Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 159 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 .STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. MTZ067-162000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 159 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WHEN SNOW RATES COULD EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES ON WEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 9000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OF 8 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE COOKE CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE RECREATING IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITIES IN STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SNOW RATES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1037 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ011-013-161200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS- 1037 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON PRIMARILY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET TOWARD MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW NEAR MCCALL AND CASCADE BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET. HIGHWAY PASSES ARE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS... SUCH AS MORES CREEK SUMMIT...AND BANNER SUMMIT...ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 21 BETWEEN IDAHO CITY AND STANLEY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 912 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 MTZ008-015-052-053-055-161100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0004.090316T1200Z-090317T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES... BOULDER...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE 912 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA ON MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 6000 FEET WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTANA BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WYZ001-002-161015- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 FEET ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE PARK AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING BROOKS LAKE. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK INCLUDING 10 INCHES AT MAMMOTH. 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PARK AND THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 60 MPH THERE SO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THERE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTANA BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WYZ012-013-161015- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/ TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. AS OF 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE TETONS. SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...INCLUDING THE JACKSON HOLE AND THE GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THEN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 22 TO 28 INCHES ACROSS THE TETONS AND THE GROS VENTRE RANGE. 10 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE JACKSON VALLEY. 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE TETONS AND THE GROS VENTRE RANGE INCLUDING THE TOWN OF WILSON. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE JACKSON VALLEY WHERE SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN JACKSON AND MORAN JUNCTION. THE HIGHER RIDGES AND SUMMITS CAN EXPECT SOME WIND GUSTS TO APPROACH 60 MPH CAUSING FREQUENT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THERE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTANA BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WYZ023-024-161015- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/ STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AND THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE STAR VALLEY AS WELL ACROSS THE ADJACENT WYOMING AND SALT RIVER RANGES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE WYOMING AND SALT RIVER RANGES. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE STAR VALLEY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE STAR VALLEY WHERE SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHER RIDGES AND SUMMITS CAN EXPECT SOME WIND GUSTS TO APPROACH 60 MPH CAUSING FREQUENT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTANA BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WYZ014-025-161015- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINEDALE 901 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY BEFORE DAWN MONDAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WEST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH DAWN TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND 12 TO 24 INCHES ACROSS THE WEST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RANGE. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ018-031-161100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS JUST BEGINNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS EVENING APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ019-161100- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0006.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPIH.WS.W.0021.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM HAS VERY GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND AMPLE MOISTURE THAT WILL CAUSE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 200 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH WEST CENTRAL MONTANA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS WELL AS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LEMHI COUNTY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. IDZ006-MTZ006-161200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 200 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 /100 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE 3 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS DOWN TO 4500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. LOCAL WEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 40 MPH COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING OVER LOLO PASS BY MID DAY MONDAY...BUT INCREASING OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 200 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH WEST CENTRAL MONTANA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS WELL AS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LEMHI COUNTY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. IDZ010-161200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0042.090316T1500Z-090317T0600Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 200 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. MOUNTAIN PASSES IMPACTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LOST TRAIL...BANNOCK AND GILMORE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 200 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH WEST CENTRAL MONTANA THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS WELL AS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LEMHI COUNTY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. MTZ007-161200- /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 200 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS DOWN TO 4500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 907 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .LOW SURFACE PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MONTANA WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST WYOMING WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. MTZ065-161200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090316T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 907 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA THIS EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 58 TO 74 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER VALLEY. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1014 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ007-008-161200- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 914 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA MAY BRING LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM SLATE CREEK TO THE WHITEBIRD GRADE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO COUNTY ON MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE WHITEBIRD GRADE TO RIGGINS. A MOIST AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. THE MOUNTAINS AND PASSES WILL SEE MORE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1014 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 MTZ007-161200- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1014 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT ENTERS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. MOST AREAS WILL SEE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...BUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE SLICK ROADWAYS AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE...ANACONDA...BUTTE AND HOMESTAKE PASS CREATING AREAS OF SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. A MOIST AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. THE MOUNTAINS AND PASSES WILL SEE MORE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 609 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 WYZ001>020-022>030-161300- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS- EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 609 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR MOST WESTERN WYOMING MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY LOCATIONS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER FAR WESTERN WYOMING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE COMMON BY SUNRISE. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON IN THE FAR WEST VALLEYS OVERNIGHT WITH AMOUNTS AROUND ONE-HALF FOOT IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD EASILY RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE LESS WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. SOME LOCAL VALLEY SNOWFALL COULD REACH 10 TO 15 INCHES. SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVEL IS ANTICIPATED WITH SNOWPACKED ROADS AND PASSES...AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY CAUSED BY THE BLOWING SNOW. EAST OF THE DIVIDE...SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AND IMPACT MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH MONDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY OVER THE EASTERN ABSAROKA RANGE AND WITHIN THE CORRIDOR FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS TO NEAR CASPER. THE SNOW ACROSS FAR WEST AND NORTHWEST WYOMING WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL IN THE TETON...GROS VENTRE...AND WESTERN ABSAROKA RANGES AND PARTS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL ALSO CONTINUE... CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ADDING TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTY ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THIS WINTER STORM AND REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THANK YOU. $$ TEAM RIVERTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 446 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 MTZ008-015-052-053-055-161200- BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- 446 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA FROM MONDAY MORNING TO LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 414 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ011-013-162215- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS- 414 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IDAHO. .DAY ONE AND TWO...TONIGHT AND MONDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON PRIMARILY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. .DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 312 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ017>025-031-032-162115- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- 312 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH SNOW AMOUNTS AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN MOUNTAINS AREAS. HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DUE TO HIGH SNOW LEVELS...EXPECT MOSTLY RAIN IN VALLEY AREAS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN IDAHO. SEE BULLETINS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT EXITS THE AREA. WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD IN TUESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL... EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR 208-233-0834. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 311 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-162115- 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- 311 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR NEAR LIVINGSTON AND NYE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ACROSS INTERSTATE 90 NEAR LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON WEST FACING SLOPES. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL LIGHTEN UP TUESDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK. RAIN SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS MONDAY AND CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AS INITIAL SNOWFALL MELTS ON ROADWAYS AND THEN RE-FREEZES IN THE EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 218 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ010-161100- EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 218 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS HAS ALSO HELPED PUSH SNOW LEVELS WELL INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THE FRONT WILL STALL IN THE AREA MONDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING ABOVE MOST VALLEY FLOORS. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MOIST AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. THE MOUNTAINS AND PASSES WILL SEE MORE WINTER WEATHER AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$