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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SKY MISSING PERSON SEARCH...GALLATIN COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1025 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0952 MDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MOIST AND
UNSETTLED TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE TO WIDESPREAD SNOW ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN DURING THIS
TIME. WINDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
THE STRONGEST AND GUSTIEST WINDS OCCURRING OVERNIGHT AS A
DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING SNOW...AGAIN ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT REMINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110315.BIGSK.01/TFX