Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2009, 2:29 PM MST for 8 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Mar 5, 2009, 3:00 AM MST. It was in force for 29 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
- Mar 4, 2009, 2:29 PM MST (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2009, 3:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2009, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1:18 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 Nne Tuscor, MT | |
| Mar 5, 1:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Columbia Falls, MT | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 MILE...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH |
| Mar 5, 1:36 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Nw Heron, MT | |
| Mar 5, 5:42 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Sw West Glacier, MT | SNOWING SINCE 10AM...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH |
| Mar 6, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Pierce, ID |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KMSO 042129 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 .A VIGOROUS AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THURSDAY EVENING...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM THE GLACIER PARK AREA INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. MTZ002-051100- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-051100- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1900Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-051100- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-051100- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 129 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-051100- /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ043-051100- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL COORIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER...VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-050300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090305T0300Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 229 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM LEADORE TO GILMORE SUMMIT WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-051100- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090306T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 129 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR OVER THE GREER GRADE. VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KMSO 050204 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 .A VIGOROUS AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THURSDAY EVENING... PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM THE GLACIER PARK AREA INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. IDZ009-010-050315- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090305T0300Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WEATHER DISTURBANCE THAT PRODUCED 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN LEADORE HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. ONLY SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$ MTZ002-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1900Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 604 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ043-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 704 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL COORIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-051200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090306T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 604 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR OVER THE GREER GRADE. VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 051045 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING... PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM THE GLACIER PARK AREA INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. MTZ002-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1900Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1200Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 245 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-051900- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T1800Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 345 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-051900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090306T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 245 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR OVER THE GREER GRADE. VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 051636 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING... PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM THE GLACIER PARK AREA INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. MTZ006-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1900Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 836 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-060045- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.090306T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0400Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 836 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ008-060045- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0400Z-090306T1800Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 836 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ003-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T1800Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-060045- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 936 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 051802 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING... PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM THE GLACIER PARK AREA INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. MTZ006-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1900Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...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. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1002 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ007-060215- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0900Z-090307T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS...MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ003-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1102 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-008-060215- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0400Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1002 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 051832 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING... PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM THE GLACIER PARK AREA INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. MTZ006-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.090305T1900Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1032 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ009-060245- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T1832Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR FROM GIBBONSVILLE NORTH TO LOST TRAIL PASS FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR FROM GIBBONSVILLE NORTH TO LOST TRAIL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-060245- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0300Z-090306T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ003-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-008-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0400Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1032 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-060245- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0900Z-090307T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1132 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS... MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 052221 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR SPILLING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MTZ006-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...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. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE BULL RIVER ROAD...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 221 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ010-060630- /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR FROM GIBBONSVILLE NORTH TO LOST TRAIL PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR FROM GIBBONSVILLE NORTH TO LOST TRAIL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ003-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW FROM GUSTY EAST WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-008-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0400Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 221 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0900Z-090307T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS... MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-060630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0300Z-090306T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 321 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 052307 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR SPILLING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MTZ006-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...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. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE BULL RIVER ROAD...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 307 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-008-060500- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090305T2307Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 307 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ003-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW FROM GUSTY EAST WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0900Z-090307T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS... MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-060500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0300Z-090306T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 407 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 052349 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR SPILLING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MTZ006-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE BULL RIVER ROAD...CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 349 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW FROM GUSTY EAST WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-008-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 349 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0900Z-090307T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS... MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-060800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0300Z-090306T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 449 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 060531 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR SPILLING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MTZ001-060645- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW INTENSITY HAS TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED BUT WITH ONLY 1-2 INCHES POSSIBLE. $$ MTZ006-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW... BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS SHOULD EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN WEST GLACIER AND MARIAS PASS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH UP TO 14 INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 931 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO 10 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN HUNGRY HORSE AND KALISPELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER... VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW FROM GUSTY EAST WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-008-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 931 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.090306T0900Z-090307T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM MST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS... MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1031 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 061047 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DOWN TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS. ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE SPILLING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO WESTERN MONTANA...PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA AND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MTZ002-004-061200- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT LITTLE TO NO FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MTZ003-061200- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY...BUT THE SETTLING OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL KEEP BLOWING SNOW TO A MINIMUM. $$ MTZ005-061200- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ MTZ006-061500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE FOOT...ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS. VALLEYS SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-061500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 247 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PIERCE AND HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO PASS. VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME SNOW...BUT WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES GENERALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ043-061500- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES BY MID MORNING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE TRAVEL CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON. HOWEVER...VALLEYS SHOULD GENERALLY EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM GUSTY EAST WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...LOWERING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-061500- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO MACDONALD PASS... MONTANA HIGHWAY 141 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO LINCOLN. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-008-061500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 247 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 UP WHITEBIRD GRADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-061500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 061453 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 753 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 MTZ006-061600- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 753 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL SHOULD BECOME MORE ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS TODAY. $$ IDZ005-006-061600- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 653 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER LOLO PASS AND THE SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL SHOULD BECOME MORE ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS TODAY. $$ IDZ007-008-061600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 653 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL SHOULD BECOME MORE ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS TODAY. $$ MTZ043-061600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 753 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EARLY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL SHOULD BECOME MORE ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS TODAY. $$ MTZ007-062100- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T2100Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 753 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...LOCAL GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-090306T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 753 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL SHOULD BECOME MORE SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 4, 10:15 AM MST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 10:15 AM MST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1015 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009
.UPDATE...LEMHI COUNTY FORECAST UPDATED FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOW
ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
&&
.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE
CENTRAL IDAHO...INCLUDING LEMHI COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS DISTURBANCE HAS A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY. THE PRECIPITATION IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO KEEP SNOW
LEVELS DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS MANY AREAS. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
SHOULD WARM SUFFICIENTLY BELOW 5000 FEET TO PRODUCE MORE MELTING
THAN ACCUMULATION INTO THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...LOCAL HEAVY POCKETS OF SNOW IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY. A
COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING
IN INCREASING WINDS.
&&
.AVIATION...A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN
CLEARWATERS ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY TODAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND LOCAL LOW VISIBILITIES IN THE VALLEYS AS
WELL. ANOTHER WEAKER DISTURBANCE IS IMPACTING FAR NORTHWEST
MONTANA WITH LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 410 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009/
DISCUSSION...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN AROUND
OFF THE OREGON COAST CONTINUING TO SEND SMALL WAVES OF ENERGY
TOWARDS THE INTER MOUNTAIN WEST. A SMALL DISTURBANCE MOVING FROM
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA WILL PRODUCE A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME SATELLITE IS SHOWING
MOISTURE CONTINUING TO STREAM INTO CENTRAL IDAHO. WHILE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LIGHT UPSTREAM THERE IS STILL THE
POTENTIAL OF SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AS THIS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
THIS MORNING. ANOTHER SMALL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER NORTHERN
NEVADA WILL TRACK INTO IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON
KEEPING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST.
ABUNDANT MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE AND BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER
ALLOWING GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL COMBINE TO CREATE PATCHY
FOG ONCE AGAIN THIS MORNING.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AMPLE LIFT AND
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL IDAHO THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST
MONTANA BY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE DECK IN
MOST LOCATIONS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW IN ALL BUT THE LOWEST VALLEYS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. WINTER
STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MONTANA
AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO DUE TO POTENTIALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MISSOULA
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IN ADDITION TO THE DEVELOPING SNOW...A COLD
FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD OUT OF CANADA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD
OF THIS COLD FRONT A STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE IN IDAHO WHERE WINDS COULD BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND HIGHLIGHT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED FRONT SHIFTS SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY THROUGH EAST WEST ORIENTED CANYONS THROUGH
THE WEST GLACIER REGION AND INTO THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY.
THESE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO CAUSE SOME
LOCALIZED LOWERED VISIBILITY.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT GRADUALLY OUT OF THE
AREA FRIDAY WITH THE MAIN IMPACT FROM ACCUMULATING SNOW REMAINING
MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA. COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE
CANADIAN FRONT WILL CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN TEMPERATURES TO
BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS WILL
FOLLOW ON SATURDAY...BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO
IMPACT THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CREATE PATCHY FOG
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL IDAHO. A DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN
MONTANA TODAY WILL PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS AND CLOUD COVER SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM GRANGEVILLE TO SEELEY LAKE.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR LOWER CLARK FORK REGION.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS.
ID...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN
CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
&&
SHORT TERM...BAUCK
LONG TERM....LOEFFELBEIN
AVIATION...BAUCKHazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:20 AM MST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 420 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 MTZ001-003-005-042330- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 420 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...SOME PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN LOCATIONS WHICH SAW CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DIG SOUTH OUT OF CANADA INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO THE DECK BY THURSDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION...AN ARCTIC FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BRINGING GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ008>010-MTZ007-042330- LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 420 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /320 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DIG SOUTH OUT OF CANADA INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO THE DECK BY THURSDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:29 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:08 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Lemhi | 9 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:27 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 26 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.