Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 280334
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

.A VERY STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY WET
SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA.

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY. 

STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
CAN BE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE
FORECAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2
FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY
WET SNOW.

$$

MTZ067-068-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.070328T1200Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHERN FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE
MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN THESE AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MTZ030-031-034-035-039-041-057-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...BIG TIMBER...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
AND TURN TO SNOW BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL
RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS.
SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

$$

MTZ056-066-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND TURN TO
SNOW BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ098-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...
WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.070328T1200Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-
JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MTZ032-033-036-037-281200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.A.0006.070329T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE NIGHT WEDNESDAY...
THEN POSSIBLY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE EXACT STRENGTH AND
LOCATION OF THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS OR TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD TAKE NOTICE THAT A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION IS
POSSIBLE...AND MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS IF THIS STORM SYSTEM DOES
MOVE INTO THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 281031
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ALONG A PATH THAT WILL FAVOR
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING. 

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

RAIN SHOWERS TODAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND NOON. THE SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO CAN
BE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 TO 36 INCHES ARE
FORECAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4
FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY
WET SNOW.

$$

MTZ067-068-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.070328T1200Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES TODAY AND TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL
ALLOW ACCUMULATIONS TO REACH 12 TO 18 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. NORTHERN
FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN THESE
AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MTZ030-031-034-035-039-041-057-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...BIG TIMBER...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDDAY ACROSS THE REGION AND
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN
ACCUMULATING THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

$$

MTZ056-066-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY
LATE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOWFALL
RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12
TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ098-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 FEET EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.070328T1200Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-
JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS MORNING
WITH PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW DECREASES
ON THURSDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MTZ032-033-036-037-281845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.A.0006.070329T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
431 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING
WITH A CHANGE TO SNOW POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. TIMING OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW
AND THE AREAS OF GREATEST SNOWFALL IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA FROM THIS
STORM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES COULD BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS OR TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD TAKE NOTICE THAT A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION IS
POSSIBLE...AND MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS IF THIS STORM SYSTEM DOES
MOVE INTO THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 281606
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ALONG A PATH THAT WILL FAVOR
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-290015-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.070328T1606Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO CAN
BE EXPECTED. TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN
SHERIDAN...AND 5 INCHES IN STORY SO FAR THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 TO 36 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN
AREAS. LATEST TRENDS INDICATE THE STORM MAY LINGER THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY
WET SNOW.

$$

MTZ067-068-290015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES TODAY AND TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL
ALLOW ACCUMULATIONS TO REACH 12 TO 18 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
NORTHERN FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...
ESPECIALLY ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN
THESE AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MTZ030-031-034-035-039-041-057-290015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...BIG TIMBER...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN
ACCUMULATING THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBLITY OF THE SNOW
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED
LOCATIONS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN
AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

$$

MTZ056-066-290015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT
TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35
MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ098-290015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 FEET EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-290015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-
JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW CAUSING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS AT
TIMES...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW DECREASES
ON THURSDAY MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MTZ032-033-036-037-290015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.A.0006.070329T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
1006 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING
WITH A CHANGE TO SNOW POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. TIMING OF RAIN CHANGING TO
SNOW AND THE AREAS OF GREATEST SNOWFALL IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA FROM
THIS STORM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 10 INCHES COULD BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS OR TRAVEL
PLANS SHOULD TAKE NOTICE THAT A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION IS
POSSIBLE...AND MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS IF THIS STORM SYSTEM DOES
MOVE INTO THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 281743
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ALONG A PATH THAT WILL FAVOR
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ032-033-036-037-290145-
/O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0006.070329T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070329T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...FIRST IN
MILES CITY AND LATER THIS EVENING IN BAKER. THE SNOW WILL THEN
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY. THE SNOW
AND WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING
WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES. 

THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-290145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED IN SHERIDAN...AND FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES IN STORY SO FAR THIS
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 TO 36 INCHES ARE FORECAST
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 FEET OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS. LATEST TRENDS INDICATE THE STORM MAY LINGER
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY
WET SNOW.

$$

MTZ067-068-290145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES TODAY AND TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL
ALLOW ACCUMULATIONS TO REACH 12 TO 18 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
NORTHERN FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...
ESPECIALLY ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN
THESE AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MTZ030-031-034-035-039-041-057-290145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...BIG TIMBER...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN
ACCUMULATING THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF THE SNOW
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

$$

MTZ056-066-290145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT
TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ098-290145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 FEET EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-290145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-
JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON
1143 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW CAUSING VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL
PROBLEMS AT TIMES...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE
SNOW DECREASES ON THURSDAY MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 282145
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE ALONG A PATH THAT WILL FAVOR
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO
TWO INCHES AN HOUR WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CREATING WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 TO 36 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 FEET OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS. LATEST TRENDS INDICATE THE STORM MAY LINGER
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

