Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 30, 2013, 2:03 PM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho; 11 counties in Montana. It took effect at Nov 30, 2013, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 60 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2013, 2:03 PM PST (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2013, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2013, 10:13 AM PST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 Nw East Portal, MT | LOOKOUT PASS SKI RESORT MORNING SNOW REPORT. WEBCAMS AT LOOKOUT PASS SHOWED SNOW-COVERED AND SLICK ROADS FOR MUCH OF THIS MORNING. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 10:43 AM PST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Sula, MT | FREEZING RAIN HAD MADE ROAD SURFACES SLICK ON US-93. THEY REPORTED SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT HAD SLID OFF THE ROAD FROM SULA TOWARDS LOST TRAIL PASS. |
| Dec 1, 12:00 PM PST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Superior, MT | SUPERIOR DISPATCH REPORTED FREEZING RAIN THAT BROUGHT A GLAZE TO THE ROADS ON SUNDAY DEC. 1ST. FREEZING RAIN DURATION 4 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 13 | 8 E Pierce, ID | THE HEMLOCK BUTTE SNOTEL AT 5,810 FT. REPORTED 13 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.40 OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 32 TO 34 DEGREES F. SNOW DURATION 19 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 16 W Charlos Heights, MT | TWIN LAKES SNOTEL AT 6,400 FT REPORTED 11 INCHES OF WET SNOW WITH 1.30 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. TEMPERATURES HAVE RANGED FROM 33 TO 34 DEGREES. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 9 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 1:08 PM PST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 Sw Gibbonsville, ID | FREEZING RAIN WITH A MIX WITH SNOW WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 93 FROM GIBBONSVILLE DOWN TO NORTH FORK. |
| Dec 1, 1:45 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 8 Ene Powell, ID | WET SNOW WAS REPORTED AT LOLO PASS. CURRENT AIR TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREES AND ROADS ARE SLICK. SNOW DURATION 16 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 2:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 25 Ene Pierce, ID | CRATER MEADOWS SNOTEL AT 5,960 FT. REPORTED 9 INCHES OF WET SNOW WITH 1.90 OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 31 UP TO THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 34 DEGREES F. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 11 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 15 Nw Yaak, MT | THE HAWKINS LAKE SNOTEL IN THE PURCELL MTNS REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.60 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. THE CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 26 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 29 TO 31 DEGREES F. SNOW DURATION 15 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 8 Ese Evaro, MT | THE STUART MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE RATTLESNAKE MTNS AT 7,400 FT REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.10 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT SINCE 2 AM THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES STARTED OUT AT 30 DEGREES AND HAVE RISEN TO 31 DEG. F. SNOW DURATION 14 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 6 Se Finley Point, MT | THE MOSS PEAK SNOTEL LOCATED AT 6,780 FT. IN THE MISSION MTNS REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.20 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 38 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 29 TO 32 DEGREES DURING SNOWFALL. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 13 Nne Libby, MT | THE BANFIELD MTN SNOTEL IN THE PURCELL MTNS REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.60 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. THE CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 20 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 31 TO 33 DEG. F DURING THE SNOWFALL. SNOW DURATION 21 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 14 Wnw Seeley Lake, MT | THE NORTH FORK JOCKO SNOTEL AT 6,330 FT. IN THE MISSION MTNS REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.60 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 37 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 31 TO 34 DEG. F. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 9 Ene Eureka, MT | THE STAHL PEAK SNOTEL AT 6,030 FT. IN THE WHITEFISH RANGE REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.40 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 49 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 30 TO 31 DEG. F. SNOW DURATION 19 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 10 | 9 Ne Bigfork, MT | THE NOISY BASIN SNOTEL AT 6,040 FT. IN THE SWAN RANGE REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.70 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 54 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 30 TO 32 DEG. F DURING THE SNOWFALL. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 18 S Libby, MT | THE POORMAN CREEK SNOTEL AT 5,100 FT. IN THE CABINET MTNS REPORTED 12 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WITH 1.40 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 41 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 33 TO 35 DEGREES. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 13 | 13 Wsw Quartz, MT | THE HOODOO BASIN SNOTEL AT 6,050 FT. REPORTED 13 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.20 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 31 DEGREES AT 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING TO 34 DEGREES AT 4 PM MST TODAY. SNOW DURATION 22 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 5:05 PM PST | SNOW 6 | Olney, MT | A PERSON FROM OLNEY TWEETED THAT 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL TODAY AND CONTINUED TO FALL THIS EVENING. ELEVATION ~3100 FT. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 16 W Charlos Heights, MT | TWIN LAKES SNOTEL AT 6,400 FT IN THE BITTERROOT MTNS REPORTED 20 INCHES OF SNOW. 8 INCHES FELL SINCE 2 PM MST. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 41 INCHES. TEMPERATURES HAVE RANGED FROM 33 TO 34 DEGREES. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Dec 1, 7:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 10 Nnw Gibbonsville, ID | THE SADDLE MTN SNOTEL AT 7,900 FT. ABOUT 1.7 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LOST TRAIL PASS ON US-93 RECEIVED 15 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.10 OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 9 FELL FROM 4 TO 8 PM MST. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 42 TEMPERATURES HAVE RANGED FROM 28 TO 32 DEG. F. HEAVY SN |
