000 FLUS45 KMSO 122256 HWOMSO MTZ001>007-043-IDZ005>010-131300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 356 PM MST TUE NOV 12 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO .DAY ONE... TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST MONTANA WITH LIGHT RAIN AT MOST OTHER LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SOME LIGHT RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH SNOW LIKELY ABOVE 6000 FEET AND RAIN BELOW. THIS COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PASSES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$