SNOW REPORTS AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON HAVE ACCUMULATIONS RANGING
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM LODGE GRASS SOUTH TO SHERIDAN. HEAVIER
AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BIG HORN
MOUNTAINS WITH A FOOT OF SNOW IN STORY. SNOW DRIFTS OF UP TO 2 FEET
HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN THE SHERIDAN AREA. WIDESPREAD WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGH THE DAY AS WELL.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY
WET SNOW.

$$

MTZ067-068-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO
DECREASE THURSDAY. NORTHERN FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE
MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN THESE AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MTZ030-031-034-035-039-041-057-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...BIG TIMBER...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. SNOW WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SNOW
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES AN HOUR ARE OCCASIONALLY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO
30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW
DRIFTS OF UP TO 5 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

$$

MTZ056-066-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT
TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35
MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ098-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY...POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. SNOWFALL RATES
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND 4 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ032-033-036-037-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070329T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY.
THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY
FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS
STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-290600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-
JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON
345 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW
CAUSING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS AT TIMES...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 290354
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ068-290500-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING. 

AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR LESS CAN BE
EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

$$

MTZ034-041-290500-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BIG TIMBER
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR LESS CAN BE
EXPECTED.


$$

MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-290500-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-
JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK...
WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.

$$

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-291200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CREATING
WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
24 TO 36 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS. LATEST
TRENDS INDICATE THE STORM MAY LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

SNOW REPORTS AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON HAVE ACCUMULATIONS RANGING
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM LODGE GRASS SOUTH TO SHERIDAN. HEAVIER
AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BIG HORN
MOUNTAINS WITH A FOOT OF SNOW IN STORY. SNOW DRIFTS OF UP TO 2
FEET HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN THE SHERIDAN AREA. WIDESPREAD
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY
WET SNOW.

$$

MTZ067-291200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO
DECREASE THURSDAY. NORTHERN FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE
MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN THESE AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MTZ030-031-035-039-057-291200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-YELLOWSTONE-EASTERN CARBON-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. SNOW WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SNOW
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY 
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO
30 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW
DRIFTS OF UP TO 5 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

$$

MTZ056-066-291200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY THURSDAY. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES. SNOWFALL REPORTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED AT RED LODGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WYZ098-291200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...
POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO
3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
4 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ032-033-036-037-291200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA
954 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW AND
WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING
WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS
STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 291055
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ067-291200-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DECREASED OVER THE AREA BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY. SNOW MAY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
MORNING.

$$

MTZ030-031-035-039-056-057-066-291200-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-YELLOWSTONE-EASTERN CARBON-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...
BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...RED LODGE...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...
FISHTAIL...MCLEOD
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DECREASED OVER THE AREA BUT MAY INCREASE AGAIN LATER
TODAY. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED BUT ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. 

$$

MTZ032-033-291200-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DECREASED OVER THE AREA AND ACTUALLY HAS CHANGED TO A
RAIN AND SNOW MIX IN SOME AREAS. SNOW MAY INCREASE LATER TODAY BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH AN INCH OR TWO.

$$

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-291900-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF THE ALREADY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CREATING WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 2 TO 3
FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 4 TO 6
FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS. 

MANY MAJOR ROADWAYS IN THE AREA ARE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED.
SNOWFALL RATES TODAY MAY NOT BE AS GREAT AS YESTERDAY...BUT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A GREATER PROBLEM.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME
POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90
BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE
ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY WET
SNOW.

$$

WYZ098-291900-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 3 FEET HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES
AND CAUSE MAJOR DRIFTING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ036-037-291900-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA
455 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY
NORTH WINDS TO CAUSE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS
STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 291555
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
955 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-300000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
955 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF THE ALREADY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 2 TO 3 FEET
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
TODAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED
WITH AREAS EAST OF SHERIDAN REPORTING POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90
BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE
ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY WET
SNOW.

$$

WYZ098-300000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
955 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 3 FEET HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CAUSE MAJOR DRIFTING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ036-037-300000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA
955 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH
GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO CAUSE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS
STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 292225
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
425 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ032-033-300600-
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070330T0300Z-070330T1800Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER
425 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM DRIFTS NORTH OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AS ONE PIECE OF ENERGY
AFFECTS THE AREA...AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING AS THE MAIN SYSTEM
SHIFTS THROUGH THE REGION. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL BE FROM BAKER INTO SOUTHEAST CUSTER COUNTY WHERE 6 TO
9 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER
NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. LOCAL VISIBILITY 
WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL
BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO
PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-300600-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
425 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA WELL INTO
THE EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ON TOP
OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER DARK AND A DECISION TO
DOWNGRADE FROM THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WARNING MAY BE MADE LATER THIS
EVENING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

