From The StormTracker Weather Center

Winter Weather Advisory !

Posted: Sep 1, 2010 2:17 PM by National Weather Service
Updated: Sep 1, 2010 2:18 PM

WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
204 PM MDT WED SEP 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET FOR GLACIER PARK AND THE BOB MARSHALL
WILDERNESS...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 8000 FEET FOR GLACIER PARK AND
THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SATELLITE IMAGERY AND WEATHER RADAR INDICATE
ADDITIONAL SHOWER BANDS WILL MOVE ACROSS GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
AND THE BOB MARSHAL WILDERNESS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EACH
SHOWER BAND WILL PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD RAPIDLY DECREASE
THIS EVENING WITH SKIES GRADUALLY CLEARING OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

Topics: Snow, 1 to 5 Inches, Above 8000 feet, Glacier Park