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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1012 PM MST THU FEB 7 2002

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST MONTANA FRIDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL     
   MONTANA AND SHERIDAN COUNTY WYOMING FRIDAY NIGHT...

MTZ032-033-036>038-058-WYZ099-081200-
CARTER-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA...
MILES CITY AND SHERIDAN
1006 PM MST THU FEB 7 2002

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...

SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA BY 
FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS 
ANTICIPATED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT 
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO 
BE THAT HIGH WITH THIS STORM...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY 
STRONG WINDS...WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. FUTURE TRAVELING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME 
HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

WCJIN-WYNW-WYNE

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