THE LATEST REPORTS INDICATE ONE TO OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW IN MOST
AREAS WITH DRIFTS 3 TO 6 FEET TALL. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST EVENING AND
POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED WITH AREAS EAST OF
SHERIDAN REPORTING POWER OUTAGES. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BE POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90
BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE
ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY WET
SNOW.

$$

WYZ098-300600-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
425 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...
DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 3 FEET HAVE
ALREADY OCCURRED AND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE
LIKELY BY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CAUSE MAJOR
DRIFTING...BUT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ036-037-300600-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1800Z/
POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA
425 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES DRIFTS NORTH AND EAST
LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING
WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY
DROP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO
PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KBYZ 300425
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1025 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

MTZ038-058-WYZ099-301200-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER...
SHERIDAN
1025 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ON TOP OF WHAT HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL
WILL DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

REPORTS FROM BIG HORN AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES INDICATED THAT ONE TO
OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH DRIFTS AS HIGH AS
8 FEET. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA INTO FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS
SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS STRONG
SPRING STORM.

$$

MTZ057-301200-
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY
1025 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS
TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY
DROP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO
PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

WYZ098-301200-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT
1025 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WILL DECREASE
FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 3 FEET HAVE ALREADY
OCCURRED AND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY BY
FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
FALLING SNOW TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ032-033-301300-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1800Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER
1025 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM BAKER INTO SOUTHEAST CUSTER COUNTY
WHERE 6 TO 9 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY. WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH
AT TIMES AND COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. LOCAL VISIBILITY WILL
DROP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL
BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO
PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

MTZ036-037-301300-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070330T1800Z/
POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA
1025 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 6 TO 8 INCHES ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY
FALLEN. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES AND WILL
COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY
DROP TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTION TO
PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM THIS STRONG SPRING STORM.

$$

ARTHUR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
317 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR WED AND THU...

THINGS COMING TOGETHER FOR SIGNIFICANT SPRING WINTER STORM EVENT
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18
INCHES ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 LIKELY
IN MOUNTAINS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY IN SOUTHERN BIG HORN AND
SHERIDAN COUNTY. ALL THE ABOVE STARTING MID DAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

TONIGHT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD PUSH ACROSS THE
AREA...MAINLY THIS EVENING. HAVE KEPT POPS IN LIKELY CATEGORY IN
WESTERN ZONES AND DROPPED TO SCATTERED TO ISOLATED WORKING EAST.
LOOKS LIKE A FAIR DRY SLOT WORKING UP INTO AREA AFTER THIS WAVE SO
HAVE HELD BACK ON UPGRADING WATCH IN MOUNTAINS TO HEAVY SNOW UNTIL
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WEDNESDAY...MODELS HAVE COME MORE INTO AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR STORM.
GFS HAS BACKED FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...BUT CONTINUES TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT ENERGY INTO NORTHEAST PORTION OF CLOSE UPPER LOW BY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. NAM/GFS BOTH BRING FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO
850 MB TO WESTERN HALF OF WARNING AREA BY AFTERNOON...NAM A LITTLE
SLOWER. EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO TURN OVER TO SNOW QUICKER IN
WESTERN ZONES THEN WORK EAST BY AFTERNOON. GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE LIGHT ON THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY WITH AN INCH OR TWO IN
HIGHER WESTERN PLAINS.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STORM REALLY GETS WRAPPED UP WITH STRONG UPPER
DIFFLUENCE PUSHING INTO AREA AREA. WILL BE STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT
AND WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH BULLSEYE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ZONES. WILL LIKELY BE SNOW RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. WITH DEEPENING UPPER LOW WINDS WILL REALLY START
BLOWING IN SOUTHERN BIG HORN COUNTY INTO SHERIDAN.

THURSDAY...UPPER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EFFECT THE AREA AND WINDS
DOWN BY LATE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE STORM COULD LINGER INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT IF PROGRESSION CONTINUES TO SLOW WITH LACK OF
STRONG KICKER. OVERALL...EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY FROM 12 TO
18 INCHES FROM BIG TIMBER TO BILLINGS AND SOUTH TO SHERIDAN.
EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IN NORTHERN FACING SLOPES ABOVE RED
LODGE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALSO IN BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. HAVE GONE
WITH BLIZZARD WARNING IN SOUTHERN BIG HORN COUNTY AND SHERIDAN
COUNTY WYOMING WITH EXPECTED WIND AND HEAVY SNOW. WILL CONTINUE
WITH WINTER STORM WATCH IN EASTERN FOR COUNTIES...AS TURN OVER TO
SNOW NOT AS CLEAR THERE. RASCH

.LONG TERM...VALID FOR FRI...SAT...SUN...MON...TUE...

