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FWUS45 KTFX 222202
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
300 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 25 50 80 85 90 90 85 85 75 65 60 60 55 55 70
TEMPERATURE 31 29 30 29 31 31 32 31 30 27 25 26 24 23 27 29 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 33 23 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 16 17 19 19 19 21 26 28 29 25 23 21 19 18 19 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 37 41 43 40 44 51 58 61 58 54 50 43 41 41 42 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 30 70 80 90 90 80 80 30 30 20 20 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.11 0.17 0.22 0.15 0.08 0.04 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.39 0.23 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.08 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.17 0.59 0.29 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.1 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 4.3 3.2 1.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.9 7.7 3.8 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 20 45 65 75 90 90 90 85 85 75 70 75 75 85
TEMPERATURE 34 29 30 29 30 30 34 34 32 29 27 28 26 25 29 32 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 35 25 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 16 16 16 19 23 24 21 20 19 16 14 16 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 29 34 39 41 43 47 52 55 52 52 49 42 39 40 41 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 30 50 60 80 90 90 80 80 60 60 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.11 0.15 0.14 0.07 0.05
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.16 0.29 0.12
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.42 0.34 0.23
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.4 3.3 1.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 4.9 4.0 2.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 14 14 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 10
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 20 30 55 70 85 85 80 80 85 80 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 38 32 30 29 29 30 37 39 37 34 32 32 31 30 32 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 40 29 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 12 13 14 14 17 20 21 19 18 17 13 13 14 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 33 40 43 44 41 39 36 32 31 33 34 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.08 0.04 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.19 0.21 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 1.2 1.4 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.3 5.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.4 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 20 16 16 16 16 16 16 12 12 10 10 12 12 14
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 20 40 50 60 65 70 75 80 85 85 85 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 38 31 29 28 28 29 36 39 37 33 32 31 30 30 33 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 40 29 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 12 13 14 17 20 21 18 18 16 12 11 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 35 36 41 43 48 41 41 37 32 29 32 33 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.4 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 16 16 14 14 16 16 16 16 12 12 10 10 11 11 14
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 35 40 55 55 70 75 80 85 85 85 80 75 80
TEMPERATURE 38 33 31 29 29 30 38 41 40 36 34 33 32 31 34 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 41 30 38
WIND DIR S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 13 14 14 14 16 19 23 23 19 18 17 13 12 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 33 32 33 36 47 50 49 42 41 37 32 31 33 33 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 50 50 50 40 40 50 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.9 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.4 5.0 5.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 14 14 11 11 12 12 16
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 25 35 50 45 75 80 85 85 85 85 80 70 80
TEMPERATURE 36 31 31 30 30 31 38 40 39 35 33 32 30 29 33 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 41 28 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 13 13 14 19 21 21 19 19 18 14 12 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33 33 33 37 43 46 47 43 44 43 39 35 34 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 40 50 50 50 50 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.19 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.8 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 16 16 16 11 11 8 8 10 10 12
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 15 25 25 55 75 80 80 85 85 75 60 60 75
TEMPERATURE 37 35 35 33 35 36 42 44 42 37 35 34 32 31 34 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 30 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 11 14 17 18 19 24 28 29 26 26 24 21 18 19 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 49 44 46 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 40 40 30 30 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.6 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.9 4.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 33 33 33 33 25 25 25 25 12 12 10 10 11 11 14
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 15 25 50 65 65 80 80 85 85 85 80 70 65 75
TEMPERATURE 35 32 32 30 33 36 43 44 42 38 36 35 32 32 36 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 45 29 39
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 12 14 14 14 17 19 18 17 18 17 13 12 13 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 34 33 33 40 42 44 42 46 43 40 36 35 31 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.05 0.21 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 50 50 50 50 33 33 33 33 16 16 10 10 10 10 14
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 15 15 20 30 55 85 80 75 70 60 30 30 30 55
TEMPERATURE 24 21 25 24 30 34 42 45 43 37 34 33 30 28 34 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 46 26 38
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 9 11 12 18 23 26 24 24 20 14 12 13 13 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 36 42 47 43 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 10 10 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 1.6 3.5 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.6 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.1 3.2 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.7 2.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 50 50 33 33 33 33 25 25 11 11 7 7 8 8 12
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 35 45 50 50 60 75 80 85 90 90 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 36 30 29 27 28 29 37 40 39 35 33 32 31 30 32 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 40 30 36
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 14 14 17 21 25 25 21 21 19 17 14 16 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 35 41 52 58 59 56 57 52 47 43 44 43 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 40 40 50 50 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.18 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.6 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.0 5.0 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.6 5.2 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 12 12 9 9 10 10 14
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 15 45 50 60 60 65 80 85 90 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 39 32 30 29 29 31 38 42 40 37 35 34 33 32 34 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 42 31 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 11 12 12 13 17 21 23 20 19 18 14 12 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 33 40 48 50 47 46 42 36 34 36 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 50 50 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.16 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.1 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 20 16 16 20 20 25 25 14 14 11 11 12 12 16
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 25 40 45 45 35 40 60 80 80 85 90 85 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 30 24 23 22 22 23 31 33 31 28 28 28 27 27 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 33 25 32
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 12 12 14 18 21 20 18 17 16 14 13 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 35 35 35 35 37 43 47 46 44 44 41 35 35 37 39 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60 60 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.16 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 2.0 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 10
