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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT

January 14, 20087 counties in Montana; Idaho County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 14, 2008, 2:00 PM MST for 7 counties in Montana; Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 14, 2008, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 5 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
Jan 14, 2008, 2:00 PM MST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2008, 11:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 15, 2008, 5:00 PM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 15, 11:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10Ne Powell, IDEIGHT TO TEN INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED FROM POWELL, ID TO LOLO PASS. IDAHO ROAD CREWS REPORTED VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WITH CONDITIONS THE WORST THEY HAVE EVER SEEN.
Jan 15, 4:45 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 610 Ne West Glacier, MTSPOTTER AT NORTH FORK BRIDGE AT WEST GLACIER ESTIMATED 6 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED 4 TO 6 INCHES NEW SNOW FROM CORAM TO ESSEX.
Jan 15, 4:45 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 610 Nw West Glacier, MTSPOTTER AT NORTH FORK BRIDGE AT WEST GLACIER ESTIMATED 6 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED 4 TO 6 INCHES NEW SNOW FROM CORAM TO ESSEX.
Jan 15, 4:45 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 8Essex, MTISSAK WALTON INN REPORTED 8 INCHES NEW SNOW AND STILL SNOWING.
Jan 15, 5:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 810 N Columbia Falls, MT

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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2008-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2008-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 304 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1017 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
408 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KMSO 142100
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
200 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND BECOME WESTERLY.
THESE WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING
IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-150500-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
200 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /100 PM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOOKOUT AND LOLO PASS WILL BOTH BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MTZ002-150500-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
200 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND ALSO THE WHITEFISH RANGE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IDZ005-MTZ003-005-043-150500-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
200 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /100 PM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY
93...HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

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.

$$

MTZ007-150500-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T1200Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
200 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDORS AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 142118 CCA
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
213 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND BECOME WESTERLY.
THESE WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING
IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-150515-
/O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0002.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
213 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /113 PM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOOKOUT AND LOLO PASS WILL BOTH BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MTZ002-150515-
/O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0002.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
213 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND ALSO THE WHITEFISH RANGE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

IDZ005-MTZ003-005-043-150515-
/O.COR.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
213 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /113 PM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY
93...HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

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.

$$

MTZ007-150515-
/O.COR.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T1200Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
213 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG INTERSTATE
90 CORRIDORS AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

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 150301
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
801 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND BECOME WESTERLY.
THESE WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-151215-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
801 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /701 PM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM
PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOOKOUT AND LOLO PASS WILL BOTH BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MTZ002-151215-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
801 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND ALSO THE WHITEFISH RANGE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MTZ001-151215-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0005.080115T0600Z-080115T1400Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
801 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM MST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LOCAL
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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-MTZ003-005-043-151215-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
801 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /701 PM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST
/10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY
93...HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

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.

$$

MTZ007-151215-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T1200Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
801 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

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 150851
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
151 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AS THE FRONT PASSES 
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY. THESE WEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING.

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-151700-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
151 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /1251 AM PST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOOKOUT AND LOLO PASS WILL BOTH BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MTZ002-151700-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
151 AM MST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND ALSO THE WHITEFISH RANGE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

IDZ007-151700-
/O.EXB.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T0900Z-080115T1800Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-
1251 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TWO TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE FOOTHILLS JUST OUTSIDE
OF OROFINO AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE CAN EXPECT LOCALLY HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. ALSO LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER
THE WHITEBIRD GRADE WILL BE COMMON.

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.

$$

IDZ005-MTZ003-005-043-151700-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
151 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /1251 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
/4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY
93...HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

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.

$$

MTZ007-151700-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T1200Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
151 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

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.

$$

MTZ001-151400-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080115T1400Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
151 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LOCAL
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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 151058
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
358 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

.UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH AN
INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW
OVER NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-151900-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
358 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /258 AM PST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ARE
EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOOKOUT AND
LOLO PASS WILL BOTH BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.


$$

MTZ002-151900-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
358 AM MST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
UP TO 12 INCHES ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ARE EXPECTED BY
THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND THE WHITEFISH
RANGE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.


$$

MTZ007-151900-
/O.EXT.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.080115T1100Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
358 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.


$$

IDZ005-MTZ003-005-043-151900-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
358 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /258 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
/4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY
200 AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

$$

IDZ007-151800-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080115T1800Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-
258 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TWO TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE FOOTHILLS JUST OUTSIDE
OF OROFINO AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE CAN EXPECT LOCALLY HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. ALSO LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER
THE WHITEBIRD GRADE WILL BE COMMON.


