Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 3, 2008, 10:26 AM MST for 8 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It was in force for 36 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2008, 10:26 AM MST (17:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2008, 10:41 PM MST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 28 Ssw Libby, MT | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Noxon, MT | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Mar 4, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Seeley Lake, MT | AROUND SEELEY LAKE 5 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WAS REPORTED. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED AREAS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 83 FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO CONDON. |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 10 Ne Orofino, ID | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 8 Ssw Lolo Hot Springs, MT | LOLO PASS SNOTEL REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Mar 4, 6:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Evaro, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 10 TO 12 INCHES. EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY DECLARED OVER US 93 FROM THE WYE TO ARLEE OVER EVARO HILL FROM 754 PM TO 1135 PM DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. |
| Mar 4, 9:13 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 Nne Pierce, ID | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 12 INCHES REPORTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KMSO 031726 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1026 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 .A STRONG...FAST MOVING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AT MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. MTZ004-032200- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0011.080304T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080303T1726Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1026 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM HAUGEN TO LOOKOUT PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THOMPSON FALLS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. $$ IDZ005-032200- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0011.080304T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080304T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 926 AM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN HEADQUARTERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ006-MTZ002-006-032200- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0011.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-WEST GLACIER REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1026 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /926 AM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING 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. $$ MTZ043-032200- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1026 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVING THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THIS ROUTE. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ001-032200- /O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080303T1726Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1026 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK WILL BE THE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS STORM...SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVING THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS. 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. $$ MTZ007-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0600Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1026 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM GARRISON JCT. TO BUTTE...MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO NEAR GEORGETOWN AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE...ANACONDA...OVANDO WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED...PRIMARILY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON TUESDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
14 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KMSO 032149 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AT MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. IDZ007-040600- /O.NEW.KMSO.HS.W.0012.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 149 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANGEVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...LOCAL BLOWING SNOW OVER THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 WILL CAUSE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 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. $$ MTZ004-040600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM HAUGEN TO LOOKOUT PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THOMPSON FALLS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ005-040600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080304T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 149 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN HEADQUARTERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ IDZ006-MTZ002-006-040600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-WEST GLACIER REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /149 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ003-005-040600- /O.EXB.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$ MTZ007-040600- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0600Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO BUTTE...MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE...ANACONDA...OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ043-040600- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THIS ROUTE. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ001-040600- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 249 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK WILL BE THE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS STORM...SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVING THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 032329 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AT MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. IDZ007-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0012.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 329 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANGEVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...LOCAL BLOWING SNOW OVER THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 WILL CAUSE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 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. $$ MTZ004-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THOMPSON FALLS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ005-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080304T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 329 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ IDZ006-MTZ002-006-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-WEST GLACIER REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /329 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ003-041200- /O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080303T2329Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO STICK ON THE GROUND AROUND SUNSET TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT...THE MOST INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$ MTZ007-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0600Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE...ANACONDA... AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ043-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THIS ROUTE. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ001-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ005-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 429 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 040147 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AT MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. MTZ043-041200- /O.UPG.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ007-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0012.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 547 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY TOMORROW MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANGEVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...LOCAL BLOWING SNOW OVER THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 WILL CAUSE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 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. $$ IDZ005-MTZ004-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /547 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THOMPSON FALLS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ006-MTZ002-006-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-WEST GLACIER REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /547 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING 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. $$ MTZ007-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0600Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE... ANACONDA... AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ005-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$ MTZ001-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ003-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 647 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO STICK ON THE GROUND AROUND SUNSET TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT...THE MOST INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 040229 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AT MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. IDZ007-041200- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0012.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 629 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANGEVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ004-041200- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THOMPSON FALLS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. $$ IDZ005-041200- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 629 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THOMPSON FALLS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /629 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING 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. $$ MTZ002-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ043-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ MTZ007-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0600Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE... ANACONDA... AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ005-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$ MTZ001-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ003-041200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 729 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO STICK ON THE GROUND AROUND SUNSET TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT...THE MOST INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 040243 CCA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AT MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. IDZ007-041230- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0012.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 635 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANGEVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ004-041230- /O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. $$ IDZ005-041230- /O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 635 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-041230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 /635 PM PST MON MAR 3 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL...US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...AND US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING 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. $$ MTZ002-041230- /O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH HUNGRY HORSE AND WEST GLACIER. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ043-041230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ MTZ007-041230- /O.COR.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.080304T0600Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ005-041230- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.080304T0600Z-080304T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 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. $$ MTZ001-041230- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ003-041230- /O.COR.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 735 PM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT...BUT THE MOST INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 3 TO 5 TOTAL INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 041120 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ITS TREK ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA TODAY CONTINUING TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN INCLUDING MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. BREEZY CONDITIONS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE IN SOME AREAS PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. IDZ006-MTZ006-041800- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 /320 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL AND US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS. ELSEWHERE TODAY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS MORNING PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ004-041800- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION TODAY. PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. $$ IDZ005-041800- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 320 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ002-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. ELSEWHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS HUNGRY HORSE AND WEST GLACIER. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS MORNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING 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. $$ MTZ043-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ007-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 320 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY LATE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...BRISK SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED. SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. 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. $$ MTZ007-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE... PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ005-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING PRODUCING A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY MID DAY. 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. $$ MTZ001-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS NEAR TROY AND YAAK ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ003-041800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 420 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION BY MID MORNING. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER LESSER AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATION 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 041633 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA TODAY CONTINUING TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN INCLUDING MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. BREEZY CONDITIONS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE IN SOME AREAS PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. IDZ007-042130- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0025.080304T1633Z-080305T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 833 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE WHITE BIRD GRADE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ003-005-041745- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080304T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE INTENSE SHOWERS. $$ MTZ001-041745- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE INTENSE SHOWERS. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 /833 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL AND US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS. ELSEWHERE TODAY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE AND SULA. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. 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. $$ MTZ002-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG US HIGHWAY 12 FROM NEAR ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. ELSEWHERE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS HUNGRY HORSE AND WEST GLACIER. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ004-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION TODAY. PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. $$ IDZ005-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 833 AM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ043-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ MTZ007-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 933 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE... PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 042127 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 227 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS EVENING CONTINUING TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. BREEZY CONDITIONS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE IN SOME AREAS PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. MTZ004-042230- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 227 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION AND WINDS HAVE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ MTZ002-042230- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 227 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION AND WINDS HAVE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ IDZ007-042230- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 127 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND WINDS HAVE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-050000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 227 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 /127 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL AND US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS. ELSEWHERE...2 TO 5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE AND SULA. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ005-050000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 127 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ MTZ043-050000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 227 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ007-050000- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 227 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE... PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 042133 CCA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 231 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS EVENING CONTINUING TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. BREEZY CONDITIONS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE IN SOME AREAS PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. MTZ004-042245- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 231 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION AND WINDS HAVE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ MTZ002-042245- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 231 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION AND WINDS HAVE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ IDZ007-042245- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 131 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND WINDS HAVE ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-050000- /O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 231 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 /131 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOLO HOT SPRINGS AND POWELL AND US HIGHWAY 93 FROM SOUTH OF SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS. ELSEWHERE...2 TO 5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS ELK CITY...DIXIE AND SULA. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRODUCING PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. 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. $$ IDZ005-050000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 131 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 11 FROM WEIPPE TO HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING THE TOWN OF PIERCE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ043-050030- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 231 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION. LOCATIONS FROM SEELEY LAKE NORTH TOWARDS CONDON WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ MTZ007-050030- /O.COR.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 231 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE AND ALSO US HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON JCT TO MACDONALD PASS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUTTE... PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA AND OVANDO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 042354 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 454 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 MTZ006-050300- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.080304T2354Z-080305T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 454 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE ROCK CREEK AREA AND OVER THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING... LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS TAPERS OFF AFTER DARK. 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. $$ IDZ005-006-050100- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 354 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MTZ043-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 454 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC REGION AND GARNET RANGE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ MTZ007-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 454 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILLIPSBURG AND MAXVILLE...PLUS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF BUTTE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 050116 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 616 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 MTZ043-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 616 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC REGION AND GARNET RANGE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ MTZ004-050300- /O.EXA.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 616 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER EVARO HILL IN WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ007-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 616 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILLIPSBURG AND MAXVILLE...PLUS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF BUTTE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ006-050300- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 616 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE ROCK CREEK AREA AND OVER THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING... LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF AFTER DARK. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 050118 CCA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 617 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 MTZ043-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 617 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC REGION AND GARNET RANGE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 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. $$ MTZ004-050300- /O.COR.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 617 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR EVARO HILL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER EVARO HILL IN WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ007-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 617 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILLIPSBURG AND MAXVILLE...PLUS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF BUTTE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ006-050300- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 617 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE ROCK CREEK AREA AND OVER THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING... LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF AFTER DARK. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 050235 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 735 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 MTZ043-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 735 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE POTOMAC REGION AND GARNET RANGE. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ005-050600- /O.EXB.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 735 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING... LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ006-050600- /O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 735 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE ROCK CREEK AREA AND OVER THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ004-050600- /O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 735 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR EVARO HILL... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER EVARO HILL IN WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA. BANDS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ007-050600- /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 735 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 FROM INTERSTATE 90 TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILLIPSBURG AND MAXVILLE. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 050541 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1041 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 MTZ043-050645- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1041 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MTZ007-050645- /O.CAN.KMSO.SB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1041 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ MTZ004>006-050645- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1041 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 3, 4:18 AM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:18 AM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
418 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008
...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS AND PASSES THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW...
.DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS VISIBLE THIS MORNING
OVER CANADA ON INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS ALREADY MOVED INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA WITH
SHOWERS NOT TOO FAR BEHIND VERIFIED BY PRECIPITATION REPORTS
BEGINNING TO SHOW UP IN SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS MORNING. THE
GFS...NAM AND ECMWF FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE PATH OF THE TROUGH AND STORM DYNAMICS. THUS
HAVE ENOUGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THESE
PRODUCTS...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MISSOULA.
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD ACROSS
WESTERN MONTANA MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THEN AS NIGHT
FALLS...SHOWERS WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW WITH SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS
INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE TROUGH PASSAGE
APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY QUICK...THE COLDEST AIR WILL MOVE IN DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY WHICH SHOULD ALLOW MAXIMAL
POTENTIAL COOLING CONSIDERING THE COMPLETE LACK OF INSULATION. ALL
MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY POINTING TOWARDS THE BEST
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OVER THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS (INCLUDING
LOLO PASS)...THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS (INCLUDING THE MONTANA SIDE
OF LOST TRAIL PASS) AND THEN ALONG US-2 FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS
AND THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. THESE
LOCATIONS FALL UNDER AREAS OF PERSISTENT LIFT ALONG WITH THE BEST
MOISTURE FEED AS INDICATED BY THE MODELS. AS THE TROUGH SWINGS
THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL TIGHTEN AND PROMOTE GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS AND THEN ALONG US-12/MT 141
LEADING UP TO MACDONALD PASS...MT-1 SOUTH TO GEORGETOWN AND ALSO
I-90 FROM GARRISON JCT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO BECOME AN
ISSUE OVER HOMESTAKE PASS EAST OF BUTTE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE STAYS FAIRLY
UNSTABLE BEHIND THE EXITING TROUGH. HOWEVER SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE...DECREASING IN COVERAGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER
SUNDOWN.
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL
REMAIN UNDER NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THIS PERIOD. A
FEW DISTURBANCES WILL MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE REGION CAUSING A
FEW HIGH TERRAIN SHOWERS. THEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING DRYING AND
CLEARING ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES WILL BE UNDER AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE WEEKEND
INTO NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...SO HAVE INCREASED THE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR THIS TIME FRAME. TEMPERATURES FOR THE
EXTENDED PERIOD APPEAR TO BE NEAR SEASON NORMALS.
&&
.AVIATION...INCREASING CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER FLIGHT CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AT ALL
TERMINAL SITES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GOOD AND AT LEAST MVFR. TONIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY PRODUCING
PERIODS OF LIMITED VISIBILITY AND LOWERING CEILINGS AT MOST
TERMINAL SITES. EXPECT FLIGHT CONDITIONS TO BE IMPACTED BY SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH MID DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT
OCCURS. MOUNTAIN AND PASS OBSTRUCTION WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASING
FLIGHT CONCERN THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY
FOR LOWER CLARK FORK REGION.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY
FOR BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-WEST GLACIER REGION.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
MST TUESDAY FOR BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION.
ID...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
&&
SHORT TERM...DICKERSON
LONG TERM....SMITH
AVIATION...DICKERSONHazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 1:21 PM MST, 21 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 121 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008 IDZ005-009-010-MTZ001-004-007-043-031200- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 121 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008 /1221 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALLOW FOR BREEZY WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE NORMALLY WIND PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG...FAST MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ007-008-031200- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1221 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. THE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Silver Bow | 42 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:49 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 5 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.