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FWUS45 KTFX 131002
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 100 100 95 95 85 85 75 50 55
TEMPERATURE 14 16 19 22 22 20 19 18 16 15 15 14 10 7 6 3 2
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 14 18 1
WIND DIR W W W W W SW S S NE N N N N N NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 10 11 12 10 9 8 10 12 17 17 14 10 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 26 29 34 36 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 80 80 80 60 40 40 100 100 90 90 60 60 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.12 0.09 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.09 0.21 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.08 0.07 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.34 0.41 0.25 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.9 2.3 1.6 0.5 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 3.0 1.7 3.9 0.7
LOW END SNOW 1.2 1.3 0.7 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 6.0 7.1 4.7 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 70 60
TEMPERATURE 17 19 24 27 27 25 24 23 22 23 23 21 15 10 8 5 4
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 21 25 3
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW N N N W W
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 12 12 10 9 8 9 11 17 18 17 11 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 31 33 33 33 28 26 31 42 44 46 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.22 0.11 0.14 0.17 0.19 0.08 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.25 0.36 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.20 0.14 0.10 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.60 0.61 0.45 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 3.7 3.5 1.7 2.3 3.1 3.4 1.5 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 7.2 4.0 6.5 1.8
LOW END SNOW 2.3 2.0 1.7 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 9.7 9.6 7.9 2.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 65
TEMPERATURE 22 25 28 30 31 30 29 28 28 28 29 26 19 15 12 9 8
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 31 7
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 9 13 19 21 21 14 9 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 31 31 33 33 28 26 25 27 33 41 46 43 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.26 0.20 0.21 0.18 0.15 0.12 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.51 0.41 0.33 0.13
LOW END QPF 0.21 0.20 0.13 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.66 0.57 0.44 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 3.8 3.3 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.1 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 7.1 5.6 5.3 2.4
LOW END SNOW 2.1 1.2 2.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 8.2 7.8 7.5 2.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.5 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 90 85 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 65 65
TEMPERATURE 23 27 33 36 36 32 32 32 31 31 32 29 21 15 13 11 10
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 30 34 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 14 16 18 20 20 14 11 10 13 17 25 28 28 21 12 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 41 48 49 49 41 32 31 35 41 52 55 55 47 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.13 0.10 0.07 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.22 0.23 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.04 0.11 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.40 0.37 0.33 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 2.6 2.6 3.6 1.5
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 4.2 4.0 5.3 1.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.1 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.9 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 75 65
TEMPERATURE 25 27 30 33 33 31 30 29 28 29 30 28 20 16 13 11 10
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 33 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 13 13 10 8 6 9 12 19 24 25 19 11 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 36 37 41 41 32 27 25 29 36 48 58 61 50 35 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.16 0.13 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.21 0.29 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.39 0.45 0.35 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 3.2 2.7 4.3 1.4
LOW END SNOW 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 4.4 5.1 5.4 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 3.7 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.0 1.9 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 21 24 27 29 29 27 26 26 26 27 29 27 19 13 9 6 4
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 25 32 4
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 9 13 17 18 13 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 31 29 29 31 26 24 23 27 33 37 43 37 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.15 0.11 0.16 0.21 0.12 0.10 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.33 0.27 0.33 0.11
LOW END QPF 0.21 0.14 0.07 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.43 0.51 0.40 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.5 3.4 2.2 1.9 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 5.1 4.1 5.6 2.1
LOW END SNOW 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 6.3 7.5 6.7 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.0 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 80 60
TEMPERATURE 21 23 24 25 25 23 22 22 22 24 25 23 18 16 12 8 6
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 21 27 6
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N E SE SE SE NE N N N N N W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 10 13 17 19 14 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.14 0.06 0.08 0.18 0.19 0.14 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.14 0.37 0.15
LOW END QPF 0.16 0.11 0.14 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.43 0.54 0.44 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 2.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 3.4 2.6 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 5.2 2.3 6.4 2.8
LOW END SNOW 1.9 1.8 2.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 6.8 7.7 7.7 3.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 75 65
TEMPERATURE 20 23 27 27 26 23 23 22 22 23 28 28 21 16 12 8 4
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 21 30 4
WIND DIR W NW NW N N E SE SE SE SE NE N N N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 14 18 17 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 26 25 26 32 42 41 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.21 0.15 0.09 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.34 0.36 0.10
LOW END QPF 0.16 0.18 0.08 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.45 0.54 0.44 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.5 2.6 1.7 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 4.5 5.6 6.1 1.9
LOW END SNOW 1.9 2.6 1.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 6.7 8.2 7.3 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 100 100 90 90 70 55 45
TEMPERATURE 19 21 24 26 25 22 21 20 19 20 22 22 18 14 11 8 7
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 19 24 7
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NE E E SE E E NE NE N N N W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 8 9 11 11 12 12 14 16 17 13 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 70 50 70 60 50 50 90 90 100 100 70 70 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.09 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.04 0.16 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.33 0.29 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.8 3.1 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.5 5.4 5.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 24 26 31 34 34 31 30 29 28 29 31 30 22 15 12 8 7
