Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Great Falls, MT

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 131448
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
748 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-132200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...BOULDER...TOWNSEND...
BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
748 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS UPGRADED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

TEMPERATURES WILL TURN MUCH COLDER TODAY AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT
MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW
ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
SYSTEM AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING IN
THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN
ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILL VALUES. VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE
REGION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING AND 20
BELOW ZERO MONDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

MTZ009-010-014-044-046-048-049-132200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HELENA...
LINCOLN...SHELBY...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
748 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS
AND VALLEYS WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
FILTER INTO THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO
SUNDAY MORNING AND 30 BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ012-050-054-132200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...STANFORD...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
748 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS
AND VALLEYS WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
FILTER INTO THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO
SUNDAY MORNING AND 30 BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ011-013-045-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON...CHESTER
748 AM MST SAT DEC 13 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. 

SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. VERY
COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING AND 30 BELOW ZERO
BY MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

MTZ047-051-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T1200Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
748 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY MORNING WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE
REGION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING AND
30 BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 131710
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1010 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ009-010-014-044-046-048-049-132200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HELENA...
LINCOLN...SHELBY...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
1010 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS WITH UP TO 18 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ012-050-054-132200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...STANFORD...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1010 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS WITH UP TO 18 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...BOULDER...TOWNSEND...
BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1010 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ011-013-045-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON...CHESTER
1010 AM MST SAT DEC 13 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. 

SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

MTZ047-051-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T1200Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
1010 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 131833
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1133 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ047-051-132200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081214T1200Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
1133 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS UPGRADED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF
A MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO 16
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ011-013-045-132200-
/O.EXA.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON...CHESTER
1133 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS UPGRADED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF
A MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO 16
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ009-010-012-014-044-046-048>050-054-132200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...
HELENA...LINCOLN...SHELBY...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...
STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1133 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS WITH UP
TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...BOULDER...TOWNSEND...
BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1133 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO
12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 131855
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1155 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ009>014-044>046-048>050-054-132200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HAVRE...
GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...SHELBY...CHESTER...
CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1155 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS
WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...BOULDER...TOWNSEND...
BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1155 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS
WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ047-051-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081214T1200Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
1155 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF
A MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO
16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 131910
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1210 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ008>015-044>046-048>050-052>055-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HAVRE...
GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...ENNIS...SHELBY...
CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...BOULDER...
TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1210 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 18
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MTZ047-051-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081214T1200Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
1210 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 0NE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 18
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 131916
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ008>015-044>046-048>050-052>055-132200-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HAVRE...
GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...ENNIS...SHELBY...
CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...BOULDER...
TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1216 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 18 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIO
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 18 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION... THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 132155
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
255 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ008>015-044>046-048>050-052>055-140600-
/O.EXP.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0017.081213T2200Z-081214T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HAVRE...
GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...ENNIS...SHELBY...
CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...BOULDER...
TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
255 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

WIND SPEEDS ARE STARTING TO DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING 
IN IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BE REPLACED 
WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL 
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 4 
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING 
HOURS...ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE 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.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

MTZ047-051-140600-
/O.EXT.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
255 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE CREATING 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A 
MILE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY 
EVENING HOURS. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL GENERALLY 
RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 5 INCHES IN 
THE MOUNTAINS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING 
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 140407
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
907 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

MTZ047-051-141200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0011.081214T0407Z-081214T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WC.W.0002.081214T0407Z-081214T1900Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN
907 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
MST TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE THE BLIZZARD WARNING
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MONTANA. IN ADDITION...BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN
ONE MILE AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE
LESS THAN 2 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE
MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY SEE NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO
THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO TONIGHT TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 40 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL THEN
DECREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

MTZ009>014-044>046-048>050-054-141200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0011.081214T0407Z-081214T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WC.W.0002.081214T0407Z-081214T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...HAVRE...
GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...SHELBY...CHESTER...
CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
907 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MONTANA. IN ADDITION...BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN
ONE MILE AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE
LESS THAN 2 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE
MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY SEE NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO
THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO TONIGHT TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 40 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL THEN
DECREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-141200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WC.Y.0008.081214T0407Z-081214T1900Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...BOULDER...TOWNSEND...
BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
907 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT TO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 40
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE DURING THE MORNING
HOURS ON SUNDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE WINTER
CLOTHING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
922 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

.UPDATE...

VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CURRENTLY MOVING EAST THROUGH
NORTHERN WA WITH ELONGATED SFC TROUGH STRETCHING FROM A DEEP LOW
CURRENTLY NEAR SEATTLE EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MT. PRESSURE FALLS
WEST OF THE DIVIDE HAVE ALLOWED GRADIENTS TO WEAKEN OVER THE
FORECAST AREA WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. MOISTURE AHEAD OF TH
PACIFIC UPPER LOW IS SPREADING EAST OVER THE REGION AND LIGHT SNOW
WITH EVEN A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AT LOWEST ELEVATIONS IS
BEGINNING TO REACH THE GROUND AS THE LOWER LEVELS MOISTEN UP. BY
MIDNIGHT...EXPECT ALL PRECIPITATION TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSIFY FROM NW TO
SE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES AND A NEW
SURFACE LOW EMERGES EAST OF THE ROCKIES OVER S CENTRAL MT BY
SATURDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH HAS
ALREADY OCCURRED OVER NORTHERN ZONES BRINING SOME INITIAL
COOLING...HOWEVER...THE MAIN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS CURRENTLY
STILL TO THE NORTH IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA. STILL EXPECT THIS BOUNDARY
TO REACH CUT BACK AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND GREAT FALLS BY AROUND 3 AM
THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
ARCTIC FRONT WHICH WILL ALSO BE FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND
A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN TEMPERATURES. CURRENT FORECAST HANDLES THIS
FAIRLY WELL WITH JUST A MINOR UPDATE TO POPS AND SNOW/QPF AMOUNTS
TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER WESTERN ZONES BASED ON LATEST RADAR IMAGERY
AND OBSERVATIONS. HOENISCH

&&

.AVIATION...
UPDATED 2344Z.
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER HAS BEGUN ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA. THE
WEATHER IS APPROACHING FROM TWO DIRECTIONS. A LOW PRESSURE TROF OVER
THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE OVER THE ROCKIES BY 12Z SAT. THE AIRMASS
WILL MOISTEN AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WITH CIGS AND VSBYS DROPPING. A
SECOND SOURCE OF WEATHER WILL COME FROM THE NORTH. A COLD FRONT
CURRENTLY IN SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CROSS THE BORDER AND MOVE THROUGH
NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA EARLY SATURDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
AFTER 06Z SATURDAY...WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL SPREAD SOUTH
BEHIND THE COLDFRONT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 438 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008/
MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL DAYS OF ARCTIC AIR.

TONIGHT...TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT. THE
FIRST IS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH ALBERTA THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE CUT BANK AREA AROUND 6 PM AND
IN THE GREAT FALLS AREA BY 1000 PM...THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE
THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. THE SECOND STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...BRINGING WITH IT
AMPLE PACIFIC MOISTURE. THUS...EXPECT INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW
OVER THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST. BY SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECT SNOW
TO BE FALLING OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.

FOR SATURDAY...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION.
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH TEMPERATURES
BY EVENING AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO NEAR THE US/CANADIAN
BORDER...AND IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL FALL OVER NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...WITH A BIT LIGHTER
AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR NORTH CENTRAL MT...WITH A SNOW ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE IN FERGUS AND BLAINE COUNTIES.

FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE
TO FALL...WITH LOWS SUNDAY MORNING GENERALLY RANGING FROM 15 TO 25
BELOW OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RISE MUCH DURING THE
DAY ON SUNDAY...AND REMAIN WELL BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST
AIRMASS SINCE JANUARY OF 2008. WITH ANY WIND...WIND CHILLS WILL BE A
PROBLEM AND HIGHLIGHTS MAY BE NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT SOME
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION...ESPECIALLY EAST OF GREAT
FALLS. OTHER THAN SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON SATURDAY
EVENING...LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. BRUSDA

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FORECAST WILL REMAIN UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF A STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH FRIGID
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL
BE A LINGERING SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES
ACROSS MOST OF MY FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA
WHERE MODELS ARE SHOWING THE PASSAGE OF OCCASIONAL VORTICITY LOBES.
TEMPERATURES REMAIN VERY COLD TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE SHOWING A GRADUAL WARM UP FROM THE FRIGID
TEMPERATURES OF SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT THE MODELS ARE SHOWING MUCH LESS OF A WARM UP THAN THEY
HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. AS SUCH...I HAVE TWEAKED
TEMPERATURES DOWNWARD A BIT FROM THOSE OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST
PACKAGE. MODELS ARE ALSO SHOWING SOME DIVERGENCE IN SOLUTIONS BY
WEDNESDAY SO I HAVE TWEAKED WEDNESDAY NIGHT POPS BACK TOWARD
CLIMATOLOGY DUE TO THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTY. MPJ

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE DIVIDE AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. SAUCIER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF  45   6   7 -22 /  10  90  90  40
CTB  43  -6  -5 -30 /  10 100  90  30
HLN  43  19  20  -8 /  10  70  90  40
BZN  42  23  24 -13 /  10  80  90  50
WEY  27  15  16  -8 /  10  90  90  60
DLN  41  19  20  -9 /  10  70  90  50
HVR  39  11  12 -20 /  10  90  90  50
LWT  43  14  15 -23 /  10  50  90  60

&&

.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR MTZ009-010-014-
044-046-048-049.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
MTZ011>013-045-050-054.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
MTZ008-015-052-053-055.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR
MTZ047-051.

&&

SHORT TERM...BRUSDA
LONG TERM...MPJ
AVIATION...ZELZER

WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
247 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

MTZ009-010-014-044-046-048-049-140000-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
247 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
11 PM MST SATURDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA TONIGHT AND BRING WITH IT COLD TEMPERATURES
WITH SNOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM MST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AS WINDS
SPEEDS INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
IMPACT VISIBILITY. WIND SPEEDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY
EVENING...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP...WITH VERY
LOW WIND CHILLS AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. WIND
CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME A SERIOUS THREAT AND ADDITIONAL
PRODUCTS SPECIFIC TO WIND CHILLS MAY BE ISSUED AS THE SITUATION
PROGRESSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ011>013-045-050-054-140000-
HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
247 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST
SATURDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA TONIGHT.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM MST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA
THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AS WINDS SPEEDS INCREASE SATURDAY
MORNING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL IMPACT VISIBILITY. WIND
SPEEDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING...HOWEVER
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP...WITH VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND
AMBIENT TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME A SERIOUS THREAT AND ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS
SPECIFIC TO WIND CHILLS MAY BE ISSUED AS THE SITUATION PROGRESSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ047-051-140000-
BLAINE-FERGUS-
247 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA TONIGHT.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM MST SUNDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA
THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WINDS SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
MORNING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS AND SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO DROP...WITH VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND AMBIENT
TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED
TO BECOME A SERIOUS THREAT AND ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS SPECIFIC TO
WIND CHILLS MAY BE ISSUED

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-140000-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
247 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5AM TO 11PM MST SATURDAY.

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY MIDNIGHT...AND REACHING ALL AREAS
BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN IN
EFFECT THROUGH 11PM MST SATURDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA DURING THE
DAY ON SATURDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON
SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AT TIMES. WIND SPEEDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY
EVENING...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP...WITH VERY
LOW WIND CHILLS AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME A SERIOUS THREAT AND ADDITIONAL
PRODUCTS SPECIFIC TO WIND CHILLS MAY BE ISSUED AS THE SITUATION
PROGRESSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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