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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
427 AM MDT MON SEP 8 2014
MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-091030-
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-
427 AM MDT MON SEP 8 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY AND
TONIGHT IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL TURN COLDER BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AS A
CANADIAN AIRMASS SURGES SOUTHWARD INTO MONTANA. EXPECT HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 50S ON TUESDAY...THEN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S ACROSS THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOME PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS WITH A MIX OF RAIN
AND WET SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO
TELL EXACTLY HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL...BUT IT APPEARS THE NORTH
SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH...ABSAROKA AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS COULD
RECEIVE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL. EVEN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
COULD SEE SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY SURFACES...INCLUDING
BILLINGS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS SHOULD MONITOR THE
FORECAST CLOSELY. IF A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL DOES DEVELOP ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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JKL
first snowfall of the 2014-2015 winter and it's still summer!