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Winter weather conditions are expected in some areas of Glacier National Park tonight. Hikers and campers as well as motorists be prepared!


...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE...

.ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL IMPACT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.

NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LOGAN PASS 234 PM MDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AS TEMPS COOL...IMPACTING GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND THE GOING TO
THE SUN ROAD.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: HIKERS AND CAMPERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM THE COLD AND
SNOWY CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: LOGAN PASS...GOING TO THE SUN ROAD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.