Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 27, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 29, 2011, 4:14 AM MST. It took effect at Nov 30, 2011, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 23 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
- Nov 29, 2011, 4:14 AM MST (11:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2011, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
655 WWUS45 KTFX 291114 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 414 AM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 MTZ009-048-292315- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0014.111130T0700Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T0700Z-111201T0100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 414 AM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ012-013-050-051-053-054-292315- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 414 AM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ014-292315- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T0700Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 414 AM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-292315- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 414 AM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-292315- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 414 AM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
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168 WWUS45 KTFX 292148 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 248 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 MTZ050-300700- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 248 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL ELEVATIONS FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...GEYSER...HOBSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-300700- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T0700Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 248 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ012-013-051-053-054-300700- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 248 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE GREAT FALLS AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-300700- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 248 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-300700- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 248 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
231 WWUS45 KTFX 300424 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 924 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 MTZ009-014-048-301200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T0700Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 924 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ012-013-051-053-054-301200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 924 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE GREAT FALLS AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON- ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ050-301200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 924 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL ELEVATIONS FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...GEYSER...HOBSON. 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-301200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 924 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-301200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 924 PM MST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
112 WWUS45 KTFX 300949 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 249 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 MTZ009-014-048-302230- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 249 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ012-013-051-053-054-302230- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 249 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE GREAT FALLS AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ050-302230- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 249 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...GEYSER...HOBSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-302230- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 249 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-302230- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.111130T1500Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 249 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
097 WWUS45 KTFX 301705 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1005 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 MTZ009-014-048-010000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 1005 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUST NEAR 40 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN AREAS OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ012-013-051-053-054-010000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1005 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE GREAT FALLS AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ050-010000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 1005 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: AN AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS JUDITH BASIN COUNTY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-010000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1005 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW HAS AFFECTED THE MOUNTAIN AREAS THIS MORNING. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND STEADIER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-010000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 1005 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
067 WWUS45 KTFX 302104 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 MTZ012-013-051-053-054-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT WET ROADS TO QUICKLY FREEZE OVER AFTER SUNSET...ALLOWING UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME ICE AND SNOW COVERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE GREAT FALLS AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ014-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT WET ROADS TO QUICKLY FREEZE OVER AFTER SUNSET...ALLOWING UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME ICE AND SNOW COVERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE HELENA AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ009-048-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT WET ROADS TO QUICKLY FREEZE OVER AFTER SUNSET...ALLOWING UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME ICE AND SNOW COVERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE BROWNING AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ050-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT WET ROADS TO QUICKLY FREEZE OVER AFTER SUNSET...ALLOWING UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME ICE AND SNOW COVERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE STANFORD AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND STEADIER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...WET ROADS WILL QUICKLY FREEZE OVER THIS EVENING...AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 204 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. EXPECT WET ROADS TO QUICKLY FREEZE OVER AFTER SUNSET...ALLOWING UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME ICE AND SNOW COVERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
445 WWUS45 KTFX 010107 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 607 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 MTZ009-014-048-010600- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 607 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE BROWNING AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ012-013-051-053-054-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 607 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ050-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 607 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE STANFORD AREA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-052-055-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 607 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ010-011-044>047-049-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 607 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE ICY AND COULD BE SNOW COVERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...SHELBY... CHINOOK...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
925 WWUS45 KTFX 010451 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 MTZ012-013-010600- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE PLAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...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. && $$ MTZ008>011-015-044>049-010600- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD... CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED OR DIMINISHED. $$ MTZ051-053-054-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH AN INCH OR LESS ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIMIT ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ MTZ050-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ052-055-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW THE REST OF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS AND 1 TO 3 IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH COULD CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BE SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ014-010600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 951 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW THE REST OF THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS AND 1 TO 3 IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH COULD CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT UNTREATED ROADWAYS TO BE SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
314 WWUS45 KTFX 010542 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1042 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 MTZ051-053-054-010645- /O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ FERGUS-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1042 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ MTZ012-013-050-010645- /O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD 1042 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ MTZ052-055-010645- /O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1042 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ MTZ014-010645- /O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111201T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 1042 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 28, 10:30 PM MST, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 10:30 PM MST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1030 PM MST MON NOV 28 2011 UPDATED AVIATION .DISCUSSION... UPDATE FORTHCOMING. HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO OVERNIGHT LOWS AT GREAT FALLS AND LEWISTOWN. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED THE SKY GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CHINOOK ARCH THAT HAS FORMED ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. OVERALL FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK WITH A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN TO MORE WINTER-LIKE WEATHER BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EMANUEL && .AVIATION... UPDATED 0530Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MODELS HINT AT LOW CLOUDS OR FOG OVER KHLN AND KBZN...HOWEVER DID NOT HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE GIVEN THE MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS SO DID NOT INCLUDE IN THE TAF. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT KCTB. MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING ON TUESDAY AS OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTHERN MONTANA AFTER 00Z WEDNESDAY WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION AND PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING BY 06Z WEDNESDAY. MLV && .PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 241 PM MST MON NOV 28 2011 TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD THROUGH TUESDAY AND THE AIRMASS WILL WARM AND DRY. BOUNDARY LEVEL WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DURING THE NIGHT AND BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROF WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND MOVE OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROF WILL MAINLY BE TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA ALTHOUGH LIFT AHEAD OF THIS TROF WILL CAUSE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE HILINE AROUND 12Z WED AND THE MODELS STILL ARE GIVING A SPREAD IN SNOW...AMOUNTS AND LOCATIONS...SO CONFIDENCE IN SNOW IS HIGH BUT AMOUNTS NOT SO GOOD. WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE WEST FLOW TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY SHOULD PRODUCE 6-12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WILL HOLD OFF ON STATEMENTS ELSEWHERE SINCE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCLEAR. ZELZER WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...LONGER RANGE MODELS BEGIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS THE PERIOD BEGINS. THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECASTED TO MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...ENDING PRECIPITATION BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE GENERAL TREND FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS IS TO SLOW DOWN THE MID WEEK STORM...IF THIS TREND CONTINUES SOME IMPACTS COULD BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY.TEMPERATURES SHOULD GENERALLY SIT AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH NO ADDITIONAL LARGE SCALE STORM SYSTEMS CURRENTLY EXPECTED IN THIS TIME FRAME. HOWEVER WE WILL REMAIN IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGHOUT THE LONG TERM PERIOD SO POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES. MODELS BEGIN TO DISAGREE BY THE WEEKEND WHERE THE EUROPEAN DOES BEGIN TO BRING ANOTHER SYSTEM OVER THE AREA AND THE GFS FOCUS THE ENERGY TO THE NORTH DAKOTA REGION. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PART OF THE FORECAST BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE. SUK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 31 51 33 30 / 0 0 20 90 CTB 28 48 27 28 / 0 0 40 90 HLN 26 48 29 31 / 0 0 30 90 BZN 16 47 27 33 / 0 0 20 80 WEY 12 34 20 22 / 0 0 30 70 DLN 21 44 25 30 / 0 0 20 80 HVR 21 51 30 33 / 0 0 40 90 LWT 23 48 32 29 / 0 0 20 100 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. && WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 3:11 PM MST, 13 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 311 PM MST MON NOV 28 2011 MTZ009-048-292215- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 311 PM MST MON NOV 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MTZ008-010>015-044>047-049>055-292215- BEAVERHEAD-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- 311 PM MST MON NOV 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CANADIAN BORDER WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Nov 29, 4:14 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 43 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.