| Dec 2, 5:42 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 5 Nw East Portal, MT | THE LOOKOUT PASS SKI RESORT REPORTED 12 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND 15 INCHES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. ELEVATION ~4800 FT. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.9 | 32 Ne Mackay, ID | MOONSHINE SNOTEL 7440 MSL. 20-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 2, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9.4 | 37 Ne Mackay, ID | MEADOW LAKE SNOTEL 9150 MSL. 20-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 2, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.9 | 32 Ne Mackay, ID | MOONSHINE SNOTEL 7440 MSL. 20-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 2, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9.4 | 37 Ne Mackay, ID | MEADOW LAKE SNOTEL 9150 MSL. 20-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 2, 7:33 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 1 Se Blacktail, MT | THEY RECEIVED 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND IT CONTINUES TO FALL WITH 1 MILE VISIBILITY. THEY ARE LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARIAS PASS AT 4400 FT. CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 30 DEG. F. SNOW DURATION 9 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Polebridge, MT | SNOW FELL FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM MST ON DEC 2 WITH 0.20 OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH AT 750 PM MST ON DEC 3 IS 6 INCHES. ELEVATION 3500 FT. SNOW DURATION 8 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 1:31 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Whitefish, MT | SNOWFALL OF 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR WAS REPORTED IN WHITEFISH, MT, WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING HEAVY SNOW DURATION 1 HOUR |
| Dec 2, 2:00 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Sw Blacktail, MT | RAILROAD WEATHER SENSOR AT 4,520 FT REPORTED ARCTIC FRONT PASSAGE BETWEEN 9-10 AM MST ON DEC 2ND. 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES OCCURRED BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM. LIQUID EQUIVALENT FROM SNOW WAS 0.20. SNOW DURATION 10 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 2:54 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 2 Sw Newcomb, MT | A TRAINED SPOTTER AT 6200 FT REPORTED HEAVY SNOW SINCE THIS MORNING. A NEIGHBOR WALKING IN THE SURROUNDING HIGHER FOOTHILLS SAYS THAT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN THERE. CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 23 DEGREES. SNOW DEPTH IS 6 INCHES. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 5 HOUR |
| Dec 2, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 Wsw Columbia Falls, MT | SPOTTER REPORTED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO FROM 1 TO 3 PM MST ON DEC 2 DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW, BUT WAS HARD TO MEASURE. SNOW DURATION 4 HOURS 30 MINUTES OBSERVER LOCATION 2 MI W OF COLUMBIA FALLS |
| Dec 2, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 11.1 | 4 Se Essex, MT | RAILROAD SENSOR AT 5,935 FT. REPORTED 11.1 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW DEPTH OF 45 INCHES. ARCTIC FRONT WENT THROUGH BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM MST. SNOW DURATION 30 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 1 Se Blacktail, MT | RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND 6 INCHES FELL THROUGH 833 AM MST MONDAY DEC 2ND. ANOTHER 6 INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW FELL WITH AND BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT PASSAGE NEAR 930 AM MST. ACCUMULATING SNOW STOPPED BY 4 PM MST. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SNOW-PACKED FROM MA |
| Dec 2, 3:55 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | La Salle, MT | WHEN THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT HIT THE GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, VISIBILITIES DROPPED DOWN TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW. TEMPERATURES DROPPED 10 DEGREES, WINDS WERE SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTH GUSTING T |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM PST | SNOW 2 | Kalispell, MT | EVEN THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE LOW, THE SUDDEN CHANGE FROM DRY ROADS TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH DROPPING TEMPERATURES FOR AT LEAST 2 HRS. CAUSED HIGH IMPACTS. DISPATCH REPORTED AN ABOVE AVERAGE NUMBER OF AUTO ACCIDENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMIT |
| Dec 2, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 8.1 | 2 Sw Blacktail, MT | RAILROAD SENSOR REPORTED SNOW WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 41 MPH ON SUNDAY THEN A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 10 AM MST ON MONDAY. THE SENSOR REPORTED HEAVY SNOW FROM 6 TO 8AM MST MONDAY DEC 2ND. ELEVATION 6,363 FT. SNOW DURATION 26 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 8:00 PM PST | SNOW 16 | 9 S Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION PETERSON MEADOWS /PTNM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 8:17 PM PST | SNOW 5.1 | 9 Nne Yaak, MT | COOP OBSERVER STATION YAAK 9NNE /YAKM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 2, 9:00 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 6 Ese Greenough, MT | MESONET STATION LUBRECHT FLUME /LUBM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 18 S Libby, MT | MESONET STATION POORMAN CREEK /PMNM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 12 Nne Fortine, MT | MESONET STATION GRAVE CREEK /GRCM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 10 | 21 W Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION SKALKAHO SUMMIT /SKAM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 10 | 3 Ssw Lakeside, MT | MESONET STATION 2 SSW LAKESIDE /BLTM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 13 | 10 S Dixon, MT | MESONET STATION SLEEPING WOMAN /SQPM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 14 | 15 Nw Yaak, MT | MESONET STATION HAWKINS LAKE /HAWM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 1:00 AM PST | SNOW 14 | 14 Wsw Quartz, MT | MESONET STATION HOODOO BASIN /HOOM8/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 32 Ne Mackay, ID | MOONSHINE SNOTEL 7440 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | SNOW 4.5 | 24 N Challis, ID | MORGAN CREEK SNOTEL 7600 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 27 Nne Challis, ID | SCHWARTZ LAKE SNOTEL 8620 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 37 Ne Mackay, ID | MEADOW LAKE SNOTEL 9150 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 32 Ne Mackay, ID | MOONSHINE SNOTEL 7440 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | SNOW 4.5 | 24 N Challis, ID | MORGAN CREEK SNOTEL 7600 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 27 Nne Challis, ID | SCHWARTZ LAKE SNOTEL 8620 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 37 Ne Mackay, ID | MEADOW LAKE SNOTEL 9150 MSL. 39-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 3, 3:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Nnw Missoula, MT | ELEVATION 3,531 FT. GRANT CREEK AREA. SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 3:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ne Orofino, ID | MOST OF THE SNOW OCCURRED WITH THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT PASSAGE AROUND 2 AM PST. SPOTTER REPORTED ICY ROADS ESPECIALLY IN SHADED SPOTS DURING THE DAY ON DEC 3RD. TEMPERATURE AT 5 PM PST WAS 16 DEG. F. SNOW DURATION 4 HOURS 30 MINUTES. |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.9 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | ASOS STATION MISSOULA, MT /MSO/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 3 Sse May, ID | COOP OBSERVER STATION MAY 2SSE /MAYI1/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 3 S White Pine, MT | COCORAHS STATION 9 NW THOMPSON FALLS /5994S/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
| Dec 3, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 W Columbia Falls, MT | COCORAHS STATION 1 W COLUMBIA FALLS /0066H/ SNOW DURATION 48 HOURS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
459 WWUS45 KMSO 302203 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...MOUNTAIN SNOW ON SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY AN ARCTIC FRONT ON MONDAY... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS WEEK. FIRST... A STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL BE USHERED INTO THE REGION CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX BAG OF RAIN...SNOW... AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN ON MONDAY...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP DRAMATICALLY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION COULD REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS. IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-011300- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131201T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 /203 PM PST SAT NOV 30 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-011300- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131201T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ043-011300- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T1800Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131201T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ001-011300- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASS ROADWAYS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ003-011300- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T1800Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-007-011300- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 303 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH MONDAY. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... CREATING A DIFFICULT COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASS ROADWAYS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BITTERROOT VALLEY... MISSOULA...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
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000 WWUS45 KMSO 010626 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1126 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...MOUNTAIN SNOW ON SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY AN ARCTIC FRONT ON MONDAY... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS WEEK. FIRST... A STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL BE USHERED INTO THE REGION CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX BAG OF RAIN...SNOW... AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THEN ON MONDAY...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP DRAMATICALLY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION COULD REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS. MTZ001-011200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1126 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN IN THE MOUNTAINS, THOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH VALLEYS WILL BE A MESS OF SNOW/RAIN/FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME, ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASS ROADWAYS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * FREEZING RAIN: POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN FALLING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CREATE VERY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-011200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1126 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 /1026 PM PST SAT NOV 30 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-043-011200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1126 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-011200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T1800Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1126 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-007-011200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1126 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH MONDAY. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... CREATING A DIFFICULT COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASS ROADWAYS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BITTERROOT VALLEY... MISSOULA...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 010648 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1148 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...MOUNTAIN SNOW ON SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY AN ARCTIC FRONT ON MONDAY... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS WEEK. FIRST... A STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL BE USHERED INTO THE REGION CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX BAG OF RAIN...SNOW... AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THEN ON MONDAY...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP DRAMATICALLY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION COULD REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS. IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-012200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1148 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 /1048 PM PST SAT NOV 30 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ001-012200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1148 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN IN THE MOUNTAINS... THOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH VALLEYS WILL BE A MESS OF SNOW/RAIN/FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASS ROADWAYS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * FREEZING RAIN: POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN FALLING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CREATE VERY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-043-012200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1148 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-012200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131201T1800Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0047.131201T0648Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1148 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... AND POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN ACTION SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW AND REMAIN THAT WAY. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * FREEZING RAIN: POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN FALLING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CREATE VERY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-007-012200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1148 PM MST SAT NOV 30 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH MONDAY. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIXED BAG OF RAIN AND SNOW... CREATING A DIFFICULT COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASS ROADWAYS. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BITTERROOT VALLEY... MISSOULA...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 011806 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 MTZ007-020215- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131201T2200Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND...ICE...SNOW...AND WINDCHILL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: CROSS WINDS ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO ANACONDA EXIT WILL GUST TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY AFTERNOON A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES AND A WET WINTRY MIX AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND INTRODUCE VERY COLD AIR MAKING FLASH FREEZING OF ROADS A MAJOR CONCERN MONDAY NIGHT. FINALLY PERSISTENT NORTH AND EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-020215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 /1006 AM PST SUN DEC 1 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TODAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ001-020215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE VALLEYS RECEIVING A MIX OF SNOW/RAIN/FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-043-020215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-020215- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-020215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1106 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH MONDAY. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...CREATING A DIFFICULT COMMUTE MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ADVERSE... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BITTERROOT VALLEY... MISSOULA $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 012134 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 MTZ005-020545- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...ICE...AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT UNTIL A COLD FRONT REACHES THE AREA MONDAY CAUSING A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THEN MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL ARRIVE CAUSING HIGH WINDS FROM HELLGATE CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING ROADS. MONDAY NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD TURN DANGEROUS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OR STRONGER FROM HELLGATE CANYON. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ009-010-020545- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT OVER LOST TRAIL... LEMHI...BANNOCK PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. DANGEROUS NEAR WHITE OUT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-020545- /O.UPG.KMSO.WW.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF ANY WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MARIAS PASS AND WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-020545- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 /134 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TODAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ001-020545- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE VALLEYS RECEIVING A MIX OF SNOW/RAIN/FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-043-020545- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ007-020545- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131201T2200Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 234 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: CROSS WINDS ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO ANACONDA EXIT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY AFTERNOON A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES AND A WET WINTRY MIX AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND INTRODUCE VERY COLD AIR MAKING FLASH FREEZING OF ROADS A MAJOR CONCERN MONDAY NIGHT. FINALLY PERSISTENT NORTH AND EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-008-020545- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0048.131202T1200Z-131202T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 134 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAINLY TO LOCATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 012324 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 /324 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TODAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ003-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF ANY WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MARIAS PASS AND WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE VALLEYS RECEIVING A MIX OF SNOW/RAIN/FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-043-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ007-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: CROSS WINDS ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO ANACONDA EXIT WILL GUST TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY AFTERNOON A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES AND A WET WINTRY MIX AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND INTRODUCE VERY COLD AIR MAKING FLASH FREEZING OF ROADS A MAJOR CONCERN MONDAY NIGHT. FINALLY PERSISTENT NORTH AND EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ005-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT UNTIL A COLD FRONT REACHES THE AREA MONDAY CAUSING A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THEN MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL ARRIVE CAUSING HIGH WINDS FROM HELLGATE CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING ROADS. MONDAY NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD TURN DANGEROUS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OR STRONGER FROM HELLGATE CANYON. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ009-010-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 424 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT OVER LOST TRAIL... LEMHI...BANNOCK PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. DANGEROUS NEAR WHITE OUT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-008-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0048.131202T1200Z-131202T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 324 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAINLY TO LOCATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 020401 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 /801 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ003-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF ANY WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MARIAS PASS AND WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ001-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE VALLEYS RECEIVING A MIX OF SNOW/RAIN/FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME...ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY COULD BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-043-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THEREAFTER. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ007-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: CROSS WINDS ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO ANACONDA EXIT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY AFTERNOON A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES AND A WET WINTRY MIX AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND INTRODUCE VERY COLD AIR MAKING FLASH FREEZING OF ROADS A MAJOR CONCERN MONDAY NIGHT. FINALLY PERSISTENT NORTH AND EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THEN ON MONDAY NIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ005-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT UNTIL A COLD FRONT REACHES THE AREA MONDAY CAUSING A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THEN MONDAY NIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL ARRIVE CAUSING HIGH WINDS FROM HELLGATE CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING ROADS. MONDAY NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD TURN DANGEROUS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY. * WINDS: MONDAY NIGHT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OR STRONGER FROM HELLGATE CANYON. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ009-010-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.131202T0600Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 901 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT OVER LOST TRAIL... LEMHI...BANNOCK PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. DANGEROUS NEAR WHITE OUT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TODAY WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND PEAK AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-008-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0048.131202T1200Z-131202T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 801 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAINLY TO LOCATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 021129 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 /329 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON, ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST, WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON TONIGHT...WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS && $$ MTZ003-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: BY THIS AFTERNOON, VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF ANY WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: TONIGHT THE WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MARIAS PASS AND WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON && $$ MTZ001-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON, ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH && $$ MTZ002-043-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON, ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TONIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH && $$ MTZ007-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: CROSS WINDS ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO ANACONDA EXIT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON SNOW WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES AND A WET WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. VERY COLD AIR WILL CAUSE WET ROADWAYS TO FLASH FREEZE, WHICH WILL BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. FINALLY, WIND CHILLS LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CREATE THE THREAT FOR FROSTBITE TO ANY EXPOSED SKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS && $$ MTZ005-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT REACHES THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THEREAFTER. TONIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL ARRIVE AND CAUSE ALL WET ROADS TO FLASH FREEZE, WHICH WILL BECOME A MAJOR TRAVEL HAZARD TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD TURN DANGEROUS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY. * WINDS: EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OR STRONGER FUNNELING OUT OF HELLGATE CANYON OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA && $$ IDZ009-010-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 429 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES, CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS, NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND PEAK AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON && $$ IDZ007-008-022000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0048.131202T1200Z-131202T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 329 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, MAINLY TO LOCATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 021940 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 IDZ007-008-022045- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-131202T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1140 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 /1140 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEN ON TONIGHT... WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ MTZ003-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: BY THIS AFTERNOON... VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF ANY WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS HUGGING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: TONIGHT THE WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MOUTH OF BAD ROCK CANYON. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MARIAS PASS AND WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ001-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. UP TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW FALLING ON TOP OF ALREADY ICY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-043-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHILE VALLEYS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON... ALL VALLEYS WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TONIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ007-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: CROSS WINDS ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JUNCTION TO ANACONDA EXIT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON SNOW WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES AND A WET WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. VERY COLD AIR WILL CAUSE WET ROADWAYS TO FLASH FREEZE... WHICH WILL BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. FINALLY... WIND CHILLS LESS THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CREATE THE THREAT FOR FROSTBITE TO ANY EXPOSED SKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND OVER HOMESTAKE PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. TONIGHT WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THIS TIME. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT REACHES THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THEREAFTER. TONIGHT AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL ARRIVE AND CAUSE ALL WET ROADS TO FLASH FREEZE... WHICH WILL BECOME A MAJOR TRAVEL HAZARD TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD TURN DANGEROUS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY. * WINDS: EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OR STRONGER FUNNELING OUT OF HELLGATE CANYON OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ IDZ009-010-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 1240 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES... CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS... NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND PEAK AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO AT EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 022151 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 /151 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ MTZ003-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. EXPECT STRONG ARCTIC WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR HIGHLANDS EAST OF CRESTON AND BIGFORK. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WITHIN BADROCK CANYON. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ001-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO FLASH FREEZING OF WET ROADS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ATOP THE ICE COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-043-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ007-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY COLD AIR WILL CAUSE WET ROADWAYS TO FLASH FREEZE TONIGHT...MAKING FOR NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WINDCHILL WILL REACH LOWER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 TO 4 INCHES FOR VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL EXIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. FLASH FREEZING OF WET ROADS WILL MAKE FOR NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG HELLGATE CANYON WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: EAST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH NEAR HELLGATE CANYON. EXPECT SOME BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ IDZ009-010-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 251 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL EXIST NEAR GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 030030 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 /430 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ MTZ003-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. EXPECT STRONG ARCTIC WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR HIGHLANDS EAST OF CRESTON AND BIGFORK. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WITHIN BADROCK CANYON. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ001-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO FLASH FREEZING OF WET ROADS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ATOP THE ICE COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-043-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ007-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY COLD AIR WILL CAUSE WET ROADWAYS TO FLASH FREEZE TONIGHT...MAKING FOR NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WINDCHILL WILL REACH LOWER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 TO 4 INCHES FOR VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL EXIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. FLASH FREEZING OF WET ROADS WILL MAKE FOR NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG HELLGATE CANYON WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: EAST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH NEAR HELLGATE CANYON. EXPECT SOME BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ IDZ009-010-030830- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 530 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL EXIST NEAR GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON $$ IDZ007-008-030830- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0049.131203T0030Z-131204T0800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 430 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW HAS REDEVELOPED OVER THE AREA AND IS ANTICIPATED TO LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE 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. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 030440 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 /840 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ MTZ003-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. EXPECT STRONG ARCTIC WINDS THROUGH BADROCK CANYON AND FLASH FREEZING OF WET SURFACES FROM THE RECENT SNOW. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR HIGHLANDS EAST OF CRESTON AND BIGFORK. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WITHIN BADROCK CANYON. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ001-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO FLASH FREEZING OF WET ROADS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ATOP THE ICE COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-043-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ007-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY COLD AIR WILL CAUSE WET ROADWAYS TO FLASH FREEZE TONIGHT...MAKING FOR NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WINDCHILL WILL REACH LOWER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 TO 4 INCHES FOR VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO READINGS TUESDAY...LESS THAN 20 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL EXIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. FLASH FREEZING OF WET ROADS WILL MAKE FOR NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG HELLGATE CANYON WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: EAST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH NEAR HELLGATE CANYON. EXPECT SOME BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ IDZ009-010-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 940 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...WIND AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL EXIST NEAR GILMORE SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON $$ IDZ007-008-031245- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 840 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE 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. