000 WWUS46 KSEW 162343 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 400 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 .A COLD FRONT IN THE CASCADES ALONG WITH STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. AN INTENSE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAZ017-170900- WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 400 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE NORTH CASCADES THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. A SNOWFALL SENSOR AT THE MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA RECORDED 13 NEW INCHES OF SNOW IN THE 11 HOURS ENDING AT 3 PM. ANOTHER 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. $$ WAZ018-170900- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 400 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 ...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADES. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE CASCADES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && $$  000 WWUS46 KPQR 170133 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 524 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 ORZ011-WAZ019-171322- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 524 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A VIGOROUS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DUMP 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND IN THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES NORTH OF SANTIAM PASS TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS ALSO PRODUCING WINDY CONDITIONS...AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGES AND ALONG ROADS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND WINTRY DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$  000 WWUS42 KFFC 170201 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 846 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 GAZ006>009-013>016-023-024-171700- BANKS-DAWSON-FANNIN-GILMER-HALL-LUMPKIN-PICKENS-TOWNS-UNION-WHITE- 846 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... BANKS...DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...HALL...LUMPKIN...PICKENS...TOWNS ...UNION...AND WHITE. AREAS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE GULF COAST SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY TOWARD THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. MEANWHILE...NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO PULL SLIGHTLY COLDER AIR INTO THE STATE. EVENTUALLY THE AIR OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES MAY GET COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW...OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWEST BETWEEN 1 AM AND NOON EST THURSDAY. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S... BARELY COLD ENOUGH FOR POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION. PRECIPITATION SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT...SO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NO MORE THAN AN INCH...AND THIS WOULD BE MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS SUCH AS THE RICHARD RUSSELL HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 19 BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND BLAIRSVILLE COULD BECOME SLICK AND BRIDGES COULD BECOME SLICK AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LOWER ELEVATION ROADS AT THIS TIME. PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER REPORTS BY TUNING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THEIR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND CLICKING ON GEORGIA. $$  000 WWUS45 KGGW 170230 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 730 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY LATE THURSDAY...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MTZ016>020-023>025-027-059>062-171115- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX- NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY- EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK... HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE... WOLF POINT...POPLAR...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...OPHEIM...CULBERTSON 730 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ021-022-026-171115- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNETT...JORDAN...TERRY 730 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES ON THURSDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DNS  000 WWUS44 KMRX 170229 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 930 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 .A FAST-MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION OVERNIGHT...SPREADING LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA. MOST OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL ONLY SEE LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN...RESULTING IN FEW PROBLEMS. IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET...PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD EXIT THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ060-061-TNZ041-072-074-087-102-171700- BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK- SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPERHILL...COSBY...GATLINBURG... HAYESVILLE...MURPHY...TELLICO PLAINS...TOWNSEND 930 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING AROUND 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TNZ018-043-045-047-171700- JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERWIN...MOUNTAIN CITY...ROAN MOUNTAIN 930 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 930 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 FEET...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING AROUND 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$  000 WWUS45 KGGW 170241 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 741 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY LATE THURSDAY...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MTZ016>020-023>025-027-059>062-171115- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX- NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY- EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK... HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE... WOLF POINT...POPLAR...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...OPHEIM...CULBERTSON 741 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ021-022-026-171115- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNETT...JORDAN...TERRY 741 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES ON THURSDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS45 KGGW 170241 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 741 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 0A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MO EIFROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEASTOTMENTANA BY LATE THURSDAY...AND YI.L BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MTZ016>020-023>025-027-059>062-171115- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SAUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDSN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX- NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY- EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK... HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKEI.EL WOLF POINT...POPLAR...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...OPHEIM...CULBERTSON 741 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENHNG TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DWVWLOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIYHO ENTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDA . A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ021-022-026-171115- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-PRAIRIE- IRCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNETT...JORDAN...TERRY 741 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES ON THURSDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS45 KGGW 170305 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 805 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY LATE THURSDAY...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MTZ016>020-023>025-027-059>062-171130- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX- NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY- EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK... HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE... WOLF POINT...POPLAR...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...OPHEIM...CULBERTSON 805 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ021-022-026-171130- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.050317T0600Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNETT...JORDAN...TERRY 805 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES ON THURSDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS43 KMPX 170303 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 905 PM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL STILL POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOME AREAS MAY SEE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW. SNOWFALL MAY WELL LINGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING...WITH FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE...FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO GAYLORD...TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO...FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD... WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...MORA...LITTLE FALLS...AND HUTCHINSON. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE ACROSS IOWA FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE MOVING INTO WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WATCH...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL ALLOW SNOW TO CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY...SATURDAY...AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED 6 INCHES...AND APPROACH A FOOT IN SOME LOCALES. DUE TO CONTINUED UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER...IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LARGEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN IN LATER UPDATES. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING LATE WINTER STORM. MNZ041>045-047>070-073-171100- ANOKA-BENTON-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-HENNEPIN-ISANTI- KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON- POPE-RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEARNS-STEVENS- SWIFT-TODD-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...APPLETON...BENSON... BLAINE...BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...CHASKA...ELK RIVER... FOLEY...GAYLORD...GLENCOE...GLENWOOD...GRANITE FALLS... HUTCHINSON...LAKEVILLE...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...MADISON...MILLE LACS...MINNEAPOLIS...MONTEVIDEO...MONTICELLO...MORA...MORRIS... OLIVIA...PRINCETON...PRIOR LAKE...REDWOOD FALLS...SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. PAUL...STAPLES...STILLWATER...WILLMAR 905 PM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS CONTINUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE...FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO GAYLORD...TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO...FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL... ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...MORA... LITTLE FALLS...AND HUTCHINSON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE INITIAL BAND...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY...SATURDAY...AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM...AND BEGIN MAKING ALTERNATE TRAVEL PREPARATIONS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ KAT/BAP  000 WWUS45 KSLC 170315 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 815 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 .A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS UTAH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IDZ025-UTZ007>010-WYZ021-171200- SOUTHWEST WYOMING-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH- WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 815 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 6 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEAST IDAHO...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 12 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND SURROUNDING AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 25- 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... STRONGEST ON THE RIDGETOPS...WITHIN PASSES AND OVER EXPOSED AREAS SUCH AS ALONG I-80 ACROSS UINTA COUNTY WYOMING. THE WIND WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER NOON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4-8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 10 INCHES BUT ACCURATE MEASUREMENT WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS...GENERALLY 2-4 INCHES. DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD WITH LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ GIBSON  000 WWUS42 KGSP 170326 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1015 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 NCZ033-048>050-171100- AVERY NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-YANCEY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...MARSHALL... NEWLAND AND SPRUCE PINE 1015 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...FALLING PRIMARILY AS SNOW. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BY DAYBREAK...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE LATER IN THE MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES AND LIGHT SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NCZ034-054-055-171100- BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-MCDOWELL NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MARION AND MORGANTON 1015 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS RAIN MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO SLEET AND SNOW. BY DAYBREAK...AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW AND/OR SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. $$ GAZ010-017-171100- HABERSHAM GA-RABUN GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE AND CLAYTON 1015 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND SNOW. BY DAYBREAK...UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND/OR SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. $$ NCZ051>053-058-059-062>065-171100- BUNCOMBE NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-MACON NC- NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...BRYSON CITY... FRANKLIN...HENDERSONVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...SYLVA AND WAYNESVILLE 1015 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET THEN SNOW. BY DAYBREAK...UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND/OR SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY DIMINISHES BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. $$  000 WWUS43 KFSD 170317 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 915 PM CST WED MAR 16 2005 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO WESTERN IOWA ON FRIDAY. SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING HEAVY SNOWFALL. MNZ071-072-SDZ038>040-171030- BEADLE-BROOKINGS-KINGSBURY-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...DE SMET...HURON...MARSHALL MN 915 PM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY EVENING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. AFTER MIDNIGHT...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WHICH WOULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  000 WWUS45 KRIW 170350 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 846 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 .A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN WYOMING MOUNTAINS AND THE FAR WEST VALLEYS. WYZ001-024-171100- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH AND OLD FAITHFUL 846 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE BY THURSDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...A WEST WIND OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS IN THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY LATE THURSDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THESE AREAS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT. CHECK FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS STORM. $$ WYZ012-014-171100- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS WY-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WY- 846 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL OVER TETON PASS MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. A WEST WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS THE STORM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. VISIBILITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AT TIMES. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELLING THROUGH THESE AREAS. $$ WYZ013-023-025-171100- JACKSON HOLE WY-STAR VALLEY WY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...JACKSON AND PINEDALE 846 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. A WEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH THE SNOW ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IF PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY. $$ AR  000 WWUS45 KCYS 170412 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 856 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 WYZ063-171100- SNOWY RANGE WY- 856 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. SNOW WILL BECOME STEADY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$  000 WWUS45 KBYZ 170426 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 926 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST MONTANA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA OVERNIGHT CREATING A STRONG MOIST FLOW FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE STORM WILL MOVE OUT INTO THE PLAINS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...AFFECTING MAINLY THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES. MTZ067-171030- /X.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 926 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ032-033-171030- /X.NEW.