Montana Weather Alerts

Missoula, Bitterroot Valleys, Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T22:57:00 | Expires: 2009-01-09T00:00:00
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 357 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 MTC081-070000- /O.NEW.KMSO.FA.A.0001.090107T0600Z-090109T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RAVALLI- 357 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...RAVALLI. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND RAIN WILL LEAD TO SNOW MELT...RUNOFF AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROAD WAYS IN CITY STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. * IN ADDITION...THE EAST FORK OF THE BITTERROOT RIVER NEAR CONNER COULD SEE ICE JAM BREAK UP WITH POTENTIAL FLOODING. THIS COULD IMPACT THE LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN DARBY AND CONNER. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

Kootenai, Cabinet Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ001-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

Kootenai, Cabinet Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ001-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

Kootenai, Cabinet Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ001-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

West Glacier, Bob Marshall Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T01:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ002-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090108T0100Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISING TO NEAR 4500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

West Glacier, Bob Marshall Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T01:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ002-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090108T0100Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISING TO NEAR 4500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

West Glacier, Bob Marshall Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ002-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090108T0100Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISING TO NEAR 4500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

West Glacier, Bob Marshall Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ002-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090108T0100Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISING TO NEAR 4500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Lower Clark Fork Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ004-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. LOCAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Lower Clark Fork Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ004-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. LOCAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Lower Clark Fork Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ004-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. LOCAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Lower Clark Fork Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ004-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. LOCAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Lower Clark Fork Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ004-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. LOCAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Lower Clark Fork Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ004-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. LOCAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IDZ006-MTZ006-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090106T2100Z-090107T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 /339 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IDZ006-MTZ006-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090106T2100Z-090107T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 /339 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IDZ006-MTZ006-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090106T2100Z-090107T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 /339 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IDZ006-MTZ006-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090106T2100Z-090107T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 /339 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IDZ006-MTZ006-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090106T2100Z-090107T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 /339 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Bitterroot, Sapphire Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IDZ006-MTZ006-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090106T2100Z-090107T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 /339 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Northern Rocky Mountain Front
Effective: 2009-01-05T21:33:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T18:00:00
POSSIBLE NEAR THE DIVIDE...WHICH COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER TO MARIAS PASS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Northern Rocky Mountain Front
Effective: 2009-01-05T21:33:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T18:00:00
POSSIBLE NEAR THE DIVIDE...WHICH COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER TO MARIAS PASS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Eastern Glacier
Effective: 2009-01-05T21:33:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T18:00:00
POSSIBLE NEAR THE DIVIDE...WHICH COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER TO MARIAS PASS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Blackfoot Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ043-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Blackfoot Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ043-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Blackfoot Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T18:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ043-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Blackfoot Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ043-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Blackfoot Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ043-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Blackfoot Region
Effective: 2009-01-05T23:39:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T06:00:00
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INFLUX OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD...A BRIEF EPISODE OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS WILL EVENTUALLY RISE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MTZ043-060600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.090107T0000Z-090107T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 439 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING BETWEEN 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Southern Rocky Mountain Front
Effective: 2009-01-05T21:33:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T18:00:00
POSSIBLE NEAR THE DIVIDE...WHICH COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER TO MARIAS PASS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Southern Rocky Mountain Front
Effective: 2009-01-05T21:33:00 | Expires: 2009-01-08T18:00:00
POSSIBLE NEAR THE DIVIDE...WHICH COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER TO MARIAS PASS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Livingston Area
Effective: 2009-01-05T22:03:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T07:00:00
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 303 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A WEATHER PATTERN FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MTZ065-060700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 303 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM JUST WEST OF BIG TIMBER TO LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.

Beartooth Foothills
Effective: 2009-01-05T22:03:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T07:00:00
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 303 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A WEATHER PATTERN FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MTZ066-060700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0700Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 303 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. JKL

Beartooth Foothills
Effective: 2009-01-05T22:03:00 | Expires: 2009-01-06T07:00:00
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 303 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A WEATHER PATTERN FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MTZ066-060700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090106T0700Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 303 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. JKL

Absaroka, Beartooth Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T22:30:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T19:00:00
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD DECREASE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH WEST FACING SLOPES RECEIVING THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Crazy Mountains
Effective: 2009-01-05T22:30:00 | Expires: 2009-01-07T19:00:00
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD DECREASE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH WEST FACING SLOPES RECEIVING THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.