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FLUS45 KTFX 292308 AAA
HWOTFX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
508 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

MTZ008-014-015-052>055-301200-
BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-JEFFERSON-
BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
508 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT
IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST MONTANA ON SATURDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS.
THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TO 9 PM
MDT SATURDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. AFTER PASSAGE OF THE
COLD FRONT SATURDAY EVENING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE
AND WINDS WILL DECREASE. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT AS WELL...BUT THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION WITH THEM.

THIS STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SUNDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL...AND
SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR SUNDAY INTO LABOR DAY. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL ONLY REACH INTO THE 50S AND
60S AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL MAINLY
HAVE HIGHS IN THE 40S. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
AROUND 6000 FEET OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...INCLUDING THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AREA...WITH SNOW
LEVELS FALLING TO AROUND 8000 FEET OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA BY
MONDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM HIGHWAY
200 NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER DURING THIS PERIOD...AS WELL AS
ON THE HIGHER PEAKS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. TRAVELERS AND THOSE
WITH OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN THE
BACK COUNTRY AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
MUCH COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH WINTRY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$

MTZ009>013-044>051-301200-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
508 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT
IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY
PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA...BUT THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WITH THEM AS
WELL.

THIS STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SUNDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL...AND
SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR SUNDAY INTO LABOR DAY. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL ONLY REACH INTO THE 50S AND
60S AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL MAINLY
HAVE HIGHS IN THE 40S. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
AROUND 6000 FEET OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...INCLUDING THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AREA...WITH SNOW
LEVELS FALLING TO AROUND 8000 FEET OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA BY
MONDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM HIGHWAY
200 NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER DURING THIS PERIOD...AS WELL AS
ON THE HIGHER PEAKS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. TRAVELERS AND THOSE
WITH OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN THE
BACK COUNTRY AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
MUCH COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH WINTRY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$







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000
FLUS45 KBYZ 292150
HWOBYZ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
350 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-302200-
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-
350 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. THOSE WITH FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF
RAINFALL AND COOLER TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD. SNOW IS EVEN
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S
AND 60S ARE LIKELY WITH EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$









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000
FLUS45 KGGW 292118
HWOGGW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
318 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

MTZ017-022-302200-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-GARFIELD-
318 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR FORT PECK LAKE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS ON TRACK TO
ENTER THE REGION LATE SATURDAY GENERATING GUSTY NORTH WINDS THAT
WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$

MTZ023>027-302200-
MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
318 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 122
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND VERY
LOW HUMIDITIES. ADDITIONALLY...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR FORT PECK LAKE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD
FRONT IS ON TRACK TO ENTER THE REGION LATE SATURDAY GENERATING
GUSTY NORTH WINDS THAT WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$







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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.

$$










000
FLUS45 KTFX 291129
HWOTFX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
529 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

MTZ009>014-044>054-301130-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
529 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING MUCH COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER
TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR SUNDAY INTO LABOR DAY...

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
ON SUNDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY INTO LABOR DAY. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE 50S TO
60S ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA AND IN THE 40S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF NORTH
CENTRAL MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
THROUGH MONDAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND
6000 FEET OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING
THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AREA...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO
AROUND 8000 FEET OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA BY MONDAY. SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM HIGHWAY 200 NORTH TO THE
CANADIAN BORDER DURING THIS PERIOD. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH
OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK
COUNTRY AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MUCH
COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH WINTRY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$

MTZ008-015-055-301130-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
529 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SATURDAY WILL BE HOT AND DRY ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS FOR DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON
SUNDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY INTO LABOR DAY. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE 60S
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND IN THE 40S AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION... WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SHOWERY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 8000 FEET BY MONDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM HIGHWAY 200 NORTH TO THE
CANADIAN BORDER DURING THIS PERIOD. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH
OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK
COUNTRY AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MUCH
COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH WINTRY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$

WILLIAMSON DC






000
FLUS45 KBYZ 291036
HWOBYZ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
436 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-301045-
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-
436 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY AND
TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY SUNDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THOSE WITH FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF
RAINFALL AND COOLER TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD. SNOW IS EVEN
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S
AND 60S ARE LIKELY WITH EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

$$











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