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 031047 AAB WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 /247 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST /MIDNIGHT PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS... HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ MTZ003-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW, WIND, AND COLD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WITHIN BADROCK CANYON. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ001-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW, WIND, AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF ICE COVERED ROADS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-043-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW, WIND, AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ007-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW, WIND, AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 20 BELOW ZERO OR EVEN COLDER TONIGHT. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG HELLGATE CANYON WINDS WILL DEVELOP CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH NEAR HELLGATE CANYON. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL: AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ IDZ009-010-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 347 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW, WIND, AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE PRESENT OVER GILMORE SUMMIT, MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DUE TO BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND GILMORE SUMMIT. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON $$ IDZ007-008-032200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 247 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE, WITH BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE, TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEYS: TRACE TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 031813 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1113 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...BRUTALLY COLD WIND CHILL THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY... IDZ009-010-MTZ001>007-043-041200- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WC.Y.0002.131203T1813Z-131204T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1113 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN BRUTALLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IN THESE CONDITIONS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMA OCCUR IN MERE MINUTES. THE COLD WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK...PETS AND NON-WINTERIZED PLUMBING AS WELL. * WINDS: 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SHOUP...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...LEMHI PASS...SALMON...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON... ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS... POLEBRIDGE... FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE... HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IDZ005-006-031915- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1013 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ IDZ007-008-031915- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-131204T0800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1013 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
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 Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 30, 2:57 AM PST, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 2:57 AM PST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
357 AM MST Sat Nov 30 2013
.DISCUSSION...This morning there have been reports of slick road
conditions due to pockets of freezing rain. Most reports have come in
from along Interstate 90 near Haugan to Lookout Pass, so those
needing to travel this route may need to exercise caution. A
winter weather advisory has been issued through 11 AM this morning
to account for slick road conditions. Other locations with the
threat of seeing slick travel include valleys of northwest
Montana, especially across Flathead county and Highway 12 over
Lolo Pass in north central Idaho. Even road surfaces with a light
covering of snow may still harbor icy conditions beneath.
Aside from this early weather concern, the Northern Rockies as a
whole will begin its transition over to a much snowier and much,
much colder pattern.
Because this is such a complex storm system, we want to highlight
the biggest impacts that are expected:
1) HEAVY MOUNTAIN PASS AND BACKCOUNTRY SNOWFALL: We have high
confidence that heavy snowfall will occur with this storm
system. Light snowfall will begin today, but the time period for
the heaviest snow to fall (especially over mountain passes) will
be late Sunday through Monday morning. Beyond Monday morning, lighter
snow amounts will occur, lasting through Tuesday. Those traveling
back from their holiday weekend should prepare for problematic
road conditions.
So how much snow could fall? There is a serious possibility for
upwards of 2 feet of snow to accumulate, especially in the
mountains near the Idaho/Montana border. Highways crossing over
Lolo Pass and Lookout Pass will see a prolonged period of adverse
travel conditions. The Glacier Park region, as well as the
Whitefish/Mission/Bob Marshall mountains (including Marias Pass),
will also see heavy snowfall amounts. Snow will combine with
periods of blowing snow to result in treacherous driving
conditions.
2) VALLEY RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW/CHANCE FOR MIXED PRECIP: For
valleys, the storm presents more of a challenge for forecasting
timing of precipitation. Come Sunday morning, a chance for freezing
rain will occur across NW MT and along the I-90 corridor near the
ID/MT border. However, the dominant precip type will be rain....that
is, until late Sunday/Monday morning. As the cold front crosses, we
can expect rain to permanently change over to snowfall Monday
morning across western MT and central ID. The biggest impact from
this changeover will be inclement driving conditions, especially
during the Monday morning commute, until precipitation changes
fully over to snow. There is potential for liquid to flash freeze
on the roadways Monday night into Tuesday as cold arctic air
pushes into the region. This could further worsen driving conditions.
