000 FLUS45 KMSO 292046 HWOMSO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 246 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008 MTZ006-007-043-301200- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 246 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEAK RIDGING WILL KEEP PLEASANT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES...MAINLY FROM THE BITTERROOT AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS TO WEST GLACIER...ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO 5500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVELERS PLANNING TO USE MCDONALD PASS AND OTHER HIGHER PASSES OF THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE WINTRY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BACKCOUNTRY HIKERS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS...SNOW AND COLD RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$ MTZ002-301200- WEST GLACIER REGION- 246 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/MISSOULA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 6500 FEET INCLUDING LOGAN PASS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES...MAINLY FROM THE BITTERROOT AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS TO GLACIER PARK...ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO 5500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVELERS PLANNING TO USE LOGAN PASS...MCDONALD PASS AND OTHER HIGHER PASSES OF THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE WINTRY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BACKCOUNTRY HIKERS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS...SNOW AND COLD RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$