$$

MTZ001-151400-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080115T1400Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
358 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LOCAL
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.


$$
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 151318
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
618 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

.UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH
AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING
SNOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

MTZ001-151430-
/O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080115T1400Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
618 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH TAKING THE BRUNT OF
THE SNOW WITH IT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS.
THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-152130-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
618 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /518 AM PST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ARE
EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOOKOUT AND
LOLO PASS WILL BOTH BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

$$

MTZ002-152130-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
618 AM MST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ARE
EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND THE WHITEFISH
RANGE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

$$

IDZ005-MTZ003-005-043-152130-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
618 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /518 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
/4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY
200 AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

$$

MTZ007-152130-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
618 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG THE INTERSTATE
90 CORRIDOR AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

$$

IDZ007-151800-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080115T1800Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-
518 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TWO TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE FOOTHILLS JUST OUTSIDE
OF OROFINO AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE CAN EXPECT LOCALLY HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. ALSO LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER
THE WHITEBIRD GRADE WILL BE COMMON.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 151736
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1036 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

.UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH
AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING
SNOW OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

IDZ006-MTZ004-006-151845-
/O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
1036 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /936 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE
MONTANA AND IDAHO BORDER THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS.

$$

IDZ005-MTZ003-005-151845-
/O.CAN.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
1036 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008 /936 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS.

$$

IDZ007-151845-
/O.CAN.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080115T1800Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-
936 AM PST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY
SNOW AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS.

$$

MTZ002-160000-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
1036 AM MST TUE JAN 15 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. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ARE
EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING MARIAS PASS AND THE WHITEFISH
RANGE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

$$

MTZ043-160000-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
1036 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY
200 AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

$$

MTZ007-160000-
/O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1036 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. COMMUNITIES ALONG THE INTERSTATE
90 CORRIDOR AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 152355
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
455 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008


MTZ002-160100-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
455 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...BECOMING
ISOLATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.

$$

MTZ043-160100-
/O.EXP.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
455 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE BECOMING ISOLATED BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

MTZ007-160100-
/O.EXP.KMSO.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
455 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF AND BECOMING ISOLATED BY MIDNIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTY
WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

$$

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 Jan 14, 9:16 AM MST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 9:16 AM MST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
916 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008

.DISCUSSION...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS HAVE MOVED INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE FOG TO DISSIPATE THIS
MORNING. A FEW LOCAL AREAS ARE STILL EXPERIENCE DENSE FOG...BUT IT
DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED...TO SEE WHICH
VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL MIX OUT LATER TODAY. THE REST OF THE
FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK.

&&

.AVIATION...PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE VALLEYS OF
WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. KGPI AND KMSO WILL
EXPERIENCE THE BLUNT OF THE FOG WITH CONDITIONS REMAINING AT LIFR
UNTIL LATE MORNING. KBTM AND KSMN ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ANY
FOG FOR TODAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 559 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008/

UPDATE...CANCELED DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT
VALLEYS.

DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL CLOUDS HAVE MOVED INTO THE BITTERROOT AND
MISSOULA VALLEYS IN THE LAST HOUR. THESE CLOUDS HAVE HALTED THE
FORMATION OF FOG. AREAS OF FOG WILL STILL BE ENCOUNTERED THIS
MORNING...BUT WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED NEAR RIVERS...LIMITING THE
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. THEREFORE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELED.

AVIATION...DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA WITH
AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING FROM KMSO SOUTHWARD. EXPECT FOG TO LINGER
INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING. REDUCTION TO
VISIBILITIES AND LOWER TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
LATE MORNING...MAINLY IMPACTING KGPI. A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LOWER
CEILINGS AND SPREAD SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT. MOUNTAINS
AND PASSES WILL BE OBSCURED AS A RESULT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 402 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008/

.WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO THIS MORNING...

.STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...

