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09-23-2005, 11:41 AM
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WWUS46 KTFX 231508 WSI PPS:231508
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
908 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2005
MTZ012-014-050-052>054-240400-
/X.CON.KTFX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-050924T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...HELENA...STANFORD...
BOULDER...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
908 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2005
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
A CANADIAN COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA COMBINED WITH
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY TODAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY
SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA MOUNTAINS AND BECAUSE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR FREEZING DURING MUCH OF THIS EVENT...
SNOW WILL BE VERY WET AND HEAVY...PUTTING STRESS ON TREES THAT
STILL HAVE LEAVES ON THEM.
ANYONE WHO HAS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED...OR PLANS TO TRAVEL
ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN PASSES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MONTANA FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD PREPARED FOR WINTER
LIKE CONDITIONS.
WWUS46 KTFX 231508 WSI PPS:231508
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
908 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2005
MTZ012-014-050-052>054-240400-
/X.CON.KTFX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-050924T1200Z/
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...HELENA...STANFORD...
BOULDER...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
908 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2005
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
A CANADIAN COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA COMBINED WITH
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY TODAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY
SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA MOUNTAINS AND BECAUSE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR FREEZING DURING MUCH OF THIS EVENT...
SNOW WILL BE VERY WET AND HEAVY...PUTTING STRESS ON TREES THAT
STILL HAVE LEAVES ON THEM.
ANYONE WHO HAS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED...OR PLANS TO TRAVEL
ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN PASSES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MONTANA FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD PREPARED FOR WINTER
LIKE CONDITIONS.