HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 636 PM MST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 700 PM MST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVER FAR EASTERN
MONTANA. ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
OCCUR OVER FAR EASTERN ZONES. SNOW WILL DRIFT OVER AREA ROADS
ALONG WITH VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
THOSE TRAVELING IN FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES...PARTICULARLY ON
HIGHWAYS 12 AND 7...SHOULD USE CAUTION.
ALSO...WARM MOIST AIR OVER RUNNING COLD ARCTIC AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL
GENERATE AREAS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN OVER
WESTERN AREAS THIS EVENING...MOVING INTO CENTRAL AREAS OVERNIGHT
AND FINALLY INTO EASTERN AREAS SATURDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...BUT WILL BE MONITORED
CLOSELY FOR ANY HEAVIER BANDS THAT MAY DEVELOP.
IF TRAVELING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY BE ALERT FOR ANY
SIGNS OF FREEZING RAIN...AND USE CAUTION AS ICY ROAD CONDITIONS
MAY BE PRESENT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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