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WWUS45 KTFX 171751
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1151 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
MTZ301-307-315-322-180600-
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EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-UPPER
BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LINCOLN, FLESHER PASS, KIOWA,
EAST GLACIER PARK, MARIAS PASS, BABB, BOULDER, LOGAN PASS,
CLANCY, WICKES, SAINT MARY, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS,
CORBIN, ROGERS PASS, MACDONALD PASS, MONTANA CITY, AND MARYSVILLE
1151 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT,
UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS, AND ELKHORN AND BOULDER
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY BACKCOUNTRY ROAD CONDITIONS. WET AND
RAW CONDITIONS MAY CREATE HYPOTHERMIA RISK FOR THOSE RECREATING IN
THE BACKCOUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD
REPORT WEBSITE.
MTZ317-320-180600-
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LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE
MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BATTLE RIDGE PASS, DEEP CREEK
PASS, MAUDLOW, MONARCH, NEIHART, TRIDENT, KINGS HILL PASS, AND
BOZEMAN PASS
1151 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS AND LITTLE BELT AND
HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY BACKCOUNTRY ROAD CONDITIONS. WET AND
RAW CONDITIONS MAY CREATE HYPOTHERMIA RISK FOR THOSE RECREATING IN
THE BACKCOUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD
REPORT WEBSITE.
TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG
LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AND SELECT LOCAL PROGRAMS THEN
COLD AIR ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN LIVESTOCK.
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