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Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Great Falls, MT

April 21, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Apr 21, 2011, 4:56 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 21, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2011, 4:56 AM MDT (10:56 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 21, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 22, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

587 
WWUS45 KTFX 211056
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
456 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011

MTZ012-015-050>055-212100-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0021.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS...
RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
456 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA WILL BE LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE FOR CENTRAL MONTANA THE
  GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS
  BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
  PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL
  ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 FEET
  WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON GRASSY
  SURFACES. MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING IN THE VALLEYS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...TARGHEE 
  PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...
  HOMESTAKE PASS...KINGS HILL PASS... RAYNOLDS PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ008-009-014-048-212100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
456 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING
  THEN SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY
  SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. OVER BEAVERHEAD COUNTY SNOW
  SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED LATE TONIGHT THEN
  CONTINUE BEING SCATTERED ON FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
  PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
  THE POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 FEET
  WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS/PLAINS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON
  GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED
  FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
  LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE VALLEYS AND
  PLAINS. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
  PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
064 
WWUS45 KTFX 212040
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
240 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

MTZ012-015-050>055-220445-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS...
RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
240 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL THIS EVENING. SNOW
  SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE GREATEST
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA WILL BE LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE FOR CENTRAL MONTANA THE
  GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 
  FEET WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON GRASSY 
  SURFACES. MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING IN THE VALLEYS. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...TARGHEE 
  PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...
  HOMESTAKE PASS...KINGS HILL PASS... RAYNOLDS PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

MTZ008-009-014-048-220445-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
240 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  THROUGH EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE
  TONIGHT BUT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. OVER BEAVERHEAD
  COUNTY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED LATE
  TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE SCATTERED ON FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 FEET
  WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS/PLAINS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON
  GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED
  FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
  LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE VALLEYS AND
  PLAINS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
  PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
968 
WWUS45 KTFX 212056 CCA
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
254 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

MTZ012-015-050>055-220515-
/O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0021.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS...
RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
254 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWEST
  MONTANA WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE
  FOR CENTRAL MONTANA THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THIS
  EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 
  FEET WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON GRASSY 
  SURFACES. MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING IN THE VALLEYS. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...TARGHEE 
  PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...
  HOMESTAKE PASS...KINGS HILL PASS... RAYNOLDS PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

MTZ008-009-014-048-220515-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.110421T2100Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
254 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  THROUGH EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE
  TONIGHT BUT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. OVER BEAVERHEAD
  COUNTY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED LATE
  TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE SCATTERED ON FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 FEET
  WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS/PLAINS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON
  GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED
  FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
  LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE VALLEYS AND
  PLAINS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
  PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
616 
WWUS45 KTFX 220352
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
952 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

MTZ050-051-221200-
/O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...
LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
952 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND
  DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW
  6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000
  FEET WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE
  SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES FALL. SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...
  LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ054-055-221200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...
WEST YELLOWSTONE
952 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY FOR
  ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WET ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE DURING THE NIGHT AND
  CREATE SLIPPERY ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE 
  RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST 
  YELLOWSTONE 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ012-015-052-053-221200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS...
RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS
952 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH
  FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED FOR
  ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
  PASSES. 

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION MAY FREEZE ON ROADS DURING THE
  NIGHT CAUSING SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...
  HOMESTAKE PASS...KINGS HILL PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ008-009-014-048-221200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
952 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN 
  INTENSITY THROUGH EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD DIMINISH IN 
  INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 
  FRIDAY. OVER BEAVERHEAD COUNTY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME SCATTERED LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE SCATTERED ON 
  FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 
  FEET WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS/PLAINS SHOULD BE 
  PRIMARILY ON GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY 
  ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS 
  ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING 
  FOR THE VALLEYS AND PLAINS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
  PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
524 
WWUS45 KTFX 220440
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

MTZ050-221300-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
JUDITH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS REPLACED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
ELEVATIONS UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
  AND DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 4000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ051-221300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
  AND DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 3500 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...
  LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ012-221300-
/O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 3500 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SHOULD BE
  PRIMARILY ON GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS
  ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ054-055-221300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...
WEST YELLOWSTONE
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WET ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE DURING THE NIGHT AND 
  CREATE SLIPPERY ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE 
  RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST 
  YELLOWSTONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ015-052-053-221300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RAYNOLDS PASS...
BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
  DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION MAY FREEZE ON ROADS DURING THE 
  NIGHT CAUSING SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...
  HOMESTAKE PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ008-009-014-048-221300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
1040 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION FOR ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 6000 FEET
  WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS/PLAINS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY ON
  GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED
  FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SOME SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
  LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE VALLEYS AND
  PLAINS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
  PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
260 
WWUS45 KTFX 220813
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

MTZ012-051-221615-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT 
  AND DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 3500 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...
  LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ050-054-055-221615-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE 
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WET ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE DURING THE NIGHT AND 
  CREATE SLIPPERY ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE 
  RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST 
  YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ015-052-053-221615-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RAYNOLDS PASS...
BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
  DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PRECIPITATION MAY FREEZE ON ROADS DURING THE 
  NIGHT CAUSING SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...
  HOMESTAKE PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ010-013-046-049-221615-
/O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-CHOUTEAU-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10
  TO 25 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CONRAD...BIG SANDY...
  FORT BENTON...CUT BANK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ009-048-221615-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ008-014-221615-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
213 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 
  FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
  PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
113 
WWUS45 KTFX 220908
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
308 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

MTZ015-052-053-055-221015-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RAYNOLDS PASS...
BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...
WEST YELLOWSTONE
308 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MTZ008-014-221015-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS
308 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MTZ012-051-222100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
308 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 3500 FEET.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...
  LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ050-054-222100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
308 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES 
  LIKELY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-013-046-048-049-222100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CHOUTEAU-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
308 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. GUSTY 
  NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR 
  VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CONRAD...
  BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
041 
WWUS45 KTFX 222018
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
218 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

MTZ012-051-230000-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
218 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS
  THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY
  NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR
  VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...
  LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ050-054-230000-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
218 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-013-046-048-049-230000-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CHOUTEAU-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
218 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS
  THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY
  NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR
  VISIBILITIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CONRAD...
  BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
737 
WWUS45 KTFX 222346
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
546 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011


MTZ012-051-230100-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
CASCADE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
546 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL
EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE BUT FURTHER
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

MTZ050-054-230100-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
546 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE BUT FURTHER
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

MTZ009-010-013-046-048-049-230100-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CHOUTEAU-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
546 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE BUT FURTHER
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

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