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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
610 AM MST FRI NOV 8 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL IDAHO

.DAY ONE... TODAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR TONIGHT.
SEE GTFWSWMSO FOR DETAILS.
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW. A COLD FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO 6000
FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. SEE GTFWSWMSO FOR DETAILS.
WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS SUBSEQUENT SYSTEMS
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION LATE SATURDAY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY.
STRONG WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW MAY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF WEST-CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA ABOVE 5000 FEET.
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER
CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS...MAINLY AT NIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

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