475 
FNUS75 KBYZ 192122
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIGRANT CREEK...PARK COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
222 PM MST FRI FEB 19 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1350 MST ON FEBRUARY 19. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 KNOTS WILL PERSIST AT THE
10000 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEING TO
TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 25 TO 40 KNOT WINDS EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHWEST SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
TAPER OFF...DROPPING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH AN
INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION. TEMPERATURES AT 10000 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE 
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS 
                    OVERNIGHT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20. 
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS 
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 KNOTS 

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27. 
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS 
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 KNOTS
HAINES INDEX........3. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE 
                    EVENING. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12. 
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29. 
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS 
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...WENDY WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20160219.EMIGR.01/BYZ