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WWUS45 KBYZ 110827
WSWBYZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
227 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
MTZ067-120830-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.A.0002.260312T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
227 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET POSSIBLE, GREATEST ON SOUTH AND
WEST FACING ASPECTS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 85 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY COULD BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE
TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AVALANCHE DANGER MAY INCREASE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING ON SOUTH AND WEST
FACING ASPECTS. SNOW MAY NOT BEGIN FALLING ON THE NORTH ASPECTS
UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ068-120830-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.A.0002.260312T1800Z-260315T1200Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
227 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 90 MPH.
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY COULD BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. AVALANCHE DANGER MAY INCREASE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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