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.050317T1800Z-050318T1200Z/ CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER 926 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP MIDDAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3-5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS43 KBIS 170428 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1027 PM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT LEAVING ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN ITS WAKE ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AND FAR NORTH CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE ARE NOT IN THE WARNING AND WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WITH THE STORM WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...SO DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL NOT BE MAJOR BLIZZARD...IT WILL STILL POSE TROUBLE FOR TRAVELERS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. NDZ001-002-009>011-017>023-025-031>037-042-045>048-050-051-171130- BILLINGS ND-BURKE ND-BURLEIGH ND-DICKEY ND-DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND- EMMONS ND-FOSTER ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND-GRANT ND-KIDDER ND-LA MOURE ND- LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND-MCKENZIE ND-MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-MORTON ND- MOUNTRAIL ND-OLIVER ND-SHERIDAN ND-SIOUX ND-STARK ND-STUTSMAN ND- WARD ND-WELLS ND-WILLIAMS ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...CROSBY...DICKINSON... JAMESTOWN...MINOT AND WILLISTON 1027 PM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY... EXPECT AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. $$ TWH  000 WWUS45 KMSO 170445 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 945 PM MST (845 PM PST) WED MAR 16 2005 MTZ001-171100- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE KOOTENAI CABINET REGION... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM THURSDAY MORNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR THE KOOTENAI CABINET REGION... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY NOON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ002-171100- WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...SWAN LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION BELOW 4000 FEET... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY NOON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND MAINTAIN THEIR SPEED AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ003-171100- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT TO 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE FLATHEAD MISSION VALLEYS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON THURSDAY. RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-043-171100- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...NOXON... THOMPSON FALLS...SUPERIOR...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST (10 AM PST) THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST (10 PM PST) TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST (10 AM PST) THURSDAY MORNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY NOON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ005-171100- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING TO NOON THURSDAY FOR THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON THURSDAY. RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ MTZ007-171100- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT TO 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY MORNING TO NOON THURSDAY BELOW 5500 FEET FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY NOON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ weather.gov/missoula  000 WWUS43 KAPX 170453 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1155 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE TIP OF THE MITT OVERNIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF M-68. MIZ020>024-027>030-170555- ALCONA-ALPENA-ANTRIM-CRAWFORD-KALKASKA-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-OSCODA- OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...ATLANTA...GAYLORD...GRAYLING... HARRISVILLE...KALKASKA...LELAND...MANCELONA...MIO 1155 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL LESS THEN ONE INCH OVERNIGHT. $$ MIZ016>019-171100- CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-EMMET-PRESQUE ISLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN...PELLSTON...ROGERS CITY 1155 PM EST WED MAR 16 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY...INCLUDING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX...TO WOLVERINE...TO PRESQUE ISLE. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AT MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM...AND BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH CARE. $$ ROWLEY  000 WWUS45 KGJT 170506 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1006 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 COZ004-010-013-171300- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 1006 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6:00 AM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 6:00 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PARK...GORE...AND ELKHEAD MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FLAT TOPS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO. THIS ADVISORY IS VALID FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AN ENERGETIC STORM SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AS THE STORM APPROACHES THURSDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP. EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. && IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS HIGHWAY 40...131 AND I-70 NEAR VAIL PASS...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT: WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ ELH/JOE/DJN  000 WWUS43 KUNR 170540 WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1041 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE IDEAL UPSLOPE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS...AND THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SDZ024-025-WYZ057-171100- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...SPEARFISH AND SUNDANCE 1041 PM MST WED MAR 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FROM GALENA TO CROW PEAK...INCLUDING DEADWOOD AND LEAD. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY IS URGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO FUTURE FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...FREEZING PRECIPITATION...AND COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THE TIMING OR TRACK OF THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR CABLE TV FOR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS BEFORE THE STORM DEVELOPS. $$  000 WWUS46 KOTX 170559 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1000 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND EXIT THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. UNDER THIS FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM...THE COMBINATION OF AN UNSTABLE MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND WESTERLY FLOW INTO THE IDAHO PANAHNDLE WILL SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IDZ001-004-171200- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...WALLACE...ST MARIES... SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK 1000 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BUFFET THE RIDGE TOPS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...BROADCAST TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ027-171200- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 1000 PM PST WED MAR 16 2005 ...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...BROADCAST TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  000 WWUS44 KOHX 170745 WSWOHX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 145 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 .A SURFACE TROUGH STRETCHED ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU IS THE FOCUS OF MORE WINTER WEATHER THIS MORNING. WITH PRECIPITATION COVERING A LARGE AREA OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, MORE SNOW IS ACCUMULATING ALONG THE UPPER PLATEAU, WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR AT FREEZING. TNZ011-032>034-065-066-171500- CUMBERLAND-FENTRESS-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-WHITE- 145 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS MORNING UNTIL 900 AM CST... MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE UPPER PLATEAU THIS MORNING, AS MORE PRECIPITATION PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR NEAR FREEZING, THOSE LIVING ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THUS, MORNING TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. HOWEVER, WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE 40S BY THE AFTERNOON, TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. $$ ROSE  000 WWUS42 KFFC 170824 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 302 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 GAZ006>009-013>016-023-024-171700- BANKS-DAWSON-FANNIN-GILMER-HALL-LUMPKIN-PICKENS-TOWNS-UNION-WHITE- 302 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... BANKS...DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...HALL...LUMPKIN...PICKENS...TOWNS ...UNION...AND WHITE. AREAS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY TOWARD THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. WITH COLDER AIR ADVECTING INTO THE STATE...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES MAY GET COLD ENOUGH FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW...OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE IN THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS MORNING...BARELY COLD ENOUGH FOR POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT...SO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NO MORE THAN AN INCH...AND THIS WOULD BE MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS SUCH AS THE RICHARD RUSSELL HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY 19 BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND BLAIRSVILLE COULD BECOME SLICK. BRIDGES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD ALSO BECOME SLICK. HOWEVER NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LOWER ELEVATION ROADS AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$  000 WWUS42 KGSP 170842 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 336 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>065-171600- AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HABERSHAM GA- HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC- NORTHERN JACKSON NC-RABUN GA-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC- TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...BRYSON CITY... BURNSVILLE...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MARION...MARSHALL...MORGANTON...NEWLAND...ROBBINSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...SYLVA AND WAYNESVILLE 336 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA NORTHERN FOOTHILLS FROM MARION TO LENOIR. LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND SLUSHY...AND ACCUMULATE TO ABOUT AN INCH...MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS. IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS...IT WILL BE COLDER...AND SLICK ROADS COULD BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM. AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS TO A COUPLE INCHES COULD OCCUR. THE SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING MID DAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN ADVISORY. $$ JONES  000 WWUS44 KMRX 170851 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 350 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-170930- CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPERHILL...HAYESVILLE...MURPHY...TELLICO PLAINS 350 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SNOWFALL IS DIMINISHING AND MIXING WITH SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED AND THE SNOW ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS...MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. $$ TNZ041-072-074-171700- BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-COCKE SMOKY MTN-SEVIER SMOKY MTN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...GATLINBURG...TOWNSEND 350 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING AROUND 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TNZ018-043-045-047-171700- JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERWIN...MOUNTAIN CITY...ROAN MOUNTAIN 350 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING AROUND 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$  000 WWUS46 KSEW 170857 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1255 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN IDAHO WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING SHOWERS AND WINDS TO DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING. WAZ017-171400- WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 1255 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM PST TODAY... HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE NORTH CASCADES OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY 6 AM. $$ WAZ018-171400- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1255 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM PST TODAY... A SNOW ADVISORY IS EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ABOVE 3000 FEET. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE CASCADES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && $$  000 WWUS43 KARX 170902 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 301 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .OVERVIEW...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT...WHICH WILL EXTEND WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY...WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA BY FRIDAY EVENING...ENHANCING THE ONGOING SNOW FOR FRIDAY. THE STRENGTH OF THIS EARLY SPRING SNOW STORM...ALONG WITH PROLONGED LENGTH OF THE EVENT...WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CURRENTLY...THE MOST FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL RUN FROM A ROCHESTER TO NEILLSVILLE LINE. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-171515- /X.NEW.KARX.WS.A.0002.050318T0000Z-050319T1200Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 301 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED 12 INCH AMOUNTS. 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. $$ RIECK  000 WWUS43 KFSD 170941 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 310 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO WESTERN NEBRASKA EARLY TONIGHT...THEN TO EASTERN NEBRASKA OR WESTERN IOWA BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OF SNOWFALL FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL HAZARDS MAY BE WINDS BECOMING STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH THE SNOW IN SOME AREAS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE GREATEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34 IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...FROM WESSINGTON SPRINGS TO FLANDREAU AND NORTH...AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL NOT CERTAIN...AND A SHIFT TO THE SOUTH COULD ALSO PULL THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT TO THE SOUTH. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ097-SDZ052>056-180218- JERAULD SD-LAKE SD-MINER SD-MOODY SD-PIPESTONE MN-SANBORN SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON AND PIPESTONE 310 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW COULD DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT. LATE TONIGHT THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AND BECOME ALL SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOST OF FRIDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING BY FRIDAY MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-190600- COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...SLAYTON...WINDOM AND WORTHINGTON 310 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW COULD DEVELOP DURING TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING BY FRIDAY MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ038>040-171617- BEADLE SD-BROOKINGS SD-KINGSBURY SD-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HURON AND MARSHALL 310 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW COULD DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY TONIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY DEVELOPING IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AND BECOME ALL SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOST OF FRIDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING BY FRIDAY MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. $$ WILLIAMS  000 WWUS43 KMQT 170918 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 418 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HEADS EAST. MIZ010>012-171700- DICKINSON-IRON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON MOUNTAIN...IRON RIVER...MENOMINEE 418 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS GREATEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO A QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ MIZ013-171700- DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESCANABA 418 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS GREATEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2. GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO A QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ LAROSA/KC  000 WWUS43 KMKX 170936 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 333 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... .SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATER THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA FROM REEDSBURG EAST TO PORTAGE... MONTELLO...GREEN LAKE...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM AND SHEBOYGAN. HENCE A SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING POSTED FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA. LESS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TOWARDS MADISON...MILWAUKEE AND JANESVILLE. A SURGE OF WARM AIR AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>058-171530- COLUMBIA-DODGE-FOND DU LAC-GREEN LAKE-MARQUETTE-SAUK-SHEBOYGAN- 333 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ISSUING A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY. THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FROM REEDSBURG AND THE DELLS EAST TO MONTELLO...GREEN LAKE...PORTAGE... FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM AND SHEBOYGAN. