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WWUS45 KMSO 132250
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
400 PM MST (300 PM PST) WED NOV 13 2002

IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-140500-
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...DIXIE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR NORTH
   CENTRAL IDAHO AND NORTHWEST MONTANA THURSDAY...

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND NORTHWEST MONTANA ON THURSDAY. A
FAST MOVING SYSTEM IN THE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA ON THURSDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RATHER WARM...THEREFORE
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL ONLY FALL TO ABOUT 5000 FEET. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND PASSES AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

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MTZ002-140500-
WEST GLACIER REGION-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE WEST GLACIER
   REGION ON THURSDAY...

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTH WEST MONTANA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. A FAST MOVING
SYSTEM IN THE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON
THURSDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RATHER WARM...THEREFORE THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL REMAIN AT ABOUT 5000 FEET. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND PASSES FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

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MEAD/KOLATA