Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2011, 9:05 AM MST. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 5, 2011, 9:05 AM MST (16:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2011, 9:00 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
857 WWUS45 KTFX 051605 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 905 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ055-060000- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0006.110205T1605Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 905 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO GALLATIN COUNTY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THREE TO FIVE INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BRINGING 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS TO AROUND 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND 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. && $$ MTZ012-050-051-054-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 905 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE REGION...WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH THREE TO FIVE INCHES EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
10 follow-up statements
775 WWUS45 KTFX 051707 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1007 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ052-053-060115- /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1007 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED IN THE CLANCY...JEFFERSON CITY AND BOULDER REGIONS THIS MORNING...INCLUDING LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BASIN TO MONTANA CITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 3 INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH NOON TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY IN THE JEFFERSON CITY AREA AS OF 10 AM. THUS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: JEFFERSON CITY...BOULDER...AND LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM MONTANA CITY TO BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ055-060115- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1007 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO GALLATIN COUNTY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THREE TO FIVE INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... BRINGING 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS TO AROUND 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ012-050-051-054-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1007 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE REGION...WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL 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. && $$
310 WWUS45 KTFX 051732 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1032 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ012-050-054-060000- /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1032 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND FOOTHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PLAINS AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...ALONG WITH LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 89...FROM WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TO BELT. 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ055-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1032 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 5 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. 8 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ052-053-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1032 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CLANCY...JEFFERSON CITY AND BOULDER REGIONS THIS MORNING... INCLUDING LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BASIN TO MONTANA CITY. * SNOW FALL RATES: SNOW RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THROUGH NOON TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY IN THE JEFFERSON CITY AREA AS OF 10 AM. THUS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: JEFFERSON CITY... BOULDER...AND LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM MONTANA CITY TO BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ051-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0000Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1032 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LEWISTOWN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...AND LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. 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. && $$
363 WWUS45 KTFX 051828 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1128 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ012-050-054-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1128 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND FOOTHILLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE PLAINS. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ055-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1128 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 5 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. 8 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ052-053-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1128 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CLANCY...JEFFERSON CITY AND BOULDER REGIONS THIS MORNING... INCLUDING LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BASIN TO MONTANA CITY. * SNOW FALL RATES: SNOW RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THROUGH NOON TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY IN THE JEFFERSON CITY AREA AS OF 10 AM. THUS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: JEFFERSON CITY... BOULDER...AND LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM MONTANA CITY TO BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-060000- /O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 1128 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE HELENA VALLEY AND WOLF CREEK REGIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...ALONG WITH LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM HELENA TO CRAIG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ051-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0000Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1128 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LEWISTOWN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: LEWISTOWN AND LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
178 WWUS45 KTFX 051940 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ012-050-054-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 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 FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE PLAINS. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH 4 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ055-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 5 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. 8 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ052-053-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 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: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BOULDER AND TOWNSEND REGIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW FALL RATES: SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: JEFFERSON CITY... BOULDER...AND LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM MONTANA CITY TO BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ009-010-046-048-049-060000- /O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND OUT OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ051-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0000Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LEWISTOWN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 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. && $$ MTZ014-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 1240 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE HELENA VALLEY AND WOLF CREEK REGIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
627 WWUS45 KTFX 052350 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ012-050-054-060600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 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 FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE PLAINS. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH 11 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ055-060600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 5 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. 8 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ052-053-060600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 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: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BOULDER AND TOWNSEND REGIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW FALL RATES: SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: JEFFERSON CITY... BOULDER...AND LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM MONTANA CITY TO BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MTZ051-060600- /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LEWISTOWN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-014-046-048-049-060600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 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 TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND OUT OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK. 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
