Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 062132
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
232 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

MTZ015-055-070500-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
232 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND
GALLATIN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOW
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY NOON WEDNESDAY...TOTAL
NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. AT
ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...INCLUDING THE GALLATIN VALLEY AND
THE CITY OF BOZEMAN...ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN
2 INCHES.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-070500-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
232 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

A STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
40 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT THOUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NOW SNOW
SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU AND BROWNING AREAS.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-013-047-050-051-070500-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.090107T0300Z-090107T1900Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
232 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS AND 4 
TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY NOON WEDNESDAY. LOCAL 
ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. 
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE IN 
INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO 
DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 070402
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
902 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

MTZ015-055-071300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
902 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND
GALLATIN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH SNOW
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY NOON WEDNESDAY...TOTAL
NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. AT
ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...INCLUDING THE GALLATIN VALLEY AND
THE CITY OF BOZEMAN...ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN
2 INCHES.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-071300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
902 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

A STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
40 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT THOUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NOW SNOW
SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU AND BROWNING AREAS.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-013-047-050-051-071300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
902 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS
AND 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY NOON WEDNESDAY. LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ARLY THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE
IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 071218
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
518 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

MTZ015-055-071900-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
518 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE WEST
YELLOWSTONE AREA...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FORE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE WEST
YELLOWSTONE AREA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND
GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AT TIMES BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY THIS EVENING...TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. AT
ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...INCLUDING THE GALLATIN VALLEY AND THE
CITY OF BOZEMAN...MILDER AIR HAS ALLOWED A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN
SHOWERS AND NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-071900-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
518 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING MARIAS PASS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER.

A STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS
TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS
EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU AND BROWNING AREAS.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-013-047-050-051-071900-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
518 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.

SNOW WILL END FROM FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA THIS
MORNING AS A WARM FROM MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS WITH 4 TO 8
INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE FOOT ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. SNOW WILL END AS LIGHT RAIN FOR
MOST LOCATIONS AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION THIS
MORNING...HOWEVER A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE A BRIEF PERIOD
OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN SHOWERS.
TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR LOCALLY ICY
ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 071708
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1008 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

MTZ013-050-051-071815-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BENTON...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
1008 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMER ABOVE FREEZING SO SNOW IS NO LONGER
LIKELY. 

$$

MTZ015-055-080000-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1008 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND
GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AT TIMES BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY THIS
EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE
AREA. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...INCLUDING THE GALLATIN
VALLEY AND THE CITY OF BOZEMAN...MILDER AIR HAS ALLOWED A
CHANGEOVER TO RAIN SHOWERS AND NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TODAY.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-080115-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
1008 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

A STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU AND BROWNING AREAS.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-047-071900-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
HILL-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK
1008 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH
OVER THE PLAINS AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED
FOR LOCALLY ICY ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 071722 CCA
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1019 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

MTZ013-050-051-071830-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BENTON...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
1019 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMER ABOVE FREEZING SO SNOW IS NO LONGER
LIKELY. 

$$

MTZ015-055-080000-
/O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1019 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE WEST
YELLOWSTONE AREA...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FORE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE WEST
YELLOWSTONE AREA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND
GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AT TIMES BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY THIS
EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE
AREA. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...INCLUDING THE GALLATIN
VALLEY AND THE CITY OF BOZEMAN...MILDER AIR HAS ALLOWED A
CHANGEOVER TO RAIN SHOWERS AND NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TODAY.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-080145-
/O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
1019 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING MARIAS PASS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER.

A STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU AND BROWNING AREAS.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-047-071900-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
HILL-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK
1019 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH
OVER THE PLAINS AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED
FOR LOCALLY ICY ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 071903
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1203 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

MTZ011-047-072015-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090107T1900Z/
HILL-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK
1203 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ONLY
MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SO WILL ALLOW WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY TO EXPIRE.

$$

MTZ015-055-080000-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1203 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MADISON AND
GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AT TIMES BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY THIS
EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE
AREA. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...INCLUDING THE GALLATIN
VALLEY AND THE CITY OF BOZEMAN...MILDER AIR HAS ALLOWED A
CHANGEOVER TO RAIN SHOWERS AND NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TODAY.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-080315-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
1203 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

A STRONG AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION...CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS
PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU AND BROWNING AREAS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 072200
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
300 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

MTZ015-055-072300-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T0000Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENNIS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
300 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MADISON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES.

HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN MADISON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES.
THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MTZ009-080500-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T1900Z-090109T0700Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROWNING
300 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NORTHERN
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. SOME ROADS TO
BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2...FROM MARIAS PASS TO EAST GLACIER.
TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY
LATE THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED AT
ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE
BROWNING AREA.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AS
WELL WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING BELOW
ZERO. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO 7
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

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

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

$$

MTZ048-080500-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHOTEAU
300 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL NEW
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY
MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS
BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU
AREA.

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

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

$$

MTZ010-044-046-080500-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T1900Z-090109T0700Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CONRAD
300 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AS
WELL WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING BELOW
ZERO. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 080422
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
922 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

MTZ009-081200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T1900Z-090109T0700Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROWNING
922 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NORTHERN
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. SOME ROADS TO
BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2...FROM MARIAS PASS TO EAST GLACIER.
TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED AT
ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE
BROWNING AREA.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AS
WELL WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING BELOW
ZERO. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

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

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

$$

MTZ048-081200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1900Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHOTEAU
922 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY
MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS
BELOW 5000 FEET EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE CHOTEAU
AREA.

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

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

$$

MTZ010-044-046-081200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T1900Z-090109T0700Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CONRAD
922 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AS
WELL WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING BELOW
ZERO. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 081116
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
416 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

MTZ009-081615-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T2200Z-090109T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROWNING
416 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK THROUGH
TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.
SOME ROADS TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2...FROM MARIAS PASS TO
EAST GLACIER. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL BY
EARLY THIS EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE
PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH
WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT
TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY
CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN
ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM MELTING SNOW WILL
QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING
ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ048-081615-
/O.EXB.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHOTEAU
416 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5
AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
AM MST FRIDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS THROUGH
TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING. EXPECT
COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS EVENING
AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0
4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL
GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES
BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM
MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR
ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-047-081615-
/O.NEW.KTFX.ZR.Y.0001.090108T1116Z-090108T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
HILL-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK
416 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY. THIS FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY.

A WARM FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING A MIXTURE
OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES THIS MORNING
BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE THIS MORNING. AS WARMER AIR ALOFT
MOVES OVER A COLDER AIRMASS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
THIS MORNING.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING. EXPECT
COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS EVENING
AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2
T0 4 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING
WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME
ROADWAYS.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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

$$

MTZ012-013-045-049>051-081615-
/O.EXB.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...CHESTER...
FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
416 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING. EXPECT
COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS EVENING
AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2
T0 4 INCHES ON THE PLAINS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR
30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE
WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO.
IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM RAIN AND
MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR
ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ010-044-046-081615-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T2200Z-090109T1200Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CONRAD
416 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL BY
EARLY THIS EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES.
ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR
30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE
WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO.
IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM MELTING SNOW
WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR
ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 081258
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

MTZ011-047-081800-
/O.UPG.KTFX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.IS.W.0001.090108T1258Z-090108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
HILL-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.
THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
MST FRIDAY. 

A WARM FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING A MIXTURE
OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE PRECIPITATION
ENDS BY NOON. AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER A COLDER
AIRMASS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE LIKLEY...CREATING
VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THIS MORNING.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD
SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-
FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY
CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

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

$$

MTZ013-081800-
/O.NEW.KTFX.IS.W.0001.090108T1258Z-090108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
CHOUTEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT BENTON
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

A WARM FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING A MIXTURE
OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF CHOTEAU COUNTY
THIS MORNING BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY NOON. AS WARMER AIR
ALOFT MOVES OVER A COLDER AIRMASS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF
INCH ARE LIKLEY...CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THIS MORNING.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES ON THE PLAINS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING
WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME
ROADWAYS.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

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

$$

MTZ009-081800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T2200Z-090109T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROWNING
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. SOME ROADS TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2...FROM
MARIAS PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION
AS WELL BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES
SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL
GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES
BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM
MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD
AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ048-081800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHOTEAU
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND BOB MARSHALL
WILDERNESS THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY
LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD
SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE
THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS
ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ010-044-046-081800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090108T2200Z-090109T1200Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CONRAD
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION
AS WELL BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES
SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
2 T0 4 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE
COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ012-045-049>051-081800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
CASCADE-LIBERTY-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...CHESTER...FAIRFIELD...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
558 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES ON THE PLAINS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING
WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME
ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 081811
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

MTZ047-090215-
/O.EXP.KTFX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.IS.W.0002.090108T1811Z-090108T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHINOOK
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...ICE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON... 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6
PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY.

