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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SKY MISSING PERSON SEARCH...GALLATIN COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
239 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1417 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS
AS WAVES OF ENERGY CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA. WINDS
ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING AS ONE WAVE MOVES EAST...HOWEVER
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH THE NEXT WAVE.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ON THURSDAY. LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL
ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT REMINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110316.BIGSK.01/TFX