967 WWUS45 KTFX 060354 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ013-061300- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.WS.W.0006.110206T0600Z-110206T1600Z/ CHOUTEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG SANDY AND FORT BENTON. 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ012-050-054-061300- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOST LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...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 HAZARDOUS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ055-060600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED AT TIMES. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM: 3 TO5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 5 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. 8 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ052-053-061300- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BOULDER AND TOWNSEND REGIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW FALL RATES: SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JEFFERSON CITY...BOULDER...AND LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM MONTANA CITY TO BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ009-010-014-046-048-049-051-061300- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CONRAD... BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS... 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ011-044-045-061300- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...SHELBY...CHESTER 854 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY...HAVRE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
336 WWUS45 KTFX 060552 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ055-060700- /O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER THE MAIN THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER WEATHER HIGHLITES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MTZ052-053-061400- /O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWERELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ054-061400- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR KINGS HILL PASS. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWERELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 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 HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ012-050-061400- /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOST LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWERELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...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 HAZARDOUS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ013-061400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.110206T0600Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ CHOUTEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWERELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ009-010-014-046-048-049-051-061400- /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELYAT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWERELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CONRAD... BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS... 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 HAZARDOUS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ011-044-045-061400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...SHELBY...CHESTER 1052 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWERELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY...HAVRE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
144 WWUS45 KTFX 061131 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 MTZ012-050-061945- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOST LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT 5 PM MONDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...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 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. && $$ MTZ013-054-061945- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ CHOUTEAU-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR KINGS HILL PASS. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT AT 5 PM: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON. 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 FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-051-061945- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT 5 PM MONDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS 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 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. && $$ MTZ052-053-061945- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND. 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 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. && $$ MTZ015-055-061945- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 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 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. && $$ MTZ010-046-049-061945- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT AT 5 5PM MONDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CONRAD...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-044-045-061945- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.110206T2200Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...SHELBY...CHESTER 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY...HAVRE. 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. && $$ MTZ008-047-061945- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...CHINOOK 431 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
732 WWUS45 KTFX 061148 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 MTZ012-050-062000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOST LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT 5 PM MONDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...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 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. && $$ MTZ013-054-062000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ CHOUTEAU-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR KINGS HILL PASS. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT AT 5 PM: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON 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 FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-051-062000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT 5 PM MONDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS 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 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. && $$ MTZ015-052-053-055-062000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES 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 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. && $$ MTZ010-046-049-062000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHOTEAU...HEART BUTTE...AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT AT 5 5PM MONDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CONRAD...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. && $$ MTZ008-011-044-045-047-062000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CHINOOK 448 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY...CHINOOK... HAVRE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
240 WWUS45 KTFX 061319 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 MTZ012-050-061600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NEIHART...RAYNESFORD...SAND COULEE AND STANFORD. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS...SUCH AS LOCATIONS NEAR GREAT FALLS AND HOBSON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOST LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE BELT...RAYNESFORD AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA. IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT 5 PM TODAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ013-054-061600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ CHOUTEAU-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING : * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR KINGS HILL PASS. LIGHTER SNOWFALLS CAN BE EXPECTED OUT OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KINGS HILL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT 5 PM TODAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-051-061600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT 5 PM TODAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ015-052-053-055-061600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0007.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...TWIN BRIDGES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-046-049-061600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T1600Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CUT BANK AREA THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT AT 5 5PM SUNDAY: * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CONRAD...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-011-044-045-047-061600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0017.110207T0000Z-110208T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...HAVRE...SHELBY... CHESTER...CHINOOK 619 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY...CHINOOK... HAVRE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