A WARM FRONT SLOWLY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE REGION WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING FREEZING RAIN THE AREA BEFORE PRECIPITATION MAY END BY
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER A COLDER
AIRMASS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CONTINUE WITH
ANOTHER .05 TO .15 INCHES OF ICE LIKELY. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE LIKELY...CREATING VERY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD
SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-
FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY
CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

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

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

$$

MTZ011-013-090215-
/O.EXP.KTFX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...FORT BENTON
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE ICE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST
FRIDAY. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THOUGH
TEMPERATURES ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF HILL COUNTY ARE STILL ONLY
IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S WITH VERY SLICK ROADWAYS STILL POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD
SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-
FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY
CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ048-090215-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHOTEAU
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND BOB MARSHALL
WILDERNESS THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY
LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD
SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE
THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS
ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-090215-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROWNING
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES. SOME ROADS TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2...FROM
MARIAS PASS TO EAST GLACIER. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
2 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION
AS WELL BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES
SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
2 T0 4 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL
GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES
BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM
MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD
AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ010-044-046-090215-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CONRAD
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION
AS WELL BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES
SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
2 T0 4 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE
COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ012-045-049>051-090215-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
CASCADE-LIBERTY-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...CHESTER...FAIRFIELD...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
1111 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES ON THE PLAINS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING
WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON SOME
ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 082154
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
254 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

MTZ047-090600-
/O.CAN.KTFX.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHINOOK
254 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE ICE
STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE COUNTY AND TEMPERATURES ARE
SLOWLY CLIMBING TOWARDS FREEZING...BUT MAY NOT MAKE IT TO OR ABOVE
FREEZING BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING.

THIS NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AROUND 6 PM AND
LATER THIS EVENING. EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE
REGION AS WELL THIS EVENING AS THIS CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES.
ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR
30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE
WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO.
IN ADDITION...ANY AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM MELTING
SNOW OR ICE WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR
ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ009-048-090600-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
254 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND BOB MARSHALL
WILDERNESS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 5 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD
SURFACES THAT ARE WET FROM MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE
THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS
ON ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

MTZ010>013-044>046-049>051-090600-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.090109T0100Z-090109T1200Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...
FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...
LEWISTOWN
254 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
EXPECT COLDER AIR TO MOVE SOUTH BACK INTO THE REGION AS WELL THIS
EVENING AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL RANGE FROM 2 T0 4 INCHES ON THE PLAINS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION...AREA ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE WET
FROM RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL QUICKLY RE-FREEZE THIS EVENING
WHEN THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 090444
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
944 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

MTZ009-048-091200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
944 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND BOB MARSHALL
WILDERNESS THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING VERY
LOW VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 30 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW...WITH NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 T0 5 INCHES BY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH
WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EXPECT
WIND CHILL VALUES TO RANGE FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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

$$

MTZ010>013-044>047-049>051-091200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...
FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
944 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING TO RANGE FROM 2 T0 5 INCHES
OVER THE PLAINS...TO 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH AT
TIMES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES LESS
THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5
BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

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

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

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTFX 091150
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
450 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

MTZ009-048-091300-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
/O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CHOTEAU
450 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH LITTLE
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. HOWEVER MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST THIS
MORNING.


$$

MTZ010>013-044>047-049>051-091300-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...
FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...
STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
450 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 


THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH LITTLE
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. HOWEVER MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST THIS MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
409 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...STRONG/MOIST NW FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN
OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK WITH SEVERAL
EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES TO IMPACT THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL JET
MAXIMUM MOVES SE INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY WITH MOISTURE
INCREASING ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE
DAY...SPREADING INTO THE SW MT MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL JET AND MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE PROGRESS OVERHEAD...A NW TO SE ORIENTED SURFACE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND SHIFTS EAST ACROSS CENTRAL MT.
AN AREA OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND NE NE OF THE SURFACE
TROUGH BY THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT. BEST CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BE TO THE EAST OF A LINE
FROM KCTB TO KGTF TO KBZN. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WITH
THIS FEATURE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
OVER THE MTNS OF SW MT WHERE 6-12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. OVER THE PLAINS/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA...SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL
GENERALLY BE LESS THAN THREE INCHES...HOWEVER THE SITUATION BEARS
WATCHING AS MODELS HAVE BEEN ON AN INCREASING TREND WITH QPF
AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST FEW MODEL RUNS...ESPECIALLY OVER JUDITH
BASIN AND FERGUS COUNTIES. WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE
ISSUED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GALLATIN AND MADISON
COUNTY(INCLUDING WEST YELLOWSTONE) FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL ALSO TAKE EFFECT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ROCKY MTN FRONT MOUNTAINS(ABOVE 5000FT).
EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MTN FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY
AS THE MOIST WNW FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO BRING STEADY OROGRAPHIC
PRECIP TO THOSE LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE MTNS ALONG THE ROCKY
MTN FRONT AND ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HRS.
THE SURFACE TROUGH LIFTS NE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MT ON WEDNESDAY
AND SNOW MAY END NS SOME AREAS AS LIGHT RAIN AS MILDER
TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP BEHIND THE TROUGH. VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FIRST ALONG THE ROCKY MTN FRONT AND
ADJACENT PLAINS TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD EAST ONTO WESTERN AND
SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MT ON WEDNESDAY. HAVE UPGRADED
THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE ROCKY MTN FRONT AND EASTERN GLACIER
COUNTY TO A WARNING AND WILL INCLUDE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AREAS
TO THE EAST FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES SOME ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON
THURSDAY WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS KEEPING TEMPS MILD EAST OF THE
ROCKIES. STEADY FLOW OF MOISTURE INTO NW MT WILL KEEP SNOW GOING
OVER THE WESTERN MTNS AND WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS MAY NEED TO BE
CONTINUED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKY MTN FRONT.
HOENISCH

