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SPOT FORECAST FOR 121179TWOMEDICINE...GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
718 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0654 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL MOSTLY
BE RAIN INTO TUESDAY...BUT FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY CHANGE IT OVER TO ALL SNOW.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 INCHES OR LESS ABOVE
7000 FEET. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL ON WEDNESDAY...BUT
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY DECREASE. BRUSDA/COULSTON

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW AT
                    TIMES ABOVE 8000 FEET.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52 BELOW 7500 FEET...43-48 ABOVE 7500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW SHOWERS
                    ABOVE 7000 FEET.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 BELOW 7000 FEET...35-40 ABOVE 7000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...INCREASING TO 60 TO 70
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47...WITH TEMPERATURES DECREASING INTO THE
                    MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 60 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 60 TO 70 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    55 TO 65 MPH AFTER NOON.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...JASON GRISWOLD
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20121015.12117.01/TFX