000 FPUS65 KTFX 230004 SFPMT STATE FORECAST FOR MONTANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 500 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2002 MTZ001>007-043-231200- WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 500 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2002 ..HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS THROUGH SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE BITTERROOT AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION AND THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW NORTH...CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE VALLEYS OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SOUTH. LOCALLY BREEZY. LOWS 30 TO 40. .SATURDAY...IN THE NORTH...SNOW LIKELY WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS. COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S. IN THE SOUTH...RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 40 TO 50. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...SNOW LIKELY CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. LOWS IN THE TEENS TO MID 20S. HIGHS 25 TO 35. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE...EXCEPT ZERO TO 10 BELOW IN HIGHER VALLEYS. HIGHS 20 TO 30. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS 25 TO 35. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS 30 TO 40. $$ MTZ009>014-044>051-054-231200- CENTRAL MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 500 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2002 ...BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL EVENING FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA... .TONIGHT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUING ABOVE 5500 FEET OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. OTHERWISE CLOUDY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING. LOWS 15 TO 20. .SATURDAY...SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE TEENS BUT TEMPERATURES FALLING DURING THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY AND COLDER. LOWS 10 BELOW ZERO TO ZERO. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW FLURRIES AND COLD. HIGHS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 15 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. HIGHS 5 TO 15. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND NOT AS COLD. LOWS 5 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE 20S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED...MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS 20S TO NEAR 30. $$ MTZ008-015-052-053-055-231200- SOUTHWEST MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 500 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2002 ...WINTER STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND TURNING COLDER. SNOW BECOMING LIKELY TOWARDS MORNING. LOWS 25 TO 35...BUT 15 TO 25 HIGHER VALLEYS. .SATURDAY...SNOW AND MUCH COLDER. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS. HIGHS IN THE 30S EARLY...THEN FALLING THROUGH THE DAY. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY SOUTH WITH DECREASING CHANCE OF SNOW ELSEWHERE. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE TEENS. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE...BUT 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGHS 10 TO 25...BUT ZERO TO 10 ABOVE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT QUITE SO COLD. LOWS ZERO TO 15...BUT ZERO TO 15 BELOW HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGHS 25 TO 32...BUT 15 TO 25 HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 15 BUT 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE HIGHER VALLEYS. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. $$ MTZ016>042-056>062-231200- EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS/GLASGOW MT 500 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2002 TONIGHT...WINDY AND TURNING COLDER LATE WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 25 TO 35. .SATURDAY...WINDY AND COLDER WITH SNOW LIKELY. MORNING HIGHS IN THE 20S AND 30S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SOUTH. PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH. LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SOUTH. HIGHS IN THE TEENS. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH FLURRIES SOUTH. PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH. LOWS 5 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS 10 TO 20. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY SOUTH. PARTLY CLOUDY NORTHEAST. LOWS 5 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE 20S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY SOUTH. PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH. LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$