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING A
CLOSED SURFACE LOW THROUGH SOUTHERN ALBERTA INTO EASTERN MONTANA ON
THURSDAY...THEN BRING A COLD FRONT SOUTH OUT OF ALBERTA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF A BIT ON QPF AMOUNTS...BUT
WOULD EXPECT THAT SNOW SHOULD STILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AS THE COLD FRONT SLIPS SOUTH THURSDAY
EVENING...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED AS GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS SET UP BEHIND THE FRONT. THE COOL DOWN WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW RETURNS TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHEN ANOTHER
BROAD RIDGE SETS UP IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE WEEKEND. MODELS
REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT KEEPING A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN FOR GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS MY FORECAST
AREA WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE SEASONAL
AVERAGES AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR OR BELOW CLIMATOLOGY.
MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT IT APPEARS PROBABLY THAT
ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. QUESTION
APPEARS TO BE WHETHER IT MOVES INTO MONTANA...OR COMES DOWN FARTHER
EAST IN THE DAKOTAS. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A COMPROMISE SOLUTION THAT
COOLS OFF TEMPERATURES SOMEWHAT...AND INCREASES THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION. WOULD EXPECT THAT IF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS DOES COME IN
FARTHER TO THE WEST TEMPERATURES WOULD NEED TO BE DROPPED
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. MPJ

&&

.AVIATION...
UPDATED 05/2340Z.

MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADVECTED INTO THE AREA AS THE
NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN PERSISTS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. CEILINGS
SHOULD STAY ABOVE VFR MINIMUMS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FOR MOST
SITES AND VISIBILITY DUE TO SHOWERS OR BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE
ISOLATED AND SHORT IN DURATION. MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL BE A
FACTOR ALONG THE MONTANA IDAHO BORDER AS STORMS CONTINUE TO SNOW
ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TAF SITES SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM
THE MAJOR PRECIPITATION THAT ANY SNOWSHOWER SHOULD ONLY LEAD TO
A BRIEF DROP IN FLIGHT RULES IF AT ALL. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES. SUK

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF  37  31  47  35 /  20  60  20  10
CTB  35  28  44  33 /  10  20  10  10
HLN  38  35  48  33 /  20  40  10  10
BZN  37  32  48  32 /  30  60  30  20
WEY  22  18  33  23 /  70  90  70  60
DLN  34  30  45  30 /  20  30  20  10
HVR  28  21  38  24 /  20  60  60  20
LWT  34  26  45  30 /  30  80  70  20

&&

.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
MTZ012-046-049-050.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY
FOR MTZ009-010-048.

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST
THURSDAY FOR MTZ009-048.

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST
WEDNESDAY FOR MTZ015-055.

&&

SHORT TERM...HOENISCH
LONG TERM...MPJ
AVIATION...MPJ

WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
257 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009

MTZ009-010-048-062200-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
257 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST TODAY.

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES AND COULD CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAVEL DELAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND
THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR THE DIVIDE AND
BLOWING SNOW FROM PREVIOUS STORMS COULD CAUSE SUDDEN DROPS IN
VISIBILITY.

SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS ANOTHER
WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. WARMER AIR ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TO
PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ012-013-044-046-049>051-062200-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-
FERGUS-
257 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST TODAY.

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES AND COULD CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAVEL DELAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS
OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. VERY STRONG WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MT ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION IN
ASSOCIATION WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT.

SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS ANOTHER
WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. WARMER AIR ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TO
PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ008-011-014-015-045-047-052>055-062200-
BEAVERHEAD-HILL-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
LIBERTY-BLAINE-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
257 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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