403 
WWUS85 KMSO 201517
SABMSO

WEST CENTRAL MONTANA BACKCOUNTRY FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
820 AM MST FRI DEC 20 2002.....KOCH

DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO NEARS THE SOUTHERN
OREGON COAST THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND
THIS EVENING. WEAK ENERGY AND COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS SYSTEM AND MAY SET OFF SOME SNOW SHOWERS EACH DAY.

FRI...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY THIS
      AFTERNOON.
SAT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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            MAX    WIND        PRECIPITATION         SNOW LEVEL (FT)
            TEMP               TYPE   AMOUNT         5 AM     5 PM
4000-6000 FT --------------------------------------------------------
FRI...      24-29  S/SE 4-8    SNOW    0-1         SURFACE  SURFACE
SAT...      22-27  S/SE 3-6    SNOW    0-1         SURFACE  SURFACE
SUN...      21-26  LGHT/VRBL   SNOW    0-1         SURFACE  SURFACE

6000-8000 FT --------------------------------------------------------
FRI...      20-24  S/SE 6-12   SNOW    0-1
SAT...      18-22  S/SE 5-10   SNOW    0-1
SUN...      17-21  LGHT/VRBL   SNOW    0-1
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