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AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1208 PM MST THU JAN 26 2023
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED AN AIRPORT
WEATHER WARNING FOR...
GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /GPI/
FOR THE FOLLOWING THREATS...
MULTIPLE THREATS OF SNOW/WIND.
PERIODS OF SNOW INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING CONTINUING THROUGHOUT
FRIDAY, MAINLY OF LIGHT TO MODERATE INTENSITIES. ACCUMULATIONS OF
1-2 INCHES THROUGH DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER 1-2 INCHES ON
FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF AT LEAST 1 INCH OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON IS 80%, WITH 50% CHANCE OF AT LEAST 2 INCHES.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT WITH
MID 30S FOR THE HIGH ON FRIDAY.
WINDS TURN NORTHEASTERLY 10-15 MPH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN
INCREASE ABRUPTLY ON FRIDAY EVENING LASING INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW MAY BE
PROBLEMATIC DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS AHEAD OF THE WIND.
THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR A FLASH FREEZE OF WET SURFACES AS
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE WIND INCREASE.
A BAND OF BRIEF HEAVY SNOW MAY ACCOMPANY THE WIND INCREASE ON
FRIDAY EVENING WITH SNOW DIMINISHING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
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