Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
449 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

MTZ009-048-222100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0005.130523T0000Z-130523T1800Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
449 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ROCKY
  MOUNTAIN FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
  TIMES TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO AROUND 6000
  FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. ABOVE 6000 FEET...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 15
  INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
  HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL MAINLY IMPACT AREAS
  ABOVE THE ELEVATION OF MARIAS PASS ON HIGHWAY 2...HOWEVER
  REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLUSH BUILDUP ON THE ROADWAY ARE POSSIBLE
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE VENTURING TO
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND THE BOB
  MARCHALL WILDERNESS AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY
  CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE
  GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS REGION.

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE
  VISIT. WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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