING THE AFTERNOON TO SEVERELY
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL. EAST WIND WILL
ALSO BE DIMINISHING AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
SNOW AND STRONG WIND WHICH MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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