000 FLUS45 KBYZ 051144 HWOBYZ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 444 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-061200- 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- 444 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG TODAY OVER THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR LIVINGSTON AND NYE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EXTEND TO BIG TIMBER WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THERE. WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG OVER WHEATLAND COUNTY TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE LOCATIONS. PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM BIG TIMBER TO LIVINGSTON...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMER TO HARLOWTON ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$