HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 221 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 230 PM 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...TONIGHT
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN FROM
BILLINGS TO MILES CITY AND NORTH. LOCAL ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SLICK
WITH EARLY EVENING SNOW MELTING AND REFREEZING OR FROM PATCHY
FREEZING RAIN. USE CAUTION TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-94 BETWEEN MILES CITY AND BILLINGS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE
BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE FROM ROUNDUP EASTWARD TO
BAKER WHERE ONE OR TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING SLOPES OF
THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE A GOOD CHANCE OF
SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT 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 LOWER 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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