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$  000 WWUS43 KAPX 170933 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 433 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 MIZ016>019-171100- CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-EMMET-PRESQUE ISLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN...PELLSTON...ROGERS CITY 433 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$  000 WWUS42 KRAH 170949 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 444 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 NCZ007>011-021>025-171649- ALAMANCE NC-DURHAM NC-FORSYTH NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC-HALIFAX NC- ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELEWS CREEK...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL... DURHAM...GREENSBORO...HENDERSON...OXFORD...ROANOKE RAPIDS... ROXBORO...WARRENTON AND WINSTON-SALEM 444 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH NC HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON TODAY. RAIN OR SNOW IS OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND ACCUMULATING MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN WINSTON-SALEM AND DURHAM AND FROM HENDERSON TO ROANOKE RAPIDS. SOME ACCUMULATIONS ARE BEING REPORTED ON ROADS. IN MANY LOCATIONS ACCUMULATIONS ARE SPOTTY... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AS HIGHWAYS MANY ONLY BE SLICK IN SELECT SPOTS. NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER...SOME SNOW IS ACCUMULATING...AND AMOUNTS APPROACHING ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN AND NEAR THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LIGHT AND END LATER THIS MORNING...WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON. $$  000 WWUS43 KABR 171001 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 352 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY...MOVING INTO NORTHERN IOWA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST. MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-036-037-051-172113- BIG STONE-BROWN-BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS- FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HYDE-MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK- TRAVERSE-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BIG STONE CITY...BRITTON... CLARK...CLEAR LAKE...ESTELLINE...EUREKA...FAULKTON...FORT THOMPSON... GETTYSBURG...GROTON...HIGHMORE...IPSWICH...MILBANK...MILLER... MOBRIDGE...ORTONVILLE...REDFIELD...SELBY...SISSETON...WATERTOWN... WEBSTER AND WHEATON 352 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ SDZ003-015-033>035-045-048-172113- CORSON-DEWEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-STANLEY-SULLY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...LOWER BRULE...MCLAUGHLIN... MURDO...ONIDA...PIERRE AND PRESHO 352 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THIS PRODUCT AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/ABR OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ HINTZ  000 WWUS43 KABR 171442 CCA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 352 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY...MOVING INTO NORTHERN IOWA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST. MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-036-037-051-172113- BIG STONE-BROWN-BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS- FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HYDE-MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK- TRAVERSE-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BIG STONE CITY...BRITTON... CLARK...CLEAR LAKE...ESTELLINE...EUREKA...FAULKTON...FORT THOMPSON... GETTYSBURG...GROTON...HIGHMORE...IPSWICH...MILBANK...MILLER... MOBRIDGE...ORTONVILLE...REDFIELD...SELBY...SISSETON...WATERTOWN... WEBSTER AND WHEATON 352 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ SDZ003-015-033>035-045-048-172113- CORSON-DEWEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-STANLEY-SULLY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...LOWER BRULE...MCLAUGHLIN... MURDO...ONIDA...PIERRE AND PRESHO 352 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ KEEFE  000 WWUS43 KMPX 171001 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 355 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POTENTIAL SHIFTING SOUTH... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS STILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY SEE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 212 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE FAR SOUTHERN METRO...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE PROBABLE AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...AND IS NOW CENTERED ON A LINE FROM MADISON...TO OLIVIA...TO LAKEVILLE...RED WING...DURAND AND EAU CLAIRE. AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH AMOUNTS THAT COULD REACH UP A FOOT IN SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS. OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...ALONG INTERSTATE 90...ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY WRAP INTO THE STORM TO CAUSE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO MORA...LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY 2 TO 4 INCHES. WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA...DUE TO A SHIFT SOUTH IN THE STORM TRACK AND AN STRONGER AND DRIER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW...THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...BUT SHOULD NOT CAUSE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS. WITH A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED SOUTH AND EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE WATCH INCLUDES CITIES SUCH AS MANKATO...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...FAIRMONT...NEW ULM....RICE LAKE...EAU CLAIRE...NEW RICHMOND...AND DURAND. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH PERHAPS A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO A FOOT. INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND CAUSE FURTHER TRAVEL PROBLEMS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE...FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND RUSH CITY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...AND HUTCHINSON...AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE ALONG INTERSTATE 80...FROM LINCOLN NEBRASKA TO THE QUAD CITIES AND CHICAGO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PLACE MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA IN THE PRIME LOCATION FOR HEAVY SNOW. HOWEVER...WITH AN INCREASINGLY DRY NORTHEASTERLY FLOW FROM CANADA DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND LIMITING SNOWFALL TO THE NORTH...AND PLENTY OF WARM AIR RESIDING JUST TO THE SOUTH OVER IOWA POTENTIALLY CAUSING A WINTRY MIX...THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS STILL UNCERTAIN. HENCE...THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS WHICH MAY NEEDED LATER TODAY. IF TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RECONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL PLAN OR TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN CASE YOU BECOME STUCK IN THE SNOW. MNZ042>045-171100- KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...MILLE LACS...MORA... PRINCETON...STAPLES 355 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE STORM TRACK...AND INCREASED DRY NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SNOW AMOUNTS BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. STILL...FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...SO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. $$ MNZ074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-171630- BARRON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-GOODHUE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-NICOLLET-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK- RICE-RUSK-ST. CROIX-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...BALSAM LAKE...BLUE EARTH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE...ELLSWORTH...FAIRMONT... FARIBAULT...LADYSMITH...LE CENTER...MANKATO...MENOMONIE...NEW RICHMOND...NEW ULM...OWATONNA...RED WING...RICE LAKE...ST. JAMES... ST. PETER...WASECA 355 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WATCH INCLUDES CITIES SUCH AS MANKATO...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...FAIRMONT...NEW ULM....RICE LAKE...EAU CLAIRE...NEW RICHMOND...AND DURAND. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MAY MIX IN OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT...ESPECIALLY FROM FARIBAULT TO DURAND AND EAU CLAIRE. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MNZ041-047>070-073-171630- ANOKA-BENTON-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-HENNEPIN-ISANTI- KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MCLEOD-MEEKER-POPE-RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE- SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...APPLETON...BENSON... BLAINE...BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...CHASKA...ELK RIVER... FOLEY...GAYLORD...GLENCOE...GLENWOOD...GRANITE FALLS... HUTCHINSON...LAKEVILLE...LITCHFIELD...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS... MONTEVIDEO...MONTICELLO...MORRIS...OLIVIA...PRIOR LAKE...REDWOOD FALLS...SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...WILLMAR 355 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH EXTENDED FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE...FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND RUSH CITY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...AND HUTCHINSON...AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE INITIAL BAND...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THIS MOMENT...THE HEAVIEST SNOW POTENTIAL EXISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 212 IN WESTERN MINNESOTA...TO THE FAR SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM...AND BEGIN MAKING ALTERNATE TRAVEL PREPARATIONS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO WARNINGS LATER TODAY. $$ BINAU  000 WWUS43 KFGF 171001 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 400 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...LATE WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO EVOLVE... .A POTENT LATE WINTER STORM IS STILL FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE PLAINS AND AFFECT PARTS OF OUR REGION. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE STORM WILL BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO KEEP MUCH OF THE VALLEY REGION OUT OF THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-032-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-171108- BARNES ND-CASS ND-CLAY MN-EAST BECKER MN-EDDY ND-GRIGGS ND- HUBBARD MN-MAHNOMEN MN-NORMAN MN-SOUTH CLEARWATER MN-STEELE ND- TRAILL ND-WADENA MN-WEST BECKER MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...FARGO AND VALLEY CITY 400 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE DETROIT LAKES... FARGO AND VALLEY CITY AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL FALL IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE LIGHTER AMOUNTS...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. DRIER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THIS AREA ON EASTERLY WINDS...HOLDING ACCUMULATIONS DOWN. THEREFORE THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-182359- EAST OTTER TAIL MN-GRANT MN-RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-SARGENT ND- WEST OTTER TAIL MN-WILKIN MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS AND WAHPETON 400 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. AT THE PRESENT TIME IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO WAHPETON...TO FERGUS FALLS AND PARKERS PRAIRIE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. A POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ EWENS  000 WWUS45 KRIW 171014 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 311 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 WYZ001-024-171900- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH AND OLD FAITHFUL 311 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS HAVE REPORTED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...A WEST WIND OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS IN THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY LATE THURSDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THESE AREAS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT. $$ WYZ012-014-171900- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS WY-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WY- 311 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS HAVE REPORTED 2 TO 4 INCHES HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL OVER TETON PASS MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. A WEST WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS THE STORM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. VISIBILITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AT TIMES. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELLING THROUGH THESE AREAS. $$ WYZ013-023-025-171900- JACKSON HOLE WY-STAR VALLEY WY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...JACKSON AND PINEDALE 311 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGHOUT THE JACKSON AND STAR VALLEYS...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN KEPT TO MINIMUM AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER...AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH...AND TEMPERATURES COOL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. A WEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IF PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY. $$ HAHN  000 WWUS45 KCYS 171024 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 323 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE SNOWY RANGE. WYZ063-171800- SNOWY RANGE WY- 323 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THOSE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 70 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOWPACKED AND VISIBILITIES POOR DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THOSE AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TELL SOMEONE OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING. $$ WEILAND  000 WWUS43 KBIS 171041 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 429 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT LEAVING 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN ITS WAKE FROM WILLISTON SOUTHEAST TO ELLENDALE. THE SOUTHWEST CORNER COULD SEE AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW...AND FAR NORTH CENTRAL COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS WITH THE STORM WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL NOT BE MAJOR BLIZZARD...IT WILL STILL POSE TROUBLE FOR TRAVELERS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. NDZ001-002-009>011-017>023-025-031>037-042-045>048-050-051-171800- BILLINGS ND-BURKE ND-BURLEIGH ND-DICKEY ND-DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND- EMMONS ND-FOSTER ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND-GRANT ND-KIDDER ND-LA MOURE ND- LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND-MCKENZIE ND-MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-MORTON ND- MOUNTRAIL ND-OLIVER ND-SHERIDAN ND-SIOUX ND-STARK ND-STUTSMAN ND- WARD ND-WELLS ND-WILLIAMS ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...CROSBY...DICKINSON... JAMESTOWN...MINOT AND WILLISTON 429 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY... UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHEN COMBINED WITH SNOW THAT FELL LAST NIGHT...SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE UP TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NDZ040-041-043-044-171800- ADAMS ND-BOWMAN ND-HETTINGER ND-SLOPE ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWMAN 429 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK ND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 4 INCHES. BRISK WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$  000 WWUS43 KDLH 171044 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM HEADED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST... .A LATE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR PARTS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY FROM NEAR DANBURY AND GRANTSBURG...EASTWARD THROUGH HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS...THEN NORTH INTO THE ASHLAND AND HURLEY AREAS. THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL. THAT TRACK COULD CHANGE FROM CURRENT PROJECTIONS. SO PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ARE URGED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND HOURLY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MNZ033-034-036-038-172230- CROW WING MN-PINE MN-SOUTH AITKIN MN-SOUTH CASS MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAINERD AND HINCKLEY 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... SNOW WILL FALL FROM BRAINERD TO HINCKLY AND PINE CITY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS NOW FORECAST. WITH THESE LIGHTER AMOUNTS...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...SOUTHERN AITKIN AND PINE COUNTIES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. $$ WIZ003-004-008-009-172230- ASHLAND WI-IRON WI-PRICE WI-SAWYER WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY NI GHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW IS FORECAST FOR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM HAYWARD...THROUGH PHILLIPS AND PARK FALLS...TO ASHLAND AND HURLEY. INCREASING WIND COULD ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL. THAT FORECASTED TRACK MAY CHANGE..SO PEOPLE ARE URGED TO KEEP TABS ON LATER FORECASTS AND HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS. $$ WIZ006-007-172230- BURNETT WI-WASHBURN WI- 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... SNOW IS FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. HEAVIER SNOW OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE DANBURY...GRANTSBURG...MINONG...AND SPOONER AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS A COMBINATION OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP CLOSE TABS ON THE WEATHER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS. $$ CS  000 WWUS43 KDLH 171555 CCA WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED HEADLINE WRAP PROBLEM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM HEADED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST... .A LATE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST FOR PARTS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY FROM NEAR DANBURY AND GRANTSBURG...EASTWARD THROUGH HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS...THEN NORTH INTO THE ASHLAND AND HURLEY AREAS. THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL. THAT TRACK COULD CHANGE FROM CURRENT PROJECTIONS. SO PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ARE URGED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND HOURLY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MNZ033-034-036-038-172230- CROW WING MN-PINE MN-SOUTH AITKIN MN-SOUTH CASS MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAINERD AND HINCKLEY 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... SNOW WILL FALL FROM BRAINERD TO HINCKLY AND PINE CITY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS NOW FORECAST. WITH THESE LIGHTER AMOUNTS...