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WWUS45 KMSO 091816
WSWMSO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
IDZ005-006-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
1116 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING ABOVE 5500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO ISOLATED MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...DIXIE AREA AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE MONTANA STATE
LINE.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
IDZ009-010-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1200Z/
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO ISOLATED MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE, HIGHWAY 28
TENDOY TO LONE PINE, BANNOCK PASS, WILLIAMS CREEK SUMMIT, AND
LEMHI PASS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS AND PASSES AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO
FALLING TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ001-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF MODERATE TO MAJOR
WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 8
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY, HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY,
HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD, AND HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. FOR MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
DISRUPTIONS TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE
TRAVELING CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE IMPACTED AREAS IF
POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS AND PASSES AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO
FALLING TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ002-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF MODERATE TO MAJOR
WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 12
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...POLEBRIDGE, BAD ROCK CANYON, ESSEX, HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO
SWAN LAKE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING
GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD AND LOGAN PASS, AND MARIAS PASS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. FOR MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
DISRUPTIONS TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE
TRAVELING CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE IMPACTED AREAS IF
POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
ROADS AND BRIDGES AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO FALLING
TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ004-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO ISOLATED MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LOWER CLARK FORK REGION INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS ON I-90.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS AND PASSES AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO
FALLING TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ006-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING ABOVE 5500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO ISOLATED MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS AND PASSES AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO
FALLING TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ007-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO ISOLATED MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MACDONALD PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, BUTTE, AND GEORGETOWN LAKE.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS AND PASSES AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO
FALLING TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ043-111030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0008.251012T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
1216 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
MODERATE TO MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. FOR MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
DISRUPTIONS TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE
TRAVELING CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE IMPACTED AREAS IF
POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY
HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS AS MELTING SNOW REFREEZES DUE TO FALLING
TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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