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 30 45 55 60 45 50 60 75 85 90 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 34 27 25 25 25 26 34 37 35 30 30 30 29 28 31 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 37 27 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 13 14 17 19 20 18 18 17 14 13 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 34 41 46 44 41 41 39 34 32 34 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 12
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 35 35 40 45 25 35 80 85 85 90 90 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 29 21 17 16 16 18 30 32 31 29 28 27 26 26 29 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 33 24 32
WIND DIR SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 5 6 8 12 16 16 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 37 35 31 32 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 50 50 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.08 0.15
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.23
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.11
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.30 0.33
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 3.9 3.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 11
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 40 50 40 35 35 60 80 85 85 90 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 35 28 27 26 27 27 35 37 36 32 31 31 30 30 33 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 37 29 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 14 13 14 17 21 27 28 25 24 21 18 17 18 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 34 32 36 47 55 56 52 50 46 40 37 41 42 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 50 50 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 5.2 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.4 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 12
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 35 45 50 50 35 40 60 75 75 75 75 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 30 23 22 21 22 23 32 35 33 28 28 28 27 27 32 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 35 26 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S S SW S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 14 13 13 12 13 18 21 20 17 14 13 12 12 14 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 34 31 32 31 33 41 43 42 39 36 33 29 29 33 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 40 40 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 6.0 6.6 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 11 11 12
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 50 45 50 55 40 50 70 75 80 80 75 80 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 26 20 19 19 19 20 28 30 28 26 26 25 25 25 28 30 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 30 23 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 13 10 10 10 10 11 16 19 18 13 11 11 11 12 14 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60 60 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 10 10 11
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 30 40 45 40 55 70 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 35 28 25 23 23 25 33 36 35 31 31 30 30 30 33 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 37 28 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 9 9 10 14 18 19 16 13 12 10 9 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 36 42 43 39 35 31 26 31 34 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 70 70 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.10 0.07
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.17
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.12 0.23 0.28
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.2 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.8 2.6 2.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 5.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 14 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 11 11 12
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 30 40 35 30 45 65 75 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 35 28 25 24 24 25 33 36 34 30 29 29 28 28 32 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 36 27 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 11 10 12 17 20 21 18 17 14 12 11 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 29 31 29 28 33 44 51 51 46 43 41 37 35 39 41 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 40 70 70 80 80 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.05 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.18 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 10 10 12
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 35 45 50 40 30 45 65 75 80 80 80 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 32 25 23 22 23 24 33 36 34 30 29 29 28 28 33 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 36 27 35
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 12 12 13 18 21 21 17 16 14 12 11 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 31 32 31 33 35 44 47 48 42 39 35 31 31 33 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 40 40 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.04 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.17 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.7 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.3 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.8 6.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 12
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 35 40 20 30 35 80 80 85 85 90 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 25 18 17 17 17 18 27 29 27 24 24 25 24 23 25 27 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 30 22 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 11 11 13 18 24 23 19 19 18 16 14 16 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 29 28 28 31 33 43 50 49 44 43 41 39 36 37 39 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 60 60 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.18 0.15
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.33
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.10
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.32 0.39
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.2 4.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.4 4.4 5.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 30 35 55 45 35 25 40 65 75 80 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 30 27 26 26 27 28 34 35 32 29 29 29 28 28 30 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 35 27 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 16 19 20 19 20 21 25 28 31 27 26 24 20 18 18 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 44 46 46 47 49 62 67 75 70 67 64 54 48 47 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 60 60 80 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.09 0.07
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.16
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.20 0.23
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.3 2.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.5 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 11
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 30 40 45 45 35 35 65 80 85 85 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 30 23 21 21 21 22 32 34 32 28 28 28 27 27 30 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 35 26 32
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 10 11 12 16 20 20 18 17 16 14 13 14 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 41 43 40 41 47 58 64 72 66 65 61 51 48 46 46 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.08
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.17
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.05
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.22 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.8 2.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE MONDAY 02/23/26 TUESDAY 02/24/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 35 40 45 35 55 65 80 90 90 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 33 29 29 28 29 30 36 39 37 34 33 32 31 30 31 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 39 29 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 14 17 17 17 20 26 31 31 28 28 26 23 20 20 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 39 40 40 41 47 56 64 64 61 61 57 50 47 48 47 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 50 50 60 60 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.23 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.3 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 5.2 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 14 14 11 11 9 9 10 10 12
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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