FNUS75 KMSO 021611
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIER NATIONAL PARK SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1011 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0952 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...AN IMPRESSIVE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT GLACIER
NATIONAL PART OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. OF SIGNIFICANCE WILL BE THE
STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT WIND GUSTS 35-40 MPH...BUT
LOGAN PASS AND ANY OTHER WEST TO EAST CANYONS WILL SEE GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ALONG THE DIVIDE
LATE TONIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 WITH UP TO AN INCH OF
HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL ALSO TURN
NORTHERLY THIS EVENING AND DECREASE IN SPEEDS BY MORNING. SHOWERS
WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING BUT SNOW WILL QUICKLY MELT AFTER
SUNRISE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL LOWER TO THE MIDDLE 30S AROUND 8000
FEET AND TO THE LOW 40S AT 6000 FEET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. AT LOGAN PASS AND WEST TO EAST
                    ORIENTED CANYONS...WEST WINDS 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN TURNING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..UP TO 1 INCH ABOVE 7500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 AT 8000 FEET...39-44 AT 6000 FEET..
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4-8
                    MPH BY MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY
                    IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65 AT 6000 FEET...50-55 AT 8000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...GNP DISPATCH FOR SAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120802.GLACI.01/MSO