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...SOUTHERN AITKIN AND PINE COUNTIES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. $$ WIZ003-004-008-009-172230- ASHLAND WI-IRON WI-PRICE WI-SAWYER WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW IS FORECAST FOR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM HAYWARD...THROUGH PHILLIPS AND PARK FALLS...TO ASHLAND AND HURLEY. INCREASING WIND COULD ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE PATH OF THE STORM WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL. THAT FORECASTED TRACK MAY CHANGE...SO PEOPLE ARE URGED TO KEEP TABS ON LATER FORECASTS AND HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS. $$ WIZ006-007-172230- BURNETT WI-WASHBURN WI- 441 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... SNOW IS FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. HEAVIER SNOW OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE DANBURY...GRANTSBURG...MINONG...AND SPOONER AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS A COMBINATION OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP CLOSE TABS ON THE WEATHER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS. $$ CS  000 WWUS45 KGGW 171049 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 349 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST MONTANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MTZ017>020-023>025-027-061-062-171700- /X.EXT.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...WOLF POINT... POPLAR...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY... WIBAUX...OPHEIM...CULBERTSON 349 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ016-059-060-171700- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN 349 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. FIVE TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ022-026-171700- /X.EXT.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ GARFIELD-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JORDAN...TERRY 349 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THIS MORNING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ021-171700- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 349 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THIS MORNING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$  000 WWUS43 KGRB 171055 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 452 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED IN THE FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE... .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WIZ038>040-048>050-171715- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC AND OSHKOSH 452 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. $$ WIZ022-172250- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 452 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. $$  000 WWUS45 KMSO 171053 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 400 AM MST (300 AM PST) THU MAR 17 2005 MTZ001-171130- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE KOOTENAI CABINET REGION... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED BELOW 4000 FEET FOR THE KOOTENAI CABINET REGION... SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE KOOTENAI CABINET REGION... THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET AND THE SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 4000 FEET HAVE BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. $$ MTZ002-171700- WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...SWAN LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION BELOW 4000 FEET... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ003-171700- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE FLATHEAD MISSION VALLEYS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-043-171700- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...NOXON... THOMPSON FALLS...SUPERIOR...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST (10 AM PST) THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM MST (10 AM PST) THIS MORNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ005-171700- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY FOR THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON TODAY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ007-171700- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY BELOW 5500 FEET FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5500 FEET AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY NOON TODAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ weather.gov/missoula  000 WWUS46 KPQR 171054 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 254 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ORZ011-WAZ019-171153- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 254 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. $$  000 WWUS43 KUNR 171057 WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 354 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF MONTANA AND CROSS FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...BE ALERT FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DRIVE SLOWLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. SDZ024-025-WYZ057-171700- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...SPEARFISH AND SUNDANCE 354 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ SDZ014-032-171623- HAAKON-ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUPREE AND PHILIP 354 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST (6 PM CST) THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST (4 PM CST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ001-002-012-013-171700- BUTTE-HARDING-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...BUFFALO...FAITH AND LEMMON 354 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST (6 PM CST) THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST (6 AM CST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  000 WWUS45 KBOU 171110 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 410 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINDY STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME WIDESPREAD IN AREAS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. COZ031-033-034-171910- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 410 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... WIND AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW...WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY SHOULD EXPECT SNOWPACKED AND ICY ROADS AND AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. $$ GIMMESTAD  000 WWUS43 KGRB 171117 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 513 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIZ030-031-035>037-045-172140- MARATHON-PORTAGE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAWANO...STEVENS POINT...WAUPACA... WAUSAU...WAUTOMA AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 513 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. $$ WIZ005-010>013-018>021-073-074-172106- FLORENCE-FOREST-LANGLADE-LINCOLN-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-ONEIDA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...CRANDON...EAGLE RIVER... MARINETTE AND RHINELANDER 513 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY AFTER NOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. $$  000 WWUS45 KBYZ 171118 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 418 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THR0UGH THE REGION TODAY AND WILL REACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY THIS EVENING. MOISTURE WILL LINGER BEHIND THE SYSTEM OVER THE EAST TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. MTZ068-171730- /X.EXA.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ CRAZY MOUNTAINS- 418 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 8 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ067-171730- /X.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 418 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 10 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ028>030-034-035-039>042-056-063>066-171730- /X.EXB.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.050317T1800Z-050318T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...CLYDE PARK... WILSALL...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE... JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 418 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ031-036>038-057>058-WYZ099-171730- /X.EXA.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.050317T1800Z-050318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...BROADUS... EKALAKA...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY... LAME DEER...SHERIDAN 418 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ032-033-171730- /X.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.050317T1800Z-050318T1200Z/ CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER 418 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ARTHUR  000 WWUS42 KGSP 171132 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 630 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A STALLED FRONT FROM FLORIDA INTO THE ATLANTIC...WILL KEEP A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PART OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT TODAY. NCZ035>037-056-057-066>069-171600- ALEXANDER NC-CATAWBA NC-CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC- POLK NC-ROWAN NC-RUTHERFORD NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...HICKORY...LINCOLNTON... MOCKSVILLE...NEWTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SALISBURY...SHELBY... STATESVILLE AND TAYLORSVILLE 630 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM HICKORY TO MOCKSVILLE...SOUTH TO SALISBURY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND SLEET HAVE BEEN FALLING THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...AND AROUND AN INCH IN THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS FROM COLUMBUS TO SHELBY AND IN THE PIEDMONT FROM LINCOLNTON TO SALSIBURY. IN SOME AREAS...THE SNOW WILL MAINLY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY AREAS AND VEHICLES. FARTHER NORTH IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW MORE ACCUMULATION ON ROADS...AND THERE WILL BE MORE SLICK ROADS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>065-171926- AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HABERSHAM GA- HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC- NORTHERN JACKSON NC-RABUN GA-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC- TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...BRYSON CITY... BURNSVILLE...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MARION...MARSHALL...MORGANTON...NEWLAND...ROBBINSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...SYLVA AND WAYNESVILLE 630 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... FOR THE MOUNTAINS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA NORTHERN FOOTHILLS FROM MARION TO LENOIR. SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND SLUSHY...AND ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO 2 INCHES. IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS...IT WILL BE COLDER...AND SLICK ROADS COULD BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM. AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS TO ABOUT 3 INCHES COULD OCCUR. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY IN SOME LOCATIONS. $$ JONES  000 WWUS45 KGJT 171130 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 430 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 COZ004-010-013-172200- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 430 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PARK...GORE...AND ELKHEAD MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FLAT TOPS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO...THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING...BUT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL EXIST ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. && IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 40...131 AND I-70 NEAR VAIL PASS...DRIVE WITH CAUTION. REDUCE YOUR SPEED...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT: WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-012-018-019-172200- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...SKYWAY 430 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST TODAY UNTIL 6:00 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS...THE WEST ELK... SAWATCH AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THIS ADVISORY IS VALID THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING...BUT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL EXIST ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. && IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 65 AND 550...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCE YOUR SPEED...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT: WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ NADLER  000 WWUS45 KTFX 171142 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 432 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 MTZ009>013-044>051-171800- BLAINE-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA- EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-HILL-JUDITH BASIN-LIBERTY- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-TOOLE- 432 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY LET UP IN INTENSITY FOR A FEW HOURS LATER THIS MORNING BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AGAIN FOR A PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ MTZ008-014-015-052>055-171800- BEAVERHEAD-BROADWATER-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-GALLATIN- JEFFERSON-MADISON-MEAGHER- 432 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL NORTH OF LINE FROM DILLON TO BIG SKY. GENERALLY STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED RIGHT NEAR THE MONTANA IDAHO BORDER. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY LET UP IN INTENSITY FOR A FEW HOURS LATER THIS MORNING BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AGAIN FOR A PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ BRUSDA  000 WWUS46 KOTX 171153 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 352 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS HEADING INTO MONTANA THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. IDZ001-171800- NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK 352 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE NORTHERN PANAHNDLE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST INTO MONTANA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ004-171800- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...WALLACE...ST MARIES 352 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BUFFET THE RIDGE TOPS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...BROADCAST TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ027-171800- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 352 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...BROADCAST TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  000 WWUS45 KSLC 171203 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 500 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 WYZ021-171300- SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 500 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. STRONG WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY BUT WILL ONLY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ025-UTZ006>010-171900- WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH- WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 500 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEAST IDAHO...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 25-45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE SHOWERY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2-5 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES. DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD WITH LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BUT WINDS WILL DIMINISH. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  000 WWUS45 KSLC 171206 CCA WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 504 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 WYZ021-171300- SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 504 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY BUT WILL ONLY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION. $$ IDZ025-UTZ007>010-171900- WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 504 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEAST IDAHO...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 25-45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE SHOWERY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2-5 INCHES. DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD WITH LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  000 WWUS46 KSEW 171304 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 505 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 WAZ017-171410- WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 505 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ENDED... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE. $$ WAZ018-171410- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 505 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS ENDED... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE. && $$  000 WWUS46 KOTX 171404 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 604 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 IDZ004-171530- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...WALLACE...ST MARIES 604 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE NORTHERN PANAHNDLE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST INTO MONTANA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ027-171530- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 604 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE OVERNIGHT HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST INTO MONTANA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$  000 WWUS42 KRAH 171512 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1001 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 NCZ007>011-021>025-171649- ALAMANCE NC-DURHAM NC-FORSYTH NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC-HALIFAX NC- ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELEWS CREEK...