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 28 33 7
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 18 16 16 14 14 11 10 9 10 12 19 24 25 18 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 42 41 40 39 35 32 29 31 34 43 52 56 46 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.12 0.14 0.17 0.26 0.13 0.05 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.31 0.39 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.18 0.12 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.44 0.52 0.47 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 2.5 1.0 1.7 2.4 3.8 2.1 0.9 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 3.5 4.1 5.9 1.1
LOW END SNOW 1.6 1.1 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.9 6.7 7.1 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.3 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.7 2.7 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 8 10 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 75 75
TEMPERATURE 28 30 35 39 39 35 35 34 33 33 34 32 24 18 14 12 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 36 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 18 17 19 20 20 16 12 12 13 16 23 26 26 20 11 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 44 47 50 49 43 37 36 36 39 47 52 52 42 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 70 80 70 80 80 80 100 100 100 100 90 90 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.05 0.11 0.16 0.24 0.17 0.05 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.27 0.41 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.38 0.48 0.49 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 2.2 5.2 1.1
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 5.4 6.2 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.0 6.1 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 8 12 16 14 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 85 85 90 85 90 100 95 100 100 90 90 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 28 30 34 37 37 34 33 32 31 30 31 31 22 16 11 9 7
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 30 34 7
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 20 21 24 24 21 18 16 16 17 18 21 25 25 21 13 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 57 57 55 50 44 40 41 43 46 49 55 54 49 36 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 50 60 40 40 40 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.18 0.20 0.08 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.09 0.38 0.10
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.03 0.11 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.31 0.46 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 2.9 1.4 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.8 5.1 1.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 1.5 4.2 6.5 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.4 6.9 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.9 4.4 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 29 31 35 38 38 35 34 33 32 31 33 32 23 16 12 8 7
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 31 35 6
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 20 21 24 24 21 17 14 14 16 17 20 23 24 19 11 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 50 54 52 48 41 37 37 39 41 44 49 48 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 50 70 40 50 60 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.18 0.26 0.14 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.10 0.44 0.17
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.36 0.54 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 2.2 3.9 2.4 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.9 6.1 2.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.2 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 1.6 4.8 7.8 3.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.3 6.9 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.7 4.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 10 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 85 85 85 90 95 95 100 100 90 90 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 32 32 35 40 40 37 35 34 32 31 34 36 29 20 16 12 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 30 37 8
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 19 19 17 16 14 14 14 17 19 19 21 23 20 12 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 43 44 40 36 35 32 33 35 39 41 43 44 42 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 60 60 60 40 40 40 90 90 100 100 80 80 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.15 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.02 0.25 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.02 0.08 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.25 0.19 0.30 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.1 2.2 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.9 2.2 3.7 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.2 6.6 7.6 7.8 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 5.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 9 20 25 20 16 12 10 9 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 70 80 80 70 80 90 95 95 100 100 85 85 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 28 30 36 39 38 35 34 34 33 32 33 31 23 17 14 12 10
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 31 35 10
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 25 27 32 34 31 24 20 20 21 23 29 33 33 25 14 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 57 67 66 61 51 43 43 44 48 58 63 61 48 41 35 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 50 30 30 50 40 100 100 100 100 80 80 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.15 0.10 0.06 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.12 0.25 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.26 0.30 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.3 3.3 1.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 1.8 3.0 4.6 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.1 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.9 5.1 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 10 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 70 70 65 65 60 65 85 80 95 95 75 70 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 30 32 39 42 41 36 34 34 33 33 36 35 25 18 16 14 13
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 38 12
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 23 28 28 26 19 16 16 17 20 28 33 32 29 23 16 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 52 58 58 52 46 39 39 40 43 55 56 56 55 46 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 30 30 20 30 30 70 70 100 100 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.10 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.15 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.12 0.19 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 1.3 2.6 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.4 7.1 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.8 4.1 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 12 16 16 14 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 75 75 70 65 70 75 90 80 100 100 80 80 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 30 31 35 39 40 36 34 33 31 31 35 36 27 19 16 14 12
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 30 38 12
