FNUS75 KTFX 111339 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST HUNTER FOREST LAKE...MEAGHER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 639 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0616 MST ON NOVEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT LOW CLOUDS TO OBSCURE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SOME BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE QUITE COLD...AND EVEN COLDER WITH THE WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING. EXPECT WINDY RIDGE TOP WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT IT WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WINDY. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....10-15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL..........10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW THIS MORNING. WIND................WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF PRECIP....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL..........10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. WIND................WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF PRECIP....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30. WIND CHILL..........NEAR ZERO. WIND................WEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 30 TO 40 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRUSDA REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20121111.LOSTH.02/TFX