SLOW MOVING SPRING STORM IS STILL EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE FORECAST
AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. 500MB CLOSED UPPER LOW TO BE POSITIONED OVER
EASTERN MONTANA AND THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. LATEST GFS HAS THIS LOW
PUSHING EAST DURING THE DAY BRINGING IN A QUICK RETURN TO ZONAL
FLOW ALOFT ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...AM RELUCTANT
TO TOTALLY BUY INTO THIS AS SYSTEM MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY ALONG
WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY GIVEN POSSIBLE SNOW
COVER ACROSS THE PLAINS. CONTINUED COORDINATION WITH HPC AND
SURROUNDING OFFICES WITH HPC LEANING TOWARDS THE LATEST MODELS OF
MORE OF A SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT TO THIS STORM.

YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME...THE GFS WAS SHOWING A STRONG WAVE MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA ON SATURDAY. LATEST MODEL RUN SHOWS THIS
WAVE FURTHER NORTH AND EAST WITH MORE OF A ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO WARRANT
A CONTINUED SHOWER CHANCE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT WEATHER MAKER
OF CONCERN LOOKS TO ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COOL FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
MONTANA WHILE A SURFACE LOW MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN WYOMING. THIS
SETS UP A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA/NORTHERN
WYOMING. 850MB TEMPERATURES PROGGED TO BE BELOW FREEZING SO SNOW
WILL AGAIN BE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S
BUT DEPENDING IF THE FRIDAY CLOSED LOW HANGS AROUND
LONGER...READINGS MAY BE COOLER TO START THE WEEKEND. HOOLEY

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL IN THE EAST THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON WITH MVFR CONDITIONS MOVING INTO THE WEST. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY LATE
THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT CAUSING MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS AND
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION. GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
KMLS KBHK AND KSHR AREAS. STOPPKOTTE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...

    WED     THU     FRI     SAT     SUN     MON     TUE
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 040/040 028/035 026/042 028/049 030/051 030/049 027/049
    4+/O    +9/S    32/W    22/W    22/W    22/W    22/W
LVM 033/035 022/037 021/039 024/044 026/046 026/044 023/048
    97/S    65/S    33/J    33/W    22/W    23/W    33/W
HDN 044/044 030/035 024/043 029/052 031/054 031/052 028/052
    4+/O    +9/S    52/W    22/W    22/W    22/W    22/W
MLS 046/046 032/038 027/041 028/048 030/050 030/048 027/047
    49/R    +9/O    53/W    22/W    22/W    22/W    22/W
4BQ 045/049 033/038 025/038 030/051 032/053 032/048 030/049
    4+/R    +9/O    54/J    22/W    22/W    22/W    22/W
BHK 045/046 035/039 025/037 027/045 029/047 029/045 027/043
    47/R    78/O    53/J    22/W    22/W    22/W    22/W
SHR 042/042 032/035 022/041 030/047 028/049 028/047 025/049
    7+/O    +9/S    43/W    23/W    22/W    22/W    22/W

&&

.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
      THURSDAY FOR ZONES 28-29-40-42-63>65.
     WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
      MDT THURSDAY FOR ZONES 30-31-34-35-39-41-56-57-66.
     WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
      THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 32-33-36-37.
     HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
      ZONES 33-36-37.
     BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
      THURSDAY FOR ZONES 38-58.
     HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
      THURSDAY FOR ZONES 67-68.
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
      MDT THURSDAY FOR ZONE 98.
     BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT
      THURSDAY FOR ZONE 99.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
400 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

MTZ032-033-036-037-282200-
CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
400 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON...THEN DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH
TOWARD MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA FROM WYOMING
WEDNESDAY AND AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE EXACT TRACK OF
THIS STORM REMAINS A BIT UNCERTAIN...THOUGH SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA BY THURSDAY
EVENING.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SNOW MAY
LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING.

IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS FOR
THIS STRONG SPRING STORM. RANCHERS AND FARMERS MAY WANT TO MAKE
PLANS FOR PROTECTION OF YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS INCLUDING SNOW AMOUNTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.

MTZ028>031-034-035-038>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-282200-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-
NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-
NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-
PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
400 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND
NORTHERN WYOMING THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
AND SMALL HAIL OVER MAINLY THE CENTRAL ZONES.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL EVOLVE INTO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
TOWARD MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. THE RAIN
WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH AROUND 3 INCHES
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND
NORTHERN WYOMING THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS...WITH OVER 2 FEET OF SNOW OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES
ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA...WITH WHITEOUT TO NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET CAN ALSO BE
ANTICIPATED.

THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY
NIGHT.

THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS FOR
THIS POSSIBLE STRONG SPRING STORM. RANCHERS AND FARMERS MAY WANT
TO MAKE PLANS FOR PROTECTION OF YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PLEASE STAY
TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS INCLUDING SNOW AMOUNTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.