FNUS75 KMSO 142048
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GNP SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
248 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1416 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE LOW CEILINGS, TOTAL
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS, RAIN/SNOW, AND EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS
MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE ON TUESDAY MORNING, BUT
ANOTHER WET...COLD...AND WINDY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE MOUNTAINS WILL SHELTER THE VALLEYS
CAUSING LOWER WIND SPEEDS...HOWEVER THEY WILL ALSO CAUSE TURBULENT
MIXING AND VERY ERRATIC WINDS IN THE VALLEYS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING A SNOW AND RAIN MIX BY
                    EVENING.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 40-50 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    OVER 60 MPH. ERRATIC VALLEY WINDS WITH GUSTS
                    30-40 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS DECREASING IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 40-50 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH INCREASING TO 50-60
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    ERRATIC VALLEY WINDS WITH GUSTS 40-50 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW MIX IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 28-36 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...DAVE SOLEIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20121014.GNPSA.01/MSO