HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 455 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE NIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT
SOME LOCATIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME BEFORE DISSIPATING
TOMORROW MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ICY
CONDITIONS DUE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING FOG FORMING
BLACK ICE ON ROAD SURFACES. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS
TOMORROW DANGEROUS ONCE AGAIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY
FALL ACROSS THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS STARTING TUESDAY AND LINGER ON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. EXPECT HIGHER TOTALS APPROACHING 10
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE TWO ELEMENTS
WILL COMBINE TO AFFECT SOME HOLIDAY TRAVEL AS VISIBILITY AND ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL BE POOR.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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