Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Great Falls, MT

944 
WWUS45 KTFX 051608
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

MTZ050-060415-
/O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120405T1608Z-120407T1200Z/
JUDITH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP
  THIS EVENING...INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE
  DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER
  TRAVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND
  24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: LIGHT WINDS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT
  10 TO 20 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
  FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A
  MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-060415-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH TODAY. 
  THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER 
  TRAVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-060415-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL MONTANA. THE SNOW WILL 
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER 
  TRAVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... 
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

MTZ051-060415-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0600Z-120407T1200Z/
FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP OVER FERGUS COUNTY BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL 
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON... BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE 
  LIKELY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER 
  TRAVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FOR LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS... GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG 
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE...AND PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT 
  TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-046-048-049-060415-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER 
  THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS EVENING... 
  AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE 
  HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED 
  WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG 
  LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...BROWNING...
  MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ011-013-047-060415-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.A.0001.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK
1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT 
  IN THE HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS. THE SNOW WILL 
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY 
  WINDS DEVELOPING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING 
  SNOW COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES 
  FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO 20 
  INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT
  BENTON...HAVRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

691 
WWUS45 KTFX 051950
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

MTZ050-060800-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120405T1950Z-120407T1200Z/
JUDITH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS
  AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE SNOW
  REDEVELOPS LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INTENSITY BY
  FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY MORNING
  RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
  OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...
  GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: LIGHT WINDS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT
  10 TO 20 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ051-060800-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0600Z-120407T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120405T1950Z-120407T1200Z/
FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS
  AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE SNOW
  REDEVELOPS LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INTENSITY BY
  FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY MORNING
  RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
  OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...
  GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: LIGHT WINDS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT
  10 TO 20 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&


$$

MTZ011-013-047-060800-
/O.UPG.KTFX.BZ.A.0001.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN
  THE HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS. THE SNOW WILL
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY
  WINDS DEVELOPING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM
  FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO 20 
  INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT
  BENTON...HAVRE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-060800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH TODAY. 
  THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...WITH THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY 
  FRIDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. POOR 
  VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-060800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL MONTANA. THE SNOW WILL 
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER 
  TRAVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... 
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL 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. 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.

&&

$$

MTZ044-045-060800-
/O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/
TOOLE-LIBERTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SHELBY...CHESTER
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER
  THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
  INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED 
  WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG 
  LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-046-048-049-060800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER 
  THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS EVENING... 
  AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE 
  HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED 
  WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG 
  LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...BROWNING...
  MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. 

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.

&&

$$

553 
WWUS45 KTFX 060338
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

MTZ050-051-061300-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND
  INTENSIFY BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
  DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY
  MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS THEN
  EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24
  INCHES POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...
  GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT
  WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ011-013-047-061300-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK
938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO THE
  HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW
  WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN
  FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS THEN
  EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT
  WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24
  INCHES POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...
  GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT 
  BENTON...HAVRE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-061300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  MID DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. POOR
  VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND
  26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-061300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
  INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH LATE
  FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
  10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... 
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-061300-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING OVER THE
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL
  BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED 
  WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG 
  LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER...
  SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. 

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.

&&

$$

284 
WWUS45 KTFX 060944
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

MTZ050-051-061800-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES BY
  THIS EVENING. 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW
  COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER
  OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ011-013-047-061800-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK
344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES ON THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 8 INCHES BY
  THIS EVENING. 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW
  COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER
  OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT
  WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT 
  BENTON...HAVRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-061800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES.
  10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY
  WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... 
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-061800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  MORNING WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES.
  10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
  VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...BOULDER
  HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-061800-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY
  ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS AND MAY BE
  LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. 6 TO
  12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED WITH
  FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE
  AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER...
  SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK.

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.

&&

$$

351 
WWUS45 KTFX 061741
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

MTZ011-013-047-050-051-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL
  CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES 
  BY THIS EVENING. 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME
  SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES 
  AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK 
  COULD BECOME STRESSED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 
  INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  AND VISIBILITY WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... 
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 
  INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... 
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY 
  ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS AND MAY BE 
  LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH 
  TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. 6 
  TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED 
  WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF 
  OF A MILE AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG 
  LIVESTOCK.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... 
  SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK.

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.

