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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
837 AM MST WED JAN 12 2011
MTZ003-122345-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
837 AM MST WED JAN 12 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW ACROSS FLATHEAD
AND MISSION VALLEY TODAY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. AN EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
MORNING THEN TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
COVERED ROADS... FOLLOWED BY FREEZING RAIN...OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX
WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FLATHEAD VALLEY...4 TO 7 INCHES BY
THURSDAY MORNING. MISSION VALLEY...2 TO 5 INCHES BY THURSDAY
MORNING.
High Wind and Freezing rain, Central Montana - East, 1/12/2011
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GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR LIVINGSTON AND ALONG
THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVELERS ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 NEAR LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENT CROSS
WINDS.
A MIX OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY FROM BILLINGS EASTWARD. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG
INTERSTATE 94 FROM BILLINGS TO MILES CITY SHOULD MONITOR THE
FORECAST AND BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN IN THIS
AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A MIX OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT EAST OF BILLINGS. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG
INTERSTATE 94 FROM BILLINGS TO MILES CITY SHOULD MONITOR THE
FORECAST AND BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN IN THIS
AREA.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SNOW OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...MAINLY FROM
BILLINGS EASTWARD. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SURGES OF COLDER
CANADIAN AIR ARE POSSIBLE...THOUGH IT IS STILL VERY UNCERTAIN HOW
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL EVOLVE. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS OR
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO FORECAST UPDATES.
Freezing Rain Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
317 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
MTZ016-017-022-023-025>027-060-161800-
/O.NEW.KGGW.ZR.Y.0001.110116T1500Z-110117T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
GARFIELD-MCCONE-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...JORDAN...CIRCLE...GLENDIVE...R ICHEY...TERRY...
WIBAUX...ZORTMAN
317 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: A WARM FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
TO THE AREA THIS MORNING WHICH WILL FALL ON FROZEN SURFACES.
RAIN AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ONLY A FEW HUNDREDS OF AN INCH
WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* TIMING: THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN AROUND MID MORNING AND LAST
UNTIL MID EVENING.
* OTHER IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN ON FROZEN SURFACES WILL CAUSE
WALKING AREAS AND ROADS TO BECOME HAZARDOUS.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
531 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
MTZ029>031-035-038-057-058-161900-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0007.110116T1231Z-110116T1900Z/
MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...
HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...
BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...
BROADVIEW...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...HARDIN...
CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...LAME DEER...ASHLAND...BIRNEY
531 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TODAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS
PRECIPITATION MOVES OVER A RETREATING COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE.
BY MID DAY TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION
WILL BE ALL RAIN.
* LOCATIONS: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS FALLING IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY...AND IS LIKELY FALLING OVER
PORTIONS OF MUSSELSHELL COUNTY AS WELL. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL
MOVE INTO BIG HORN...TREASURE AND ROSEBUD COUNTY BY 7 AM.
FREEZING AIR IS MAINLY LOCATED IN LOW LYING RIVER VALLEYS...WITH
HIGHER HILLS AND BUTTES ALREADY ABOVE FREEZING.
* IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY IN SPOTS THIS MORNING CREATING
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE
QUICKLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES...ESPECIALLY ASCENDING AND
DESCENDING HILLS WHERE TEMPERATURES CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE WORST
ICING CONDITIONS WILL BE IN THE LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE MUSSELSHELL...YELLOWSTONE...AND BIG HORN RIVER
VALLEYS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF I-90 AND I-94 FROM BILLINGS
EAST INTO BIG HORN AND ROSEBUD COUNTIES.
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
434 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>050-054-161945-
/O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0004.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...
FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...
CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
434 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING INTO
THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE PLAINS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE NORTH
TONIGHT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL WILL BE
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
TOWING TRAILERS ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS
INTERSTATE 15... U.S. HIGHWAY 89...AND U.S. HIGHWAY 287.
* WINDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY.
EXPECT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH FARTHER EAST.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN
PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
High Wind Warning, South Eastern Wyoming, 1/16/2011
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
627 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...
.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO SET THE STAGE FOR A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WIND
GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO EXCEED 60 MPH FOR MUCH TODAY AND
TONIGHT IN WARNED AREAS.
WYZ103>106-109-110-116-117-162300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...
RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER
627 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY.
* TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS HAVE YET TO MATERIALIZE EARLY THIS
MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE REST
OF THE MORNING...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY. THESE STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
903 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011
.A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
TONIGHT OVER SOUTHERN MONTANA. A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WINTRY COMBINATION WILL
PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH VERY SLICK ROADS.
MTZ032-033-037-181615-
/O.EXA.KBYZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110118T1900Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...
BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMM OND...BELLTOWER
903 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TUESDAY.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY NOON TUESDAY.
* SNOWFALL: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND VERY SLICK ROADS WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
409 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011
.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN AREAS THIS
MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED.
COLD AIR WILL SURGE BACK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AFTER MAKING A BRIEF RETREAT EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE
AREA...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN AND
THEN SNOW. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE THAN ON
MONDAY...HOWEVER EVEN LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE
MOUNTAINS WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE FOOTHILLS
OF THE BEARTOOTH AND THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE 3 TO 6
INCHES. AREAS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS...FROM LIVINGSTON TO
BILLINGS TO HARDIN WILL SEE AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT.
MTZ035-057-190000-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110119T1900Z/
YELLOWSTONE-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...
POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...BROADVIEW...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...
BUSBY
409 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: COLD AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING
WITH A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED INTO THE
AFTERNOON. LATE THIS AFTERNOON PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
ALL SNOW...INTENSIFYING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
* ICE ACCUMULATION: ICING WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY LESS THAN A
TENTH OF AN INCH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
WITH SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
359 PM MST THU JAN 20 2011
.VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER WESTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA
THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING
TONIGHT AND WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.
MTZ041-211100-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BIG TIMBER...MELVILLE
359 PM MST THU JAN 20 2011
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY.
* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOW COVER
TOPRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND ALLOW CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS RANGING FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW IS
ALSO POSSIBLE. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOWPACKED.
* PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL PLANS...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 90...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CAREFULLY. THIS IS A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO TRAVEL IN.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1035 AM MST FRI JAN 21 2011
MTZ002-220300-
/O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0003.110122T0000Z-110122T1800Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
1035 AM MST FRI JAN 21 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM MST SATURDAY FOR MARIAS PASS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR MARIAS PASS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING
SNOW...IS LIKELY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER MARIAS.
LOW VISIBILITIES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW OVER MARIAS PASS.
* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 TO 40
MPH SHOULD PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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