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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
338 PM MST THU FEB 9 2012

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-102245-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
338 PM MST THU FEB 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...FOR TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

PACIFIC MOISTURE OVER RUNNING A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS BUILDING
INTO THE AREA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
GENERALLY FALL ALONG AND WEST OF A ROUNDUP TO ASHLAND LINE...WITH
1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. A HEAVIER AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE FROM LIVINGSTON TO COLUMBUS...INCLUDING BIG TIMBER.
THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND PARADISE VALLEY WILL ALSO SEE SIMILAR
HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO END BY
SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY IN
SOME LOCATIONS.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND
DIFFICULT WINTER WEATHER...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-90 WEST OF COLUMBUS
AND HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH OF LIVINGSTON. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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