&&

$$

981 
WWUS45 KTFX 062102
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-062215-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING BUT NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

MTZ011-013-047-050-051-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL 
  CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT 
  CONDITIONS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES 
  BY THIS EVENING. 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME 
  SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES 
  AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK 
  COULD BECOME STRESSED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...
  STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...CHINOOK...HAVRE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 
  INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  AND VISIBILITY WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE 
  POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME 
  STRESSED. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... 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. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-070400-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
  OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE PLAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 
  INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE 
  AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
  POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME
  STRESSED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... 
  GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...TOWNSEND...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. 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.

&&

$$

230 
WWUS45 KTFX 070238
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

MTZ050-051-071200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH A FLASH
FREEZE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO
  BECOME ICY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 ARE EXPECTED
  OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME
  STRESSED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER
  OUTAGES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ011-013-047-071200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0023.120407T0238Z-120407T1200Z/
HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...
FORT BENTON...CHINOOK
838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH A FLASH
FREEZE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACTS: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
  LINGER OVERNIGHT...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO
  BECOME ICY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS
  ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 30 MPH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES
  IN BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME
  STRESSED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT
  BENTON...HAVRE.

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.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE
FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE
FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL
AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY.

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

&&

$$

MTZ008-015-055-070600-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE
  SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT...WHILE 3 TO 5 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH FAVORED
  CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
  ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME
  STRESSED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER
  OUTAGES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE 
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...
  NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

$$

MTZ012-014-052>054-071200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-
MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...
ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE
  SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT...WHILE 3 TO 5 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME
  STRESSED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER
  OUTAGES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... 
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... 
  HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-071200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0023.120407T0238Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING
  OVERNIGHT...CAUSING WET...SLUSHY...OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME
  ICY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER...
  SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE
FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE
FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL
AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY.

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

&&

$$

248 
WWUS45 KTFX 070539
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1139 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

MTZ008-015-055-070645-
/O.EXP.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
1139 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...ENDING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LITTLE TO
NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

MTZ012-014-050>054-071200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...
HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1139 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
  OVERNIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR
  SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...BOULDER
  HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...
  TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...
  HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

MTZ009>011-013-044>049-071200-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-
LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...
CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
1139 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING
  OVERNIGHT...CAUSING WET OR SLUSHY ROADS TO BECOME ICY.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... 
  SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE
FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE
FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL
AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY.

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

&&

$$

808 
WWUS45 KTFX 070902
WSWTFX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
302 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

MTZ012-014-050>054-071015-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...
HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
302 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND MOTORISTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE SLICK AND
ICY...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

$$

MTZ009>011-013-044>049-071015-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-
LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...
CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD
302 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND MOTORISTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE SLICK AND
ICY...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1037 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

.UPDATE...
THE COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS
EVENING...PRODUCING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND SOME LIGHT RAIN
OVER THE HI-LINE AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. DID REMOVE THUNDER FROM
THE FORECAST AS THERE WERE ONLY SMALL AREAS OF STRONGER CONVECTION
NEAR HAVRE...BUT HAVE SINCE WEAKENED. WINDS REMAIN SOMEWHAT
GUSTY...BUT HAVE ALSO WEAKENED ACROSS THE AREA. WILL LEAVE GUSTY
WINDS IN THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT WEAKER. ALSO...WITH A
DECREASE IN WINDS IN THE SOUTHWEST...HAVE CANCELED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF MADISON COUNTY. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS STILL
ON TRACK AS IS REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT FORECAST. DB

&&

.AVIATION...
UPDATED 0437Z.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN US.
THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY. LOCAL
MVF/IFR CONDS COULD DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA TONIGHT AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST MONTANA LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF  29  45  29  35 /  20  20  60  90
CTB  25  44  24  34 /  30  10  10  90
HLN  31  45  29  40 /  20  30  90  90
BZN  28  46  28  42 /  40  70  90  90
WEY  24  37  23  34 /  60  70  90 100
DLN  27  42  26  44 /  50  70  90  90
HVR  29  50  28  41 /  30  10  30  90
LWT  30  43  28  35 /  10  30  90  90

&&

.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT BROADWATER...CASCADE...FERGUS...JEFFERSON...JUDITH BASIN...
MEAGHER.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 4 AM MDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
BEAVERHEAD...GALLATIN...MADISON.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

MTZ055-052100-
GALLATIN-
257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING BELOW
6000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. WET HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY AND CREATE
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.

MTZ008-012-015-050>054-052100-
BEAVERHEAD-CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-
BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS
LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. WET HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY AND CREATE
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.

MTZ009>011-013-014-044>049-052100-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-
257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS
LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A LATE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FRIDAY WITH WET HEAVY
SNOWFALL WHICH MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.

SCHOTT