000 FLUS45 KMSO 222000 HWOMSO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 200 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009 MTZ003-230800- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 200 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/MISSOULA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM COMBINED WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA INCLUDING FLATHEAD LAKE TODAY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. AREAS MOST IMPACTED BY WINTRY CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 93 CORRIDOR NORTH OF FLATHEAD LAKE THURSDAY MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 NORTH OF KALISPELL THROUGH BAD ROCK CANYON MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES FROM THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH MAY REDUCE HIGHWAY VISIBILITY. COOL TEMPERATURES AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$ MTZ001-002-230800- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 200 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM COMBINED WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA TODAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. AREAS MOST IMPACTED BY WINTRY CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR THURSDAY MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM BAD ROCK CANYON TO MARIAS PASS MAY BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES FROM THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH MAY REDUCE HIGHWAY VISIBILITY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MARIAS PASS THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. COOL TEMPERATURES AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$