DISCUSSION...AREAS OF FOG HAVE DEVELOPED IN MANY NORTHWEST
MONTANA VALLEYS THIS HOUR WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LIMITED
VISIBILITY IN DENSE FOG. MISSOULA VALLEY STILL WAFFLING...BUT
EXPECT DENSE FOG STILL TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKY TODAY AS WILL BE WHOLLY
DEPENDANT ON AMOUNT OF MIXING AND WHETHER OR NOT FOG MIXES OUT OR
LIFTS INTO A STRATUS DECK. BELIEVE MANY OF THE HIGHER VALLEYS WILL
MIX OUT AND REALIZE RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY. EXPECT
THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND LEMHI COUNTY IN IDAHO TO MIX...WITH
HAMILTON OVER TO ANACONDA AND LOCATIONS SOUTH IN MONTANA TO MIX.
NORTH OF THESE LOCATIONS EXPECT THE VALLEYS TO REMAIN STABLE
ENOUGH TO LIMIT HEATING. CLOUDS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
THESE CLOUDS SHOULD HELP MIX OUT THE FOG BY DECREASING THE
INVERSION STRENGTH.

DECREASED WINDS OVER THE GRANGEVILLE/CAMAS PRAIRIE FOR TODAY. MAIN
REASONS FOR THIS ARE TOO STABLE IN THE VALLEY AND SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TOO EASTERLY TO ALLOW STRONGER WINDS TO MIX DOWN. THE
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGIONS WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FOR THEM TO MIX...EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE PACIFIC SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND NORTHWEST MONTANA TONIGHT. GOOD
WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT NOT ENOUGH MOISTURE TO
PRODUCE ANY PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...THREAT
OF FREEZING RAIN LOOKS SLIM IN THE VALLEYS. WHEN THE PRECIPITATION
BEGINS...THE WARM LAYER ABOVE THE VALLEYS WILL COOL TO BELOW ZERO
WHEN PRECIPITATION BEGINS ALLOWING THE PRECIPITATION TO BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SINCE BRUNT
OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...LOCAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY FOR TUESDAY
MORNING COMMUTERS. WITH SUCH A FASTER NATURE TO THIS SYSTEM...SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...HOWEVER MAY STILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. WILL THEREFORE ISSUE A HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THIS. WITH GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE
FRONT...EXPECT MAX TEMPERATURES FOR MANY LOCATIONS ON TUESDAY TO
OCCUR IN THE LATE NIGHT MONDAY/EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY ALONG
THE FRONT.

SURFACE RIDGING WILL BUILD IN LATE TUESDAY AS UPPER LEVEL
NORTHERLY FLOW DOMINATES THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. COOLER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW.

THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...SURFACE RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO
INFLUENCE THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPS WILL BE
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH SATURDAY BEING THE WARMEST DAY.
ALSO KEEPING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW
COUPLED WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES TRAVELING ALONG THE RIDGE DURING
THIS TIME FRAME. SUNDAY MARKS A BIG CHANGE AS A SHORT-WAVE DROPS
DOWN OUT OF CANADA THUS ENABLING A STRONG BURST OF ARCTIC AIR TO
IMPACT THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH LOCATIONS IN NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL MONTANA SEEING TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. DUE TO MODEL
INCONSISTENCIES...HAVE TRENDED THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST TOWARD
CLIMATOLOGY WITH THIS DISTURBANCE THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...NONE.
ID...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...SMITH
PREV DISCUSSION....MEAD/DEROSA
AVIATION...SMITH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 9:26 AM MST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
926 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008

MTZ002-150000-
WEST GLACIER REGION-
926 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE GLACIER PARK REGION LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SNOW ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT COMBINED WITH INCREASED WEST
WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 TO MARIAS PASS.
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ043-150000-
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
926 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE SEELEY SWAN AND POTOMAC REGION LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. SNOW ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT COMBINED WITH
INCREASED WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND MAY CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY
ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 83 FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION THROUGH CONDON.
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

IDZ009-010-MTZ005>007-150000-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
926 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH WEST CENTRAL MONTANA AND LEMHI COUNTY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW
ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT COMBINED WITH INCREASED WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND MAY CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LIGHT SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES MAY RESULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

IDZ005>007-MTZ001-003-004-150000-
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
926 AM MST MON JAN 14 2008 /826 AM PST MON JAN 14 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT COMBINED WITH
INCREASED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LIGHT SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES MAY RESULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

IDZ008-150000-
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
826 AM PST MON JAN 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL
INCREASE WINDS FROM THE SOUTH TODAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE REMINDED TO
USE CAUTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LIGHT SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 2:00 PM MSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryMSODeer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more27 hr
Jan 14, 1:58 PM MSTWind AdvisoryMSOClearwater, Idaho12 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.