Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 20, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 30, 2012, 9:51 AM MST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2012, 9:51 AM MST (16:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 9:21 PM MST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
653 WWUS45 KTFX 301651 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 951 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA INCLUDING THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. THERE WILL BE TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE FIRST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF WEST YELLOWSTONE AND BIG SKY AREAS...PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE LIKELY. MTZ008-015-055-010500- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0012.121202T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0020.121130T1651Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 951 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... RAYNOLDS PASS...MONIDA PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
719 WWUS45 KTFX 302007 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 107 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA INCLUDING THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. THERE WILL BE TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE FIRST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF WEST YELLOWSTONE AND BIG SKY AREAS...PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE LIKELY. MTZ008-010200- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0043.121130T2007Z-121201T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS... MONIDA PASS 107 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR CHIEF JOSEPH PASS... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR FAR SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR FAR SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR CHIEF JOSEPH PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ015-055-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 107 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... RAYNOLDS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$
741 WWUS45 KTFX 302218 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 318 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA INCLUDING THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED FOR AREAS ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. THERE WILL BE TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE FIRST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW AND IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS. FOR AREAS OVER FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE LIKELY. MTZ008-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121201T0200Z/ BEAVERHEAD- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS... MONIDA PASS 318 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR CHIEF JOSEPH PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR CHIEF JOSEPH PASS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR FAR SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FOR CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ015-055-010200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 318 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... RAYNOLDS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-010200- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0013.121202T0600Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 318 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX (REMOVE THIS COMMENT AND THE FOLLOWING COLON): PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
932 WWUS45 KTFX 010140 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 640 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 MTZ008-011400- /O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121201T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS... MONIDA PASS 640 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CHIEF JOSEPH PASS AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR FAR SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MONIDA PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ015-055-011400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 640 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... RAYNOLDS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-011400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0013.121202T0600Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 640 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
898 WWUS45 KTFX 011029 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 329 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 MTZ008-015-055-012230- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 329 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-014-048-012230- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0013.121202T0600Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 329 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
933 WWUS45 KTFX 012149 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 249 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 MTZ009-048-020600- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0013.121202T0600Z-121203T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.WS.W.0020.121202T1200Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 249 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ALSO ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-020600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 249 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BE SLUSH-COVERED TODAY AND THEN BECOME ICY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MTZ014-020600- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0013.121202T0600Z-121203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0044.121202T1200Z-121203T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 249 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW... AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ALSO ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
168 WWUS45 KTFX 020427 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 927 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 MTZ008-015-055-021630- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 927 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL ELEVATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BY SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS TRAVEL AND MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MTZ009-048-021630- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.121202T1200Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 927 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ALSO ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-021630- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0044.121202T1200Z-121203T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 927 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UPTO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ALSO ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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. && $$
438 WWUS45 KTFX 021116 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 416 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 MTZ008-015-055-022200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 416 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET IN THE MADISON...GALLATIN...CENTENNIAL AND SNOWCREST MOUNTAIN RANGES OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ROADWAYS BECOMING ICY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-048-022200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.121202T1200Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 416 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MTZ014-022200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0044.121202T1200Z-121203T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 416 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ALSO ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
