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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROTTO FALLS RECOVERY...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
221 PM MST THU DEC 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1358 MST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA FROM THE NORTH. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW IS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES. WIND CHILLS WILL BE
10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW LATE AFTERNOON AND DROP TO 15 BELOW TO 20
BELOW ZERO BY LATE EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG IN
EXPOSED AREAS...RIDGE TOP WINDS NEAR 30 TO 35 MPH...WINDS COULD
BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER IN SHELTERED AREAS.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....7-12.
WIND CHILL..........10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF EVENING SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5 BELOW TO ZERO.
WIND CHILL..........15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 30 MPH

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
WIND CHILL..........5 BELOW TO ZERO
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AT 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...DON WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20091210.GROTT.01/TFX