3) GUSTY, POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS/BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY:
Two main periods of wind can be identified with this system. The
first is with the initial cold front passage on Monday. With this
first front, the main concern with winds will be for the Camas
Prairie in Idaho, valleys of southwest Montana (including the
Bitterroot valley and the Interstate 90 corridor near Deerlodge),
and the higher terrain. Gusts to 40 mph from the southwest to west are
expected, although there is a potential for some stronger winds up
to 50 mph which could potentially cause damage to trees, power
lines, and unsecured outdoor objects. In addition, wind will
combine with snow over the mountains and passes, causing periods of
low visibility in blowing snow. The second wind period will come
late Monday night into Tuesday as the arctic front moves into the
region from the northeast. Gusts up to 40 mph, possibly stronger
in areas such as Hellgate canyon and Badrock Canyon, can be
expected. The strongest winds with this push are expected to occur
along the Continental Divide, across northwest Montana, and into
the Missoula valley. Since snow will lower into the valleys with
this second push, blowing snow and low visibility will be a
concern area wide.
4) FRIGID COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS:
The coldest airmass since February of 2011 is expected to move in
behind the arctic front mentioned above on Monday night. Temperatures
will quickly plummet on Tuesday and bottom out by Wednesday and
Thursday. Initially, the cold will be accompanied by gusty winds,
which will make for dangerous wind chills between 10 and 20 below
zero Monday night into Tuesday. Frostbite will be possible for
exposed skin. If you must travel Monday night into Tuesday,
particularly across western Montana, be prepared with blankets, warm
clothes and food in case you end up stranded. Winds will continue
into Tuesday night, keeping wind chills extremely low. As winds
weaken Wednesday, temperatures will drop further. By Thursday and
Friday, temperatures may struggle to warm above the single digits
and low teens, with over night temperatures likely dropping below
zero. Thursday morning currently looks like the coldest period.
Temperatures are expected to remain cold through the weekend with
little relief in sight.
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.AVIATION...A weak disturbance will continue moving through the Northern
Rockies this morning, which will bring light precipitation and help weaken
the valley inversions. Precipitation will fall as a mix of snow
and pockets of freezing rain, especially across northwest Montana. KGPI
is still anticipated to remain in IFR conditions for the next 12
to 24 hours, mainly due to low ceilings. KMSO will also see some
fog and low stratus, although it is not expected to be as dense as
Friday morning.
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.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER STORM WATCH from Sunday evening through late Tuesday
night Butte/Blackfoot Region...Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys.
WINTER STORM WATCH from this evening through late Tuesday night
Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains...Lower Clark Fork Region...
West Glacier Region.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 11 AM MST this morning Lower Clark
Fork Region.
WINTER STORM WATCH from Sunday morning through late Tuesday
night Flathead/Mission Valleys...Kootenai/Cabinet Region...
Potomac/Seeley Lake Region.
ID...WINTER STORM WATCH from Sunday evening through late Tuesday
night Eastern Lemhi County...Western Lemhi County.
WINTER STORM WATCH from this evening through Tuesday evening
Northern Clearwater Mountains...Southern Clearwater
Mountains.
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Local storm report, Nov 30, 8:08 AM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
908 AM MST SAT NOV 30 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 S CONDON 47.51N 113.71W
11/29/2013 E0.13 INCH MISSOULA MT TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS FREEZING
RAIN FROM 530 TO 830 PM MST ON FRIDAY NOV
29TH. IT IS CURRENTLY RAINING LIGHTLY IN
CONDON AT 9 AM NOV 30TH WITH AIR TEMPERATURE
OF 33 DEGREES BUT ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE
SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING. FREEZING RAIN
DURATION 3 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION 1.5 MI S
OF CONDON
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NWS MISSOULA MT
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Nov 30, 8:32 AM PST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
932 AM MST SAT NOV 30 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0633 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 NW EAST PORTAL 47.44N 115.69W
11/30/2013 U0.00 INCH MINERAL MT DEPT OF HIGHWAY
MTDOT REPORTED FREEZING RAIN AT LOOKOUT PASS
ON I-90 EARLY THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN
DURATION 6 HOURS
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NWS MISSOULA MT
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Nov 30, 9:44 AM PST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1044 AM MST SAT NOV 30 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1043 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 S CHARLO 47.38N 114.16W
11/30/2013 E0.00 INCH LAKE MT TRAINED SPOTTER
SIDEWALKS ARE SLICK FROM THE LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. TEMPERATURE IS 31 DEGREES.
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NWS MISSOULA MT
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:14 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 7 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.