FNUS75 KBYZ 070027
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRAZIER LAKE...GCSAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
527 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1647 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
WINDS WILL BE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ON THE
RIDGETOP. A STRONG PACIFIC DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WHILE AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA DURING
MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 9 AND 14 DEGREES EARLY AND WILL LIKELY
RISE A BIT OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATE. ON THE RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
EARLY THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES EARLY
ON MONDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING
IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 40 TO 50 MPH
ON THE RIDGETOP. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE 4 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE
ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME EAST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
ON THE RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BECOME EAST 5 TO 10
MPH. TUESDAY WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY AND VERY COLD WITH EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........17-22.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH
                    LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....3-8.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...JERRY GREGOIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110206.FRAZI.01/BYZ