326 WWUS45 KTFX 022121 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 221 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 MTZ008-015-055-031200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 221 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET IN THE MADISON... GALLATIN...CENTENNIAL AND SNOWCREST MOUNTAIN RANGES OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UPTO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PEAKS. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ROADWAYS BECOMING ICY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MTZ009-048-030600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 221 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UPTO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-030600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 221 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UPTO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND ICY WITH HAZARDOUS MOUNTAIN RECREATION CONDITIONS ALSO ANTICIPATED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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. && $$
031 WWUS45 KTFX 030421 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 921 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 MTZ009-048-030530- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 921 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS TONIGHT BUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ MTZ008-015-055-030530- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-121203T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 921 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ MTZ014-030530- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 921 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 30, 4:28 AM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 4:28 AM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 428 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION .DISCUSSION... TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WATER VAPOR INDICATES A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WITH MOIST...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE ZONES. THE APPROACH OF THIS LOW AND THE CONTINUED CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP TEMPS ACROSS THE CWA FAIRLY STEADY OR TRENDING SLIGHTLY DOWN. MODELS ARE IN QUITE GOOD AGREEMENT...PATTERN WISE...THROUGH SUNDAY. THE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES HAVE WEAKENED AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A LOW PRESSURE SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ON SHORE TODAY AND BRING PRECIPITATION ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHWEST ZONES...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS. BRISK WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CASCADE...JUDITH BASIN...AND FERGUS COUNTIES ARE OF SOME CONCERN. IN GENERAL...WINDS ALOFT DO NOT APPEAR STRONG ENOUGH FOR SEVERE GUSTS...BUT TERRAIN MAY HAVE CAUSE SOME HIGHER GUSTS. A SECOND SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ONSHORE BY EARLY MORNING SATURDAY AND BRING ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ZONES AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST ZONES WILL BE CONTINUED ALTHOUGH DELAYED UNTIL 00Z SUNDAY. MID LEVEL WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ROCKIES BY MID DAY SATURDAY...AND MIGHT BE NEAR CRITERIA FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. A NEW HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA BEGINNING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT SATURDAY NIGHT BUT STRENGTHEN AGAIN BY SUNDAY. HENCE...THE WATCH HAS BEEN CONTINUED INTO MONDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF CASCADE...MEAGHER...JUDITH BASIN AND FERGUS COUNTIES BY SUNDAY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS SOUTHWEST MONTANA...AND WINDS ACROSS THE CWA WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER BY LATE SUNDAY AND SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CWA. ZELZER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE USUAL SPREAD IN TIMING/AMPLITUDE DEVELOPING LATER NEXT WEEK AS A PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE REGION. THE LONGWAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OFF THE WEST COAST OPENS UP WITH A STRONGER WAVE AND UPPER LEVELS JET MAXIMUM MOVING QUICKLY NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY CLOSE AGREEMENT NOW DEPICTING THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENERGY TRACKING EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH THE MID LEVEL CIRCULATION FURTHER NORTH IN ALBERTA AND STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE SOUTH OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND SW MT LATE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND EVENT APPEARS LIKELY LATE SUNDAY THOUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS THE PACIFIC FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO THE MTNS SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONG WEST FLOW LIMITING PRECIPITATION EAST OF THE ROCKIES TO SHOWERS. A SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON MONDAY...BUT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR EARLY DECEMBER. WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MONDAY THROUGH TUES NIGHT WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE AREA DRY WITH PRECIPITATION MAINLY LIMITED TO OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE LEVELS BY TUESDAY AND REMAIN MILD TUESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE AGAIN AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WHICH SHOULD MOVE INLAND DURING THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY PERIOD. ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS AND MTN SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PROGRESSES INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MODELS DIFFER SOME WITH THE AMPLITUDE OF THE TROUGH...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL BACK CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH ANY PRECIPITATION APPEARING LIGHT. HOENISCH && .AVIATION... UPDATED 1200Z. STRONG AND MOIST SW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION INCREASING OVER THE MTNS OF WESTERN AND SW MT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SW MT VALLEYS WITH LITTLE OR NOW PRECIPITATION OVER THE PLAINS. CEILINGS WILL LOWER AND MTN OBSCURATIONS WILL INCREASE...BUT VFR CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL AT AREA TERMINALS WITH POSSIBLE PERIOD OF MVFR IN SHOWERS AT KBZN. HOENISCH && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 52 37 52 36 / 20 10 10 10 CTB 47 29 47 31 / 10 10 10 10 HLN 46 31 47 32 / 50 30 40 30 BZN 47 30 47 30 / 40 40 30 30 WEY 37 31 37 31 / 100 100 90 90 DLN 45 32 44 33 / 50 50 50 50 HVR 42 25 43 28 / 10 20 10 10 LWT 50 32 50 33 / 10 20 10 10 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT BEAVERHEAD...GALLATIN...MADISON. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON MADISON. && WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 4:21 AM MST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 421 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 MTZ009-048-011130- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 421 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 MPH COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE HIGH WIND WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. A SERIES OF STORMS WILL AFFECT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT TO MODERATE MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MTZ008-015-055-011130- BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- 421 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE NORRIS HILL AREA. SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BEAVERHEAD AND MADISON COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF GALLATIN COUNTY FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MTZ010>014-044>047-049>054-011130- EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 421 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SERIES OF STORMS WILL AFFECT REGION THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT TO MODERATE MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:04 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 1:07 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:18 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.