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL... DURHAM...GREENSBORO...HENDERSON...OXFORD...ROANOKE RAPIDS... ROXBORO...WARRENTON AND WINSTON-SALEM 1001 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN TIER SECTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THIS AREA INCLUDES COUNTIES ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM WINSTON SALEM TO GREENSBORO...BURLINGTON...DURHAM...OXFORD...HENDERSON AND ROANOKE RAPIDS. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON AND WARRENTON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. TRAVEL HAVE BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS IN THE AREAS THAT HAVE LARGER AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RA  000 WWUS45 KMSO 171507 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 807 AM MST (707 AM PST) THU MAR 17 2005 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-171600- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED BELOW 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... STEADY SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS AND DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE THIS MORNING...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 4000 FEET HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES STILL POSSIBLE WITH SNOW SHOWERS. $$ MTZ005-171600- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS... STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S LATER THIS MORNING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL. $$ MTZ007-171800- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON TODAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ MTZ002-171800- WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...SWAN LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION BELOW 4000 FEET... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ MTZ003-171800- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE FLATHEAD MISSION VALLEYS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ043-171800- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST (10 AM PST) THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM MST (10 AM PST) THIS MORNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...LOWER CLARK FORK AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ weather.gov/missoula  000 WWUS43 KARX 171513 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 913 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .OVERVIEW...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT... WHICH WILL EXTEND WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY...WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA BY FRIDAY EVENING...ENHANCING THE ONGOING SNOW FOR FRIDAY. THE STRENGTH OF THIS LATE WINTER SNOW STORM...ALONG WITH PROLONGED LENGTH OF THE EVENT...WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CURRENTLY...THE MOST FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL RUN FROM A ROCHESTER TO NEILLSVILLE LINE. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-172115- /X.CON.KARX.WS.A.0002.050318T0000Z-050319T1200Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 913 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL BEGINNING BY SUNRISE AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED 12 INCH AMOUNTS. 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. $$ LUSSKY  000 WWUS42 KFFC 171545 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1042 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 GAZ006>009-013>016-023-024-171641- BANKS-DAWSON-FANNIN-GILMER-HALL-LUMPKIN-PICKENS-TOWNS-UNION-WHITE- 1042 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AND PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS INDICATED NO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY RISE INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ JD  000 WWUS45 KBYZ 171548 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 847 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. MTZ067-068-180000- /X.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 847 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 10 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ031>033-036>038-057>058-WYZ099-180000- /X.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.050317T1800Z-050318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY... BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...HARDIN... CROW AGENCY...LAME DEER...SHERIDAN 847 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE TIME SNOW COMES TO AN END EARLY FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ028>030-034-035-039>042-056-063>066-180000- /X.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.050317T1800Z-050318T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...CLYDE PARK... WILSALL...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE... JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 847 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE TIME SNOW COMES TO AN END THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS43 KMKX 171559 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1000 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... .SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATER THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA FROM REEDSBURG EAST TO PORTAGE...MONTELLO...GREEN LAKE...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM AND SHEBOYGAN. HENCE A SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING POSTED FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA. LESS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TOWARDS MADISON...MILWAUKEE AND JANESVILLE. A SURGE OF WARM AIR AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>058-171530- COLUMBIA-DODGE-FOND DU LAC-GREEN LAKE-MARQUETTE-SAUK-SHEBOYGAN- 1000 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ISSUING A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY. THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FROM REEDSBURG AND THE DELLS EAST TO MONTELLO...GREEN LAKE...PORTAGE... FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM AND SHEBOYGAN. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$  000 WWUS43 KGRB 171616 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1009 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVER NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE WESTERN LAKES BY LATE FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LOW AND SOME UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRACK...TIMING AND COVERAGE OF THE SNOW CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN. A LATER START TO THE SNOW OVER THE AREA IS POSSIBLE. WIZ038>040-048>050-172200- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC AND OSHKOSH 1009 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES. ANY SNOW WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ WIZ022-172200- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 1009 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES. ANY SNOW WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ WIZ005-010>013-018>021-073-074-172200- FLORENCE-FOREST-LANGLADE-LINCOLN-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-ONEIDA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...CRANDON...EAGLE RIVER... MARINETTE AND RHINELANDER 1009 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WIZ030-031-035>037-045-172200- MARATHON-PORTAGE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAWANO...STEVENS POINT...WAUPACA... WAUSAU...WAUTOMA AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1009 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  000 WWUS42 KGSP 171613 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1110 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 GAZ010-017-NCZ034-051-053>055-058-059-062>065-171709- BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HABERSHAM GA-HENDERSON NC- MACON NC-MCDOWELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-RABUN GA- SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...BRYSON CITY... CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR... MARION...MORGANTON...ROBBINSVILLE AND SYLVA 1110 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW AND RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-066>069-171655- ALEXANDER NC-CATAWBA NC-CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC- POLK NC-ROWAN NC-RUTHERFORD NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...HICKORY...LINCOLNTON... MOCKSVILLE...NEWTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SALISBURY...SHELBY... STATESVILLE AND TAYLORSVILLE 1110 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ033-048>050-052-172100- AVERY NC-HAYWOOD NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-YANCEY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...MARSHALL...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE AND WAYNESVILLE 1110 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY... LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN AND POSSIBLY SLEET IN THE VALLEYS...WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE STATE LINE. WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER IN THE AREA...MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND WATCH FOR SLICK SPOTS. $$ LANE  000 WWUS43 KFGF 171620 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 1016 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS CANCELLED... .THE STORM SYSTEM OVER MONTANA WILL TRACK FARTHER SOUTH THAN EARLIER ANTICIPATED. THE HEAVY SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL AFFECT AREAS ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW WILL AFFECT AREAS RIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO AREAS JUST SOUTH OF FERGUS FALLS MINNESOTA...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-171716- EAST OTTER TAIL MN-GRANT MN-RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-SARGENT ND- WEST OTTER TAIL MN-WILKIN MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS AND WAHPETON 1016 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE STORM SYSTEM OVER MONTANA WILL TRACK FARTHER SOUTH THAN EARLIER ANTICIPATED. HEAVY SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT AREAS OVER SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF LIGHT SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO WAHPETON TO FERGUS FALLS LINE TONIGHT WITH UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE. AREAS NORTH OF THIS LINE WILL SEE NO SNOWFALL. $$ RIDDLE  000 WWUS43 KMQT 171625 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1125 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT... AND THEN TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HEADS EAST. MIZ010>012-172200- DICKINSON-IRON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON MOUNTAIN...IRON RIVER...MENOMINEE 1125 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS GREATEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO A QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ MIZ013-172200- DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESCANABA 1125 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS GREATEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2. GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO A QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ ROLFSON  000 WWUS43 KMPX 171629 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...POTENTIAL FOR CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TO STRIKE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCREASES... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY SEE WELL OVER A FOOT OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 212 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE FAR SOUTHERN METRO...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NEAR EAU CLAIRE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE...FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND RUSH CITY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD... WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...AND HUTCHINSON IN MINNESOTA...AND EAU CLAIRE...MENOMONIE...DURAND...AND ELLSWORTH IN WISCONSIN. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CRAWL ACROSS IOWA ON FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT...WITH SPRING-LIKE MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE STORM SYSTEM...PROMISES TO DELIVER LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOW. AREAS CLOSE TO THE IOWA BORDER MAY BE TOO WARM FOR HEAVY SNOW...AND MAY RECEIVE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION. NORTH OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND...COMMUNITIES SUCH AS LITTLE FALLS AND MORA SHOULD RECEIVE SNOWFALL...BUT LESS THAN HEAVY AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS WHICH MAY ISSUED LATER TODAY. IF TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RECONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL PLAN OR TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN CASE YOU BECOME STUCK IN THE SNOW. MNZ041-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-182130- ANOKA-BARRON-BENTON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-POPE-RAMSEY-RED WOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-ST. CROIX-STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN-WRIGHT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...ALEXANDRIA...APPLETON... BALSAM LAKE...BENSON...BLAINE...BLUE EARTH...BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...CHASKA...CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE...ELK RIVER...ELLSWORTH...FAIRMONT...FARIBAULT...FOLEY...GAYLORD... GLENCOE...GLENWOOD...GRANITE FALLS...HUTCHINSON...LADYSMITH... LAKEVILLE...LE CENTER...LITCHFIELD...MADISON...MANKATO... MENOMONIE...MINNEAPOLIS...MONTEVIDEO...MONTICELLO...MORRIS...NEW RICHMOND...NEW ULM...OLIVIA...OWATONNA...PRIOR LAKE...RED WING... REDWOOD FALLS...RICE LAKE...SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. JAMES...ST. PAUL...ST. PETER...STILLWATER...WASECA...WILLMAR 1012 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY SEE WELL OVER A FOOT OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 212 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE FAR SOUTHERN METRO...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NEAR EAU CLAIRE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE...FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND RUSH CITY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD... WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...AND HUTCHINSON IN MINNESOTA...AND EAU CLAIRE...MENOMONIE...DURAND...AND ELLSWORTH IN WISCONSIN. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM...AND BEGIN MAKING ALTERNATE TRAVEL PREPARATIONS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO WARNINGS LATER TODAY. $$ NAISTAT/WET  000 WWUS43 KFSD 171656 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1039 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN EASTERN WYOMING LATE THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE INTO NEBRASKA BY THIS EVENING...AND INTO IOWA ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM HURON THROUGH WINDOM MINNESOTA. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 OVERNIGHT...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-055-056-172230- BROOKINGS SD-COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-LAKE SD-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN- MOODY SD-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-PIPESTONE MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...JACKSON...MADISON...MARSHALL... PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...WINDOM AND WORTHINGTON 1039 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 IN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND HIGHWAY 30 IN MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ENDING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER ONE FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE...INCLUDING MARSHALL. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY...WITH 6 INCHES OR GREATER EXPECTED . VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY FALLING SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW. $$ SDZ038-039-052>054-172230- BEADLE SD-JERAULD SD-KINGSBURY SD-MINER SD-SANBORN SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON 1039 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY...WITH 6 INCHES OR GREATER EXPECTED WITHIN 12 HOURS...OR 8 INCHES OR MORE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY FALLING SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW. $$ SDZ057>060-180023- AURORA SD-BRULE SD-DAVISON SD-HANSON SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERLAIN AND MITCHELL 1039 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AROUND MITCHELL AND ALEXANDRIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATES...ROADS SHOULD BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ICY ROAD SURFACES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE STOPPING ABILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ IAZ001>003-MNZ098-SDZ061-062-067-172230- DICKINSON IA-LINCOLN SD-LYON IA-MCCOOK SD-MINNEHAHA SD-OSCEOLA IA- ROCK MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...LUVERNE...ROCK RAPIDS... SIOUX FALLS AND SPIRIT LAKE 1039 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING THROUGH DAWN. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A GLAZE OF ICE ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL END LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF INTERSTATE 29...AND FRIDAY EVENING IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH IN BERESFORD...TO AROUND 5 INCHES FROM DELL RAPIDS TO SPIRIT LAKE. AS THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATES...ROADS SHOULD BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ICY ROAD SURFACES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE STOPPING ABILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ SCHUMACHER  000 WWUS43 KUNR 171646 CCA WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF MONTANA AND CROSS FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 511...OR 866,697,3511. IN WYOMING...THE NUMBER IS 888,996,7623...OR 307,772,0824. SDZ024-025-WYZ057-172330- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...SPEARFISH AND SUNDANCE 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ SDZ014-032-172330- HAAKON-ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUPREE AND PHILIP 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ001-002-012-013-172330- BUTTE-HARDING-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...BUFFALO...FAITH AND LEMMON 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST (6 PM CST) THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST (6 AM CST) FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  000 WWUS43 KUNR 171644 WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF MONTANA AND CROSS FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 511...OR 866,697,3511. IN WYOMING...THE NUMBER IS 888,996,7623...OR 307,772,0824. SDZ024-025-WYZ057-172330- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...SPEARFISH AND SUNDANCE 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ SDZ014-032-172330- HAAKON-ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUPREE AND PHILIP 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ001-002-012-013-172330- BUTTE-HARDING-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...BUFFALO...FAITH AND LEMMON 940 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST (6 PM CST) THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST (6 AM CST) FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  000 WWUS42 KRAH 171646 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1145 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 NCZ007>011-021>025-171800- ALAMANCE NC-DURHAM NC-FORSYTH NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC-HALIFAX NC- ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELEWS CREEK...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL... DURHAM...GREENSBORO...HENDERSON...OXFORD...ROANOKE RAPIDS... ROXBORO...WARRENTON AND WINSTON-SALEM 1145 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE TRIAD AND THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR NORTH TO THE VIRGINIA STATE LINE HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. JUST OVER 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN LOCATIONS FROM ROXBORO TO HENDERSON...OXFORD...AND WARRENTON. ACROSS THE TRIAD UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATED ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY SLOWLY WARNING INTO THE MID 30S NOW THAT THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AND THE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MELT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ROADS WHICH WERE SLUSHY EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY DUE TO ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE TRIAD AND THE VIRGINIA BORDER COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SNOWFALL WILL BE BRIEF AND LIGHT WITH NO ACCUMULATION. $$ JO  000 WWUS45 KGGW 171658 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 958 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY TONIGHT...AND WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST MONTANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MTZ017>020-061-172300- /X.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ /X.EXA.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...WOLF POINT... POPLAR...OPHEIM 958 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF SNOW WILL AFFECT THE ADVISORY AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WHERE TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS POSSIBLE. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO DRIFT AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ016-059-060-172300- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN 958 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTALS OF FOUR TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ023>025-027-062-172300- /X.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON 958 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ022-026-172300- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ GARFIELD-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JORDAN...TERRY 958 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ021-172300- /X.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 958 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ TFJ  000 WWUS44 KMRX 171711 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1210 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 .AT NOON EST...THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT CAUSED SNOW LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WAS BEGINNING TO EXIT THE AREA AND WAS WEAKENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-171800- BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-COCKE SMOKY MTN-JOHNSON-SEVIER SMOKY MTN- SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...ERWIN...GATLINBURG... MOUNTAIN CITY...ROAN MOUNTAIN...TOWNSEND 1210 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING...PEOPLE DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ICY SPOTS ON SOME OF THE ROADS. ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ANY TRIPS. $$  000 WWUS43 KDLH 171724 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1124 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM HEADED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST... .A LATE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN LATE FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM SIREN TO GLIDDEN...MERCER AND POINTS SOUTH. IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BE PREPARED BY TAKING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. WIZ006-007-172230- BURNETT WI-WASHBURN WI- 1124 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT... NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BURNETT AND WASHBURN COUNTIES. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ WIZ003-004-008-009-172230- ASHLAND WI-IRON WI-PRICE WI-SAWYER WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS 1124 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN SAWYER AND PRICE COUNTIES...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ DAP  000 WWUS43 KMKX 171728 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1130 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... .SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA FROM REEDSBURG EAST TO PORTAGE...MONTELLO...GREEN LAKE...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM AND SHEBOYGAN. HENCE A SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING POSTED FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA. LESS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH TOWARDS MADISON...MILWAUKEE AND JANESVILLE. A SURGE OF WARM AIR AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>058-172200- COLUMBIA-DODGE-FOND DU LAC-GREEN LAKE-MARQUETTE-SAUK-SHEBOYGAN- 1130 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ISSUING A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FROM REEDSBURG AND THE DELLS EAST TO MONTELLO...GREEN LAKE...PORTAGE... FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM AND SHEBOYGAN. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$  000 WWUS45 KTFX 171744 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 MTZ008-171832- BEAVERHEAD- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER BEAVERHEAD COUNTY THIS MORNING....THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ054-180000- MEAGHER- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FOR THE REMINDER OF TODAY WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GREAT FALLS TO HAVRE. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MTZ009-010-180000- EASTERN GLACIER-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND GLACIER COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ044>046-048-049-180000- EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-LIBERTY-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- TOOLE- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS MT HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. $$ MTZ014-015-052-053-055-180000- BROADWATER-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-GALLATIN-JEFFERSON- MADISON- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTER NOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS MT HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. $$ MTZ011>013-047-050-051-180000- BLAINE-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-HILL-JUDITH BASIN- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FOR THE REMINDER OF TODAY WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GREAT FALLS TO HAVRE. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HOENISCH  000 WWUS45 KTFX 171745 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 MTZ008-171800- BEAVERHEAD- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER BEAVERHEAD COUNTY THIS MORNING....THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ054-180000- MEAGHER- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FOR THE REMINDER OF TODAY WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GREAT FALLS TO HAVRE. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MTZ009-010-181800- EASTERN GLACIER-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND GLACIER COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ044>046-048-049-180000- EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-LIBERTY-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- TOOLE- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS MT HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. $$ MTZ014-015-052-053-055-180000- BROADWATER-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-GALLATIN-JEFFERSON- MADISON- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTER NOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS MT HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. $$ MTZ011>013-047-050-051-180000- BLAINE-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-FERGUS-HILL-JUDITH BASIN- 1038 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FOR THE REMINDER OF TODAY WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GREAT FALLS TO HAVRE. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HOENISCH  000 WWUS45 KMSO 171745 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1100 AM MST (1000 AM PST) THU MAR 17 2005 MTZ007-171830- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...THE SNOW AND BLOWING ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ002-171830- WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...SWAN LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION BELOW 4000 FEET... LIGHT STEADY SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ003-171830- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE FLATHEAD MISSION VALLEYS... LIGHT STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS... POSSIBLY MIX WITH RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ043-171830- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE BLACKFOOT REGION OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED BELOW 4000 FEET BLACKFOOT REGIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA... LIGHT STEADY SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY...MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ weather.gov/missoula  000 WWUS45 KCYS 171752 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1051 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE SNOWY RANGE. WYZ063-180000- SNOWY RANGE WY- 1051 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE SNOWY RANGE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THOSE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOWPACKED AND VISIBILITES POOR DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THOSE AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TELL SOMEONE OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING. $$ KMD  000 WWUS43 KARX 171758 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1157 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM EXPECTED FROM EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .OVERVIEW...SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT... MOVING NORTHWARD FROM NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR HEAVY SNOW EXTEND FROM JUST NORTH OF ROCHESTER AND WINONA TO BLACK RIVE FALLS AND NEILLSVILLE. THE STRENGTH OF THIS LATE WINTER SNOW STORM...ALONG WITH THE PROLONGED LENGTH OF THE EVENT...WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT STORM TOTALS FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST BAND... WITH POSSIBLE LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE. MNZ079-086>088-WIZ032>034-172200- /X.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.050318T0000Z-050319T1200Z/ /X.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0002.050318T0900Z-050319T1200Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS 1157 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHER LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS...ARE LIKELY DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NORTH OF ROCHESTER AND WINONA MINNESOTA THROUGH BLACK RIVER FALLS AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WIZ017-029-172200- /X.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.050318T0000Z-050319T1200Z/ /X.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0002.050318T1500Z-050319T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1157 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO FALL MUCH OF THE DAY...AND OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NORTH OF ROCHESTER MINNESOTA THROUGH BLACK RIVER FALLS AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-172200- /X.CON.KARX.WS.A.0002.050318T0000Z-050319T1200Z/ MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 1157 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS A SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA BY MORNING. IN THE WATCH AREA...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AND PICK UP ONCE AGAIN BY FRIDAY EVENING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SHARP SOUTHERN EDGE TO THE SNOW BAND. THE LOCATION OF THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW BAND WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE WATCH AREA...SO THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THIS AREA. 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. $$  000 WWUS45 KSLC 171829 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1114 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 IDZ025-UTZ007>010-180000- WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 1114 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH RANGE OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEAST IDAHO...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 25-45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE AND HAVE BEGUN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. MORE SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN WASATCH RANGE AND BOOK CLIFFS THIS EVENING SO THE SNOW ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2-6 INCHES. THE WIND WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  000 WWUS43 KBIS 171835 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1233 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .EARLY THIS AFTERNOON A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO GATHER STRENGTH OVER WYOMING. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA...REACHING MINNESOTA FRIDAY. SNOWFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN SOME AREAS AND AS LITTLE AS AN INCH IN OTHERS. AT THIS TIME THE PROJECTED BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIE ALONG A LINE FROM THE NORTH UNIT OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT PARK IN THE FAR WEST TO ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF BISMARCK...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH AND SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL NOT BE MAJOR BLIZZARD...IT WILL STILL POSE TROUBLE FOR TRAVELERS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. NDZ001-002-009>011-017>023-025-031>037-042-045>048-050-051-172354- BILLINGS ND-BURKE ND-BURLEIGH ND-DICKEY ND-DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND- EMMONS ND-FOSTER ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND-GRANT ND-KIDDER ND-LA MOURE ND- LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND-MCKENZIE ND-MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-MORTON ND- MOUNTRAIL ND-OLIVER ND-SHERIDAN ND-SIOUX ND-STARK ND-STUTSMAN ND- WARD ND-WELLS ND-WILLIAMS ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...CROSBY...DICKINSON... JAMESTOWN...MINOT AND WILLISTON 1233 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY... EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER...HOWEVER TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NDZ040-041-043-044-172200- ADAMS ND-BOWMAN ND-HETTINGER ND-SLOPE ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWMAN 1233 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY... EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IN FAVORED AREAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ RSL  000 WWUS45 KRIW 171849 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1147 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 WYZ001-024-180000- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH AND OLD FAITHFUL 1147 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF TOWARD EVENING. AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS REPORTED 2 TO 3 INCHES HAD FALLEN ACROSS THESE AREAS WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A WEST WIND OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS IN THE SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY LATE THURSDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THESE AREAS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT. $$ WYZ012-014-180000- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS WY-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WY- 1147 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW REPORTS SHOWED 4 TO 10 INCHES HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THESE AREAS. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL OVER TETON PASS MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. A WEST WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. VISIBILITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AT TIMES. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELLING THROUGH THESE AREAS. $$ WYZ013-023-025-180000- JACKSON HOLE WY-STAR VALLEY WY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...JACKSON AND PINEDALE 1147 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGHOUT THE JACKSON AND STAR VALLEYS. SNOW REPORTS SHOW AROUND 2 INCHES HAD FALLEN OVER THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST. A WEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IF PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY. $$  000 WWUS45 KBOU 171920 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1220 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINDY STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AREAS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. COZ031-033-034-180320- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 1220 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... WIND AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW...WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY SHOULD EXPECT SNOWPACKED AND ICY ROADS AND AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. $$ LESZCYNSKI  000 WWUS42 KGSP 171943 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 243 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 NCZ033-048>050-052-172043- AVERY NC-HAYWOOD NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-YANCEY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...MARSHALL...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE AND WAYNESVILLE 243 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVIER SNOW AND SLEET THAT OCCURRED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLIER TODAY HAS ENDED. ONLY FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS REPORTED NO TRAVEL PROBLEMS AROUND THESE COUNTIES...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION REMAINING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. NO FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...HENCE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ LAMB  000 WWUS43 KMKX 171949 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 148 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>058-172048- COLUMBIA-DODGE-FOND DU LAC-GREEN LAKE-MARQUETTE-SAUK-SHEBOYGAN- 148 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$  000 WWUS43 KMPX 172037 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 230 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL STRIKE PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .SNOWFALL...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL MORE THAN 6 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS MINNESOTA TO ST. CLOUD TO LADYSMITH WISCONSIN. AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TWIN CITIES TO CHIPPEWA FALLS WISCONSIN. THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL DECREASE FARTHER SOUTH...TOWARD THE IOWA BORDER. HOWEVER...AREAS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER MAY EXPERIENCE FREEZING RAIN. ADDING TO THE SPRINGTIME NATURE OF THIS STORM...THUNDER WILL JOIN THE MIX LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS MINNESOTA TO LADYSMITH WISCONSIN. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WARNING ARE FAIRMONT...MANKATO...ALBERT LEA...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS MINNESOTA TO TAYLORS FALLS MINNESOTA. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CRAWL ACROSS IOWA ON FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT...WITH SPRING-LIKE MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE STORM SYSTEM...PROMISES TO DELIVER LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...YOU MAY WISH TO RECONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL PLAN OR TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN CASE YOU BECOME STUCK IN THE SNOW. MNZ047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-180300- ANOKA-BENTON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE- LE SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-PIERCE-POLK-POPE-RAMSEY- REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-ST. CROIX-STEARNS- STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...APPLETON...BALSAM LAKE... BENSON...BLAINE...BLUE EARTH...BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... CHASKA...ELK RIVER...ELLSWORTH...FAIRMONT...FARIBAULT...FOLEY... GAYLORD...GLENCOE...GLENWOOD...GRANITE FALLS...HUTCHINSON... LAKEVILLE...LE CENTER...LITCHFIELD...MADISON...MANKATO... MINNEAPOLIS...MONTEVIDEO...MONTICELLO...MORRIS...NEW RICHMOND...NEW ULM...OLIVIA...OWATONNA...PRIOR LAKE...RED WING...REDWOOD FALLS... SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. JAMES...ST. PAUL...ST. PETER... STILLWATER...WASECA...WILLMAR 230 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... SNOWFALL...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL MORE THAN 6 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS MINNESOTA TO ST. CLOUD TO AMERY WISCONSIN. AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TWIN CITIES TO ELLSWORTH WISCONSIN. THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL DECREASE FARTHER SOUTH...TOWARD THE IOWA BORDER. HOWEVER...AREAS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER MAY EXPERIENCE FREEZING RAIN. ADDING TO THE SPRINGTIME NATURE OF THIS STORM...THUNDER WILL JOIN THE MIX LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. $$ WIZ015-016-025>028-180300- BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE... LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...RICE LAKE 1242 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BARRON TO DURAND WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 6 AM FRIDAY AND 6 AM SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED A FOOT IN CITIES SUCH AS DURAND AND EAU CLAIRE. BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT CITIES SUCH AS...LADYSMITH...BLOOMER..WHEELER...AND BARRON. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. $$ MNZ041>045-180300- DOUGLAS-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...MILLE LACS... MORA...PRINCETON...STAPLES 1242 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS MINNESOTA TO TAYLORS FALLS MINNESOTA. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM. REMEMBER... ONLY A GLAZING OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING PRECIPITATION CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. DRIVE WITH CARE. $$ NAISTAT/WET  000 WWUS43 KMQT 172059 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 359 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL HEAD EAST AND MOVE ALONG THE WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS BORDER ON SATURDAY AND INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HEADS EAST. MIZ010>012-180500- DICKINSON-IRON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON MOUNTAIN...IRON RIVER...MENOMINEE 359 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS GREATEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ MIZ013-180500- DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESCANABA 359 PM EST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS GREATEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SLICK THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ MICHELS  000 WWUS43 KBIS 172117 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 307 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CANCELLED...AND REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER WYOMING WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW. FURTHER NORTH...ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A LACK OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE...PREVENTED THE STORM SYSTEM FROM PRODUCING THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW...THAT WERE ORIGINALLY FORECAST. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ROAD REPORTS BEFORE SETTING OUT. NDZ001-002-009>011-017-018-021>023-025-031-032-172158- BILLINGS ND-BURKE ND-DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-FOSTER ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND- MCKENZIE ND-MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-SHERIDAN ND-WARD ND-WELLS ND- WILLIAMS ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...MINOT AND WILLISTON 307 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAY YET FALL OVERNIGHT...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION. $$ NDZ019-020-033>037-042-045>048-050-051-180400- BURLEIGH ND-DICKEY ND-EMMONS ND-GRANT ND-KIDDER ND-LA MOURE ND- LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND-MERCER ND-MORTON ND-OLIVER ND-SIOUX ND-STARK ND- STUTSMAN ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...DICKINSON AND JAMESTOWN 307 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL. $$ NDZ040-041-043-044-180258- ADAMS ND-BOWMAN ND-HETTINGER ND-SLOPE ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWMAN 307 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (5 AM MST) FRIDAY... EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH EAST WINDS TO 30 MPH CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND CHECK CURRENT ROAD REPORTS BEFORE SETTING OUT. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. $$ RSL  000 WWUS43 KABR 172118 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 SDZ036-037-051-190000- BUFFALO-HAND-HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT THOMPSON...HIGHMORE AND MILLER 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ SDZ009-010-016-017-190000- EDMUNDS-FAULK-POTTER-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAULKTON...GETTYSBURG...IPSWICH... MOBRIDGE AND SELBY 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENI NG TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ SDZ018>023-190000- CLARK-CODINGTON-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN-SPINK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG STONE CITY...CLARK...CLEAR LAKE... ESTELLINE...MILBANK...REDFIELD AND WATERTOWN 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-190000- BIG STONE-BROWN-DAY-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-TRAVERSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...GROTON...ORTONVILLE... SISSETON...WEBSTER AND WHEATON 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN BROWN AND SOUTHERN DAY COUNTIES. $$ SDZ004-005-190000- CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ SDZ003-015-190000- CORSON-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ SDZ033>035-045-048-190000- HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-STANLEY-SULLY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...LOWER BRULE...MURDO... ONIDA...PIERRE AND PRESHO 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENI NG TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ KNUTSVIG  000 WWUS43 KABR 172232 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RETRANSMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 SDZ036-037-051-190000- BUFFALO-HAND-HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT THOMPSON...HIGHMORE AND MILLER 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ SDZ009-010-016-017-190000- EDMUNDS-FAULK-POTTER-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAULKTON...GETTYSBURG...IPSWICH... MOBRIDGE AND SELBY 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENI NG TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ SDZ018>023-190000- CLARK-CODINGTON-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN-SPINK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG STONE CITY...CLARK...CLEAR LAKE... ESTELLINE...MILBANK...REDFIELD AND WATERTOWN 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-190000- BIG STONE-BROWN-DAY-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-TRAVERSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...GROTON...ORTONVILLE... SISSETON...WEBSTER AND WHEATON 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN BROWN AND SOUTHERN DAY COUNTIES. $$ SDZ004-005-190000- CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ SDZ003-015-190000- CORSON-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ SDZ033>035-045-048-190000- HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-STANLEY-SULLY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...LOWER BRULE...MURDO... ONIDA...PIERRE AND PRESHO 308 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS EVENI NG TO 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF-FULL. $$ KNUTSVIG/MOHR  000 WWUS43 KGRB 172347 CCA WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 CORRECTED PRODUCT EXPIRATION TIME OF WATCH ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE WESTERN LAKES BY LATE FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON FRIDAY. WIZ030-031-035>037-045-180500- MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- INCLUDING WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT AND WAUTOMA 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS NEAR 20 MPH MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. $$ WIZ022-038>040-048>050-180500- DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...OSHKOSH... CHILTON AND TWO RIVERS 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SNOW ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING ON SATURDAY. WINDS NEAR 20 MPH MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. $$ WIZ005-010>013-018>021-073-074-180500- VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE- LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...CRIVITZ...TOMAHAWK AND ANTIGO 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM SATURDAY... SNOW WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  000 WWUS43 KGRB 172145 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... . DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE WESTERN LAKES BY LATE FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON FRIDAY. WIZ030-031-035>037-045-180500- MARATHON-PORTAGE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAWANO...STEVENS POINT...WAUPACA... WAUSAU...WAUTOMA AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS NEAR 20 MPH MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. $$ WIZ022-038>040-048>050-180500- BROWN-CALUMET-DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC...OSHKOSH AND STURGEON BAY 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SNOW ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING ON SATURDAY. WINDS NEAR 20 MPH MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. $$ WIZ005-010>013-018>021-073-074-171700- FLORENCE-FOREST-LANGLADE-LINCOLN-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-ONEIDA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...CRANDON...EAGLE RIVER... MARINETTE AND RHINELANDER 310 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM SATURDAY... SNOW WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  000 WWUS43 KDMX 172116 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 316 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN IOWA... .A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. FAR NORTH CENTRAL IOWA CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE IOWA MINNESOTA BORDER. A STRONG EASTERLY WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. IAZ004>007-015>017-180530- /X.NEW.KDMX.WS.W.0001.050318T0300Z-050319T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY 316 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY MORNING...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 18 CORRIDOR. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY...INTO FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 18...TO BETWEEN 10 AND 12 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 18 TO THE MINNESOTA BORDER. AN EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. $$ KINNEY  000 WWUS43 KARX 172127 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 327 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM EXPECTED FROM EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .OVERVIEW...SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AND WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE THROUGH AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL BAND IS EXPECTED TO SET UP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR HEAVY SNOW EXTEND FROM JUST NORTH OF ROCHESTER AND WINONA MINNESOTA...TO BLACK RIVER FALLS AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. THE STRENGTH OF THIS LATE SEASON WINTER STORM... ALONG WITH THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL...WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT STORM TOTALS FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST BAND... WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN A FOOT POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ094>096-WIZ041>044-053-180330- /X.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0002.050318T0000Z-050319T1200Z/ /X.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0002.050318T0900Z-050319T1200Z/ MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 327 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT SNOWFALL TO BEGIN FROM AUSTIN TO LA CROSSE TO VIROQUA AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY EARLY MORNING SATURDAY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE LIKELY. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ079-086>088-WIZ032>034-180330- /X.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.050318T0900Z-050319T1200Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS 327 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS AS WELL. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NORTH OF ROCHESTER AND WINONA MINNESOTA THROUGH BLACK RIVER FALLS AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WIZ017-029-180330- /X.CON.KARX.WS.W.0002.050318T1500Z-050319T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 327 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NORTH OF ROCHESTER MINNESOTA THROUGH BLACK RIVER FALLS AND NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029>030-WIZ054-055-061-180330- /X.NEW.KARX.SN.Y.0001.050317T2200Z-050318T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 327 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS43 KMKX 172133 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 331 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF A LINE FROM AROUND DODGEVILLE TO MADISON TO MILWAUKEE. WARM AIR AND MOISTURE LIFTING OVER A STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-180330- COLUMBIA-DODGE-FOND DU LAC-GREEN LAKE-MARQUETTE-OZAUKEE-SAUK- SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...BEAVER DAM...FOND DU LAC... GREEN LAKE...MONTELLO...PORT WASHINGTON...PORTAGE...SHEBOYGAN... WEST BEND ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 AM CST TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ISSUING A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DETERIORATING WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS...AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$  000 WWUS43 KMKX 172134 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 334 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG A LINE FROM AROUND DODGEVILLE TO MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND SOUTHWARD...WITH SOME HIGH AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH... AND LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER. WARM AIR AND MOISTURE LIFTING OVER A STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT. WIZ062>066-180330- DANE-IOWA-JEFFERSON-MILWAUKEE-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...JEFFERSON...MADISON... MILWAUKEE...WAUKESHA ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ISSUING A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DETERIORATING WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS...AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$  000 WWUS45 KGGW 172143 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 243 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 MTZ016-059-060-172245- /X.