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FWUS45 KMSO 171056
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BACKCOUNTRY FORECAST FOR WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
356 AM MST MON FEB 17 2020
DISCUSSION:
NORTHWEST MONTANA: CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH GRAUPEL BEING POSSIBLE. A WEAK WAVE
MOVING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA ON TUESDAY MAY ENHANCE SOME LIGHT
SNOWFALL, PRIMARILY NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY CLEAR AND CALM NIGHTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES IN THE TERRAIN AND VALLEY INVERSIONS.
WEST CENTRAL MONTANA: CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH GRAUPEL BEING POSSIBLE. A WEAK WAVE
MOVING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA ON TUESDAY MAY ENHANCE SOME LIGHT
SNOWFALL, PRIMARILY NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY CLEAR AND CALM NIGHTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES IN THE TERRAIN AND VALLEY INVERSIONS.
CENTRAL IDAHO: CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH GRAUPEL BEING POSSIBLE. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY CLEAR AND CALM NIGHTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES IN THE TERRAIN AND VALLEY INVERSIONS.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4,000 FT:
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER 80% 65% 60%
HI/LO TEMPS 19 TO 31 6 TO 14 17 TO 30
WINDS(MPH) W 9 W 9G20 W 9
PRECIP CHC 60 30 40
PRECIP TYPE SNO/SHR SNOW SNOW
LIQUID AMT 0.07 0.03 0.03
SNOW RATIO(SLR) 21:1 23:1 22:1
SNOW AMT(IN) 1-6 0-3 0-3
SNOW LEVEL 1000 500 0
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