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 16 18 21 23 23 18 14 13 16 18 24 29 33 32 26 20 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 41 41 40 41 49 56 52 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 70 70 100 100 70 70 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.13 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.08 0.07 0.16 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 0.7 2.1 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.8 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.3 5.0 2.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 9 11 16 16 16 14 12 11 11 9 8 5 5 5 5 5
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 85 85 85 90 90 100 100 100 100 85 85 65 70 70
TEMPERATURE 27 30 34 37 36 33 33 33 32 31 32 29 20 16 15 13 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 30 34 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 19 19 21 23 21 17 14 13 16 19 25 27 26 20 13 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 48 57 56 54 42 33 33 35 43 54 55 56 47 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.13 0.16 0.19 0.18 0.06 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.35 0.24 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.09 0.20 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.48 0.56 0.29 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 1.9 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 3.0 3.8 3.5 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.5 7.9 4.4 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.9 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 95 100 100 100 100 75 75 60 70 65
TEMPERATURE 27 29 33 35 35 33 32 32 31 30 30 28 19 15 13 11 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 33 8
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 24 24 27 27 26 23 19 18 19 21 27 29 31 25 18 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 66 74 71 65 59 51 49 49 55 66 70 67 61 49 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 60 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.14 0.19 0.06 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.25 0.25 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.09 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.34 0.44 0.30 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.5 1.1 0.3 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 2.3 2.9 3.6 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.5 6.1 4.4 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.7 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.7 4.5 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 60 65 60 65 65 65 90 90 95 95 75 70 45 60 60
TEMPERATURE 29 31 36 39 38 34 33 33 32 32 34 32 22 16 14 13 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 31 36 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 24 25 28 28 27 21 19 18 20 23 31 34 33 31 25 19 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 56 61 58 56 50 44 44 46 49 61 64 64 64 58 47 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 30 90 90 90 90 50 50 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.11 0.14 0.08 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.18 0.22 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.21 0.33 0.28 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 1.8 3.0 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.9 4.3 3.9 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.3 5.4 3.6 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 11 12 12 11 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 100 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 23 24 27 29 30 29 29 28 27 26 27 27 20 12 7 2 -1
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 26 29 -1
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 21 21 23 23 20 19 17 17 17 18 20 24 21 18 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 47 48 48 44 41 37 37 37 40 43 46 42 36 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.24 0.22 0.23 0.33 0.31 0.14 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.45 0.64 0.16
LOW END QPF 0.18 0.14 0.17 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.58 0.64 0.75 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.3 4.9 4.8 2.4 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 5.9 6.2 9.7 2.8
LOW END SNOW 1.7 1.2 2.4 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 7.8 9.8 11.2 3.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.5 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.0 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 80 70
TEMPERATURE 24 27 32 34 33 31 30 30 29 29 31 30 21 14 10 5 3
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 33 3
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 21 20 23 24 21 18 16 16 17 18 21 26 28 24 16 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 57 62 62 61 50 47 47 47 48 55 62 70 73 61 43 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.27 0.33 0.20 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.34 0.60 0.24
LOW END QPF 0.11 0.09 0.16 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.58 0.61 0.83 0.27
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 3.5 4.6 3.3 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 3.6 4.1 8.1 3.9
LOW END SNOW 0.9 0.7 2.2 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 6.7 8.5 12.5 4.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.1 6.7 7.2 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.6 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 5
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 75 65 65
TEMPERATURE 28 30 33 36 36 34 33 32 31 30 32 32 25 17 12 8 5
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 30 34 5
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 20 21 23 20 17 16 16 17 18 20 24 23 18 11 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 62 62 62 62 59 57 54 52 52 54 55 62 65 65 54 40 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 70 70 70 60 50 50 100 100 100 100 90 90 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.20 0.23 0.09 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.18 0.43 0.11
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.07 0.14 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.34 0.40 0.55 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 2.5 3.0 1.6 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 2.0 5.5 1.9
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 3.8 5.5 7.6 2.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.4 6.8 7.4 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 4.9 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 11 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 5 5 5 5 5
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/13/26 SATURDAY 03/14/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 23 26 31 34 33 31 31 30 29 29 30 29 22 15 12 8 6
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 32 6
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 23 20 19 19 19 17 13 13 14 16 23 29 32 25 14 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 49 48 50 50 46 40 39 39 40 49 59 64 54 37 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.18 0.23 0.25 0.33 0.21 0.09 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.48 0.54 0.12
LOW END QPF 0.17 0.09 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.64 0.66 0.61 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 3.0 1.7 2.6 3.4 4.7 3.3 1.6 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 4.7 6.0 8.0 2.1
LOW END SNOW 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 7.8 9.3 9.0 3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.2 3.2 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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