FNUS75 KTFX 121849 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR HYALITE...STATE/LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1149 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1127 MST ON NOVEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY... .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH ASSOCIATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SHORT TERM. LOW CLOUDS (IFR CEILINGS) WILL LIKELY OBSCURE MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND LIMIT VISIBILITIES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN DURING A MAJORITY OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THESE SITUATIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED AND SHORT LIVED. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE AROUND 25 MPH AND INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WIND SPEEDS COULD BE STRONGER AT TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH A SLOW DECREASE IN INTENSITY IN COVERAGE TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE MORNING $$ FORECASTER...SUK REQUESTED BY...KATHI GREGOIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20111112.HYALI.01/TFX