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN 243 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE ENDING THIS EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ023>025-027-062-172245- /X.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON 243 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ017>020-022-026-061-172245- /X.CAN.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- GARFIELD-PRAIRIE-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...WOLF POINT... POPLAR...JORDAN...TERRY...OPHEIM 243 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ021-172245- /X.CAN.KGGW.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 243 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE ENDING THIS EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TFJ  000 WWUS43 KFSD 172204 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 400 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT...AND INTO EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW SHOULD BE NEAR DES MOINES IOWA. WINTERY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME INCREASINGLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BE AWARE THAT PRECIPITATION COULD FALL AS FREEZING RAIN ALONG PARTS OF THE I 90 CORRIDOR...MAINLY FROM MITCHELL TO AROUND SIOUX FALLS CAUSING SOME GLAZING ON UNTREATED ROADS. SDZ038-039-052>054-180330- BEADLE SD-JERAULD SD-KINGSBURY SD-MINER SD-SANBORN SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON 400 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. THEN SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-055-056-180330- BROOKINGS SD-COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-LAKE SD-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN- MOODY SD-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-PIPESTONE MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...JACKSON...MADISON...MARSHALL... PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...WINDOM AND WORTHINGTON 400 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 IN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND HIGHWAY 30 IN MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ENDING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER ONE FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE...INCLUDING MARSHALL. IF YOU NEED TO TRAVEL AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ SDZ057>060-180330- AURORA SD-BRULE SD-DAVISON SD-HANSON SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERLAIN AND MITCHELL 400 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING T O 3 PM CST FRIDAY... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME PERSISTENT THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AROUND MITCHELL AND ALEXANDRIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. USE CAUTION IF DRIVING LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. BE ALERT FOR ANY AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN CAUSING GLAZED CONDITIONS. $$ IAZ001>003-MNZ098-SDZ061-062-067-180330- DICKINSON IA-LINCOLN SD-LYON IA-MCCOOK SD-MINNEHAHA SD-OSCEOLA IA- ROCK MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...LUVERNE...ROCK RAPIDS... SIOUX FALLS AND SPIRIT LAKE 400 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY... AREAS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE ICY AND GLAZED CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT ACROSS UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL END LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF INTERSTATE 29...AND FRIDAY EVENING IN NORTHWEST IOWA. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN A VERY SHARP GRADIENT IN THIS AREA...RANGING FROM AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN BERESFORD SOUTH DAKOTA...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND SIOUX FALLS AND POINTS ALONG THE MINNESOTA AND IOWA BORDER. ROCK COUNTY MINNESOTA IS IN BETWEEN...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES IN THEIR SOUTHWEST CORNER...TO 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR NOBLES AND PIPESTONE COUNTIES WHERE THE WARNING IS. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND BE ALERT FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT CAUSING GLAZE. $$  000 WWUS45 KGJT 172200 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 300 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 COZ004-010-013-180600- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 300 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PARK...GORE...AND ELKHEAD MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE FLAT TOPS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO...THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY FRIDAY MORNING...5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING...CAUSING WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. && IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 40...131 AND I-70 NEAR VAIL PASS...DRIVE WITH CAUTION. REDUCE YOUR SPEED...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT: WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-012-018-019-180600- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...SKYWAY 300 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS...THE WEST ELK...SAWATCH AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING... BUT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CAUSING WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. && IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 65 AND 550...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCE YOUR SPEED...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT: WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$  000 WWUS43 KDLH 172205 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 403 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 WIZ006-007-172253- BURNETT WI-WASHBURN WI- 403 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER BURNETT AND WASHBURN COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL NOW BE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WIZ003-004-172258- ASHLAND WI-IRON WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND 403 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE TO THE SOUTH. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WIZ008-009-181100- PRICE WI-SAWYER WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS 403 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SAWYER AND PRICE COUNTIES FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES...WITH MUCH LESS IN THE NORTHERN AREAS. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PREPARE NOW BY MAKING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$ DAP  000 WWUS45 KREV 172241 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA COMBINED WITH A STRONG SOUTHERN JET STREAM WILL FEED SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 4500 TO 5000 FEET. 1-2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. CAZ072-181200- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 6500 FEET FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO LAKE LEVEL ON SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET. $$ CAZ073-181200- MONO- 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 6500 FEET FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY AND FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET. $$ CAZ071-181200- LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 5500 FEET FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 5500 FEET ON SATURDAY AND NEAR 4500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. $$ SHULZ  000 WWUS45 KREV 172340 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA COMBINED WITH A STRONG SOUTHERN JET STREAM WILL FEED SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 4500 TO 5000 FEET. 1-2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. CAZ072-NVZ002-181200- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 6500 FEET FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO LAKE LEVEL ON SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET. $$ CAZ073-181200- MONO- 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 6500 FEET FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY AND FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET. $$ CAZ071-181200- LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 204 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 5500 FEET FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 5500 FEET ON SATURDAY AND NEAR 4500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. $$ SHULZ  000 WWUS45 KCYS 172216 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 310 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. WYZ063-181300- SNOWY RANGE WY- 310 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH TONIGHT. UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE SNOWY RANGE AS OF MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. THE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS MADE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS CARBON COUNTY ON INTERSTATE 80. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KMD  000 WWUS46 KSTO 172225 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 210 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SPRING BEGINS SUNDAY MORNING BUT WILL COME IN LIKE A LION OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... CAZ068-069-181200- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- 210 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO, CA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK. A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL ALLOW THE PACIFIC STORM TRACK TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA NEVADA BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET AND THEN WILL LOWER TO 4500 FEET TO 5000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SIERRA NEVADA CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL TO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD NOT BE MISLED BY THE WARM SPRING-LIKE WEATHER OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS YEAR...SPRING WILL COME IN LIKE A LION. $$ JHM  000 WWUS43 KUNR 172216 WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 312 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 511...OR 866,697,3511. IN WYOMING...THE NUMBER IS 888,996,7623...OR 307,772,0824. SDZ024-025-WYZ057-180601- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...SPEARFISH AND SUNDANCE 312 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...WITH AROUND 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ SDZ043-046-049-180600- JACKSON-MELLETTE-TRIPP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KADOKA...WHITE RIVER AND WINNER 312 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST (4 PM CST) FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ031-072-073-180600- PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS 312 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ014-032-180600- HAAKON-ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUPREE AND PHILIP 312 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ001-002-012-013-180600- BUTTE-HARDING-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...BUFFALO...FAITH AND LEMMON 312 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  000 WWUS45 KSLC 172240 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 330 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 UTZ008>010-180600- WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 330 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH RANGE ...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25-45 MPH CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS BUT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO 15-25 MPH. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND TAPER OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2-6 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE COTTONWOODS. THE WIND WILL CREATE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ025-UTZ007-180130- WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- 330 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 6 PM MST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY WILL ALLOW THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE OF IDAHO AND UTAH TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-40 MPH CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO 10-20 MPH. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BUT TAPER OFF AFTER 6 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 6 PM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1-5 INCHES. $$  000 WWUS45 KBYZ 172252 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN MOVING OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. MTZ067-068-180000- /X.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ MTZ031>033-038-057>058-WYZ099-180000- /X.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-050318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-SOUTHERN BIG HORN- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY... BAKER...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ MTZ028-034-039>042-056-063>066-180000- /X.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN STILLWATER-EASTERN CARBON- NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY- RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE... BRIDGER...JOLIET...CLYDE PARK...WILSALL...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...RED LODGE...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON... FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OUR LESS...THUS THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ MTZ036-037-180500- /X.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-050318T1200Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ035-180500- /X.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BILLINGS 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN YELLOWSTONE COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE BILLINGS AREA WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ029-030-180500- /X.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-050318T0600Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM 352 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  000 WWUS45 KBOU 172303 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 403 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINDY STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO THIS EVENING ...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT OVER MOST AREAS ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AREAS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS. COZ031-033-034-180703- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 403 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... WIND AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 IN WESTERN JACKSON AND GRAND COUNTIES. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW...WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY SHOULD EXPECT SNOWPACKED AND ICY ROADS AND AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES MAY BE REQUIRED AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. $$ LESZCYNSKI  000 WWUS45 KRIW 172347 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 444 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 WYZ001-024-180000- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH AND OLD FAITHFUL 444 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT IN MOST AREAS. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON WILL ALLOW THE SNOW ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. AUTOMATED SNOTEL SENSORS REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK SINCE LAST EVENING. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK INDICATED AMOUNTS FROM A TRACE TO 3 INCHES. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BUT MOST AREAS WILL SEE UNDER AN INCH. $$ WYZ012-014-180000- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS WY-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WY- 444 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND UNDER TWO INCHES. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON WILL ALLOW THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE AREA TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT HAVE FALLEN IN THE TETON RANGE SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE GROS VENTRES. THREE TO SIX INCHES WAS REPORTED BY AUTOMATED SENSORS ALONG THE WEST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO...ESPECIALLY IN THE TETONS. STRONG WINDS AND FRESH SNOW COVER WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL OVER TETON AND SOUTH PASS HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING. $$ WYZ013-023-025-180000- JACKSON HOLE WY-STAR VALLEY WY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...JACKSON AND PINEDALE 444 PM MST THU MAR 17 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE AREA TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL REPORTS CAME FROM THE STAR VALLEY WHERE AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WERE REPORTED. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAME IN FROM THE JACKSON VALLEY AND UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES WHERE REPORTED IN THE NORTH END OF THE JACKSON VALLEY. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH. BE ALERT FOR AREAS OF SNOWPACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND GUSTY WIND THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ SKRBAC