000 WWUS45 KMSO 050142 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 642 PM MST (542 PM PST) FRI FEB 4 2005 MTZ004-051000- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE SNOW AND WIND ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER WEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. $$ MTZ002-043-051000- WEST GLACIER REGION-NORTHERN BLACKFOOT REGION- ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT TO 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE WEST GLACIER AND NORTHERN BLACKFOOT REGIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE SNOW AND WIND ABOVE 4000 FEET LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER WEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. $$ IDZ005-006-051000- CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN IDAHO COUNTIES- ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN IDAHO COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE SNOW AND WIND ABOVE 4000 FEET LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN IDAHO COUNTIES TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER WEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN IDAHO COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. $$ MWJ/ADAIR weather.gov/missoula