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 Feb 5, 5:04 AM MST, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 5:04 AM MST, 4 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 504 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 .UPDATE... INCREASED POPS AND QPF THROUGH THE AREA AS INITIAL REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND RADAR RETURNS ARE SUGGESTING A STRONG INITIAL BAND MOVING QUICKLY DOWN THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND UPDATE THE FORECAST AS NECESSARY. SUK && .AVIATION... UPDATED 1145Z. MOIST AND UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. A DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW TO MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SNOW INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE INCREASING AFTER 00Z. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL WITH MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SNOW. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AFTER 00Z DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND SNOW. MOUNTAINS OBSCURED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011/ SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WINTER WEATHER WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST PERIOD FOR ALL OF THE SHORT TERM AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BRINGS IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE ALOFT. WILL CURRENTLY KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ADVISORY...HOWEVER ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS ARE LOW ENOUGH THAT AN EXTENSION OF THE ADVISORY IS NOT WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. A SECOND SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY...HOWEVER THE MODELS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED THE TRACK AND DECREASED THE IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM ON OUR AREA. PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS HAD THE SYSTEM DIRECTLY IMPACTING OUR PART OF MONTANA..HOWEVER NOW THE SYSTEM IS MOVING MUCH FASTER AND WITH A GREATER EASTWARD COMPONENT. SO SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND TEMPERATURES HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY FROM MODEL RUN TO MODEL RUN. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THIS NEWER SOLUTION...HOWEVER HAVE KEPT A RATHER CONSERVATIVE TIE TO THE PREVIOUS MODEL SOLUTIONS DUE TO THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE. WITH ADDITIONAL MODEL RUNS BETTER CLARITY OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AT THE START OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE ATTAINABLE. WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER HIGHLITES MAY STILL BE NECESSARY AS DUE TO THE UNSTABLE NORTHERLY FLOW MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE ANY SORT OF WINTER STORM WATCH OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUK MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT CONSISTENCY FROM RUN TO RUN. THE PERIOD STARTS WITH SHORT WAVE ENERGY EXITING SOUTHWEST MONTANA. SCATTERED SNOW MONDAY NIGHT WILL END BY EARLY TUESDAY AND A RATHER EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL COMMENCE. A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT SETS UP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY WITH ONLY THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS SEEING ANY PRECIPITATION. BY WEDNESDAY THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES A BIT MORE NORTHWESTERLY AS A BROAD UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY WITH ONLY THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT EXPERIENCING ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW. THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIFFER ON FRIDAY WITH THE EUROPEAN MOVING THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WHILE THE GFS HOLDS THE RIDGE BACK TO THE WEST AND BEGINS TO BREAK IT DOWN. BY SATURDAY THE EFFECTS OF THE NEXT UPPER TROF BEGINS TO AFFECT MONTANA AS IT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES ON TUESDAY BUT BEGIN A SLOW WARM-UP THROUGH THE WEEK WITH READINGS APPROACHING SEASONAL AVERAGES BY FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 39 19 22 0 / 100 70 80 80 CTB 37 14 18 -5 / 100 60 50 90 HLN 40 20 30 9 / 90 60 60 80 BZN 36 16 28 10 / 60 60 70 80 WEY 25 4 23 3 / 70 50 60 80 DLN 36 17 29 10 / 50 40 60 80 HVR 35 15 15 -7 / 80 60 50 80 LWT 32 18 20 0 / 90 80 70 80 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON CASCADE... FERGUS...GALLATIN...JUDITH BASIN...MEAGHER. && SHORT TERM...SUK LONG TERM...EMANUEL AVIATION...EMANUEL WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 6:37 AM MST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 637 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 MTZ012-050-051-054-055-061345- CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- 637 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COOLER AND MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO RETURN BY SUNDAY AS ANOTHER COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS SURGES INTO THE REGION. THE COLD AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ008>011-013>015-044>049-052-053-061345- BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- 637 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COOLER AND MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO RETURN BY SUNDAY AS ANOTHER COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS SURGES INTO THE REGION. THE COLD AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 5, 8:45 AM MST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
845 AM MST SAT FEB 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 5 S NEIHART 46.86N 110.74W
02/05/2011 E3.0 INCH CASCADE MT PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT
THE SHOWDOWN SKI AREA.
&&
EVENT NUMBER TFX1100194
BRUSDALocal storm report, Feb 5, 8:47 AM MST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
847 AM MST SAT FEB 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 30 W CHOTEAU 47.81N 112.83W
02/05/2011 E6.0 INCH TETON MT PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT
TETON PASS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER TFX1100195
BRUSDALocal storm report, Feb 5, 8:48 AM MST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
848 AM MST SAT FEB 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0847 AM SNOW 5 W BIG SKY 45.27N 111.43W
02/05/2011 E6.0 INCH MADISON MT MESONET
ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT
THE LONE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION IS 8880 FEET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER TFX1100196
BRUSDALocal storm report, Feb 5, 8:50 AM MST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
850 AM MST SAT FEB 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW 5 S WEST YELLOWSTONE 44.59N 111.12W
02/05/2011 E7.0 INCH GALLATIN MT MESONET
ESTIMATED 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT
THE MADISON PLATEAU SNOTEL. ELEVATION IS 7750 FEET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER TFX1100197
BRUSDALocal storm report, Feb 5, 8:55 AM MST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
855 AM MST SAT FEB 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 18 SE GALLATIN GATEWAY 45.40N 110.96W
02/05/2011 M6.0 INCH GALLATIN MT MESONET
6.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 12 HOURS AT THE
SHOWER FALLS SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8100 FEET MSL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER TFX1100198
COULSTONLocal storm report, Feb 5, 9:01 AM MST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
901 AM MST SAT FEB 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0727 AM SNOW 1 SSE WEST YELLOWSTONE 44.65N 111.10W
02/05/2011 M4.0 INCH GALLATIN MT CO-OP OBSERVER
4.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT WEST YELLOWSTONE
GATE. HEAVY SNOWFALL STILL BEING REPORTED. ELEVATION
6700 FEET MSL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER TFX1100199
COULSTONNearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.