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WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO ZONE FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
854 AM MDT (754 AM PDT) SAT APR 26 2003

SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
ARE FOR TODAY...TONIGHT...SUNDAY...SUNDAY NIGHT...AND MONDAY.

MTZ001-002-262200-
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION-
INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE
854 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2003

UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS AND ADJUST WEATHER TODAY

.TODAY...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 4500 FEET. HIGHS 42
TO 52. LOCAL WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SNOW LEVEL AROUND 4500 FEET. LOWS 24 TO 34. LOCAL SOUTHWEST WIND 10
TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW
LEVEL AROUND 4500 FEET. HIGHS 45 TO 55.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 23 TO 33.
.MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AROUND
5500 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 49 TO 59.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 26 TO 36. HIGHS 44 TO 54.

.<              TEMPERATURE             /    PRECIPITATION
LIBBY           52  32  55  31  59      /   50  40  20  20  30

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MTZ003-262200-
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS
854 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2003

UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS AND ADJUST WEATHER TODAY

.TODAY...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 44 TO 54. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20
MPH.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 28 TO 33.
.SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 47 TO
57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35.
.MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
29 TO 39. HIGHS 47 TO 57.

.<              TEMPERATURE             /    PRECIPITATION
KALISPELL       50  31  52  30  53      /   50  40  20  10  30
POLSON          52  31  53  30  56      /   50  40  20  10  30

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MTZ005-262200-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY
854 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2003

UPDATED TO ADJUST WEATHER TODAY

.TODAY...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. SHOWERS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 45 TO 55. WEST
WIND 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL
LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOOR. LOWS 25 TO 35.
.SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN CHANCE OF AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 49 TO 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 28 TO 34.
.MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 51 TO 61.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
27 TO 37. HIGHS 48 TO 58.

.<              TEMPERATURE             /    PRECIPITATION
MISSOULA        51  32  54  31  57      /   60  30  30  20  30
HAMILTON        52  30  55  29  57      /   60  30  30  20  30

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IDZ009-010-262200-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
INCLUDING...SHOUP...SALMON...LEADORE
854 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2003

UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS AND ADJUST WEATHER TODAY

.TODAY...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SHOWERS BECOMING MORE
NUMEROUS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
AROUND 5000 FEET. HIGHS 41 TO 51. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 31.
.SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS 46 TO 56.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 30.
.MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AROUND
6000 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 49 TO 59.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 27 TO 37. HIGHS 45 TO 55.

.<              TEMPERATURE             /    PRECIPITATION
SALMON          49  29  54  28  57      /   60  30  10  20  40

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MTZ007-043-262200-
BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION-BLACKFOOT REGION-
INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE...
DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE
854 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2003

UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS AND ADD THUNDERSTORMS TODAY

.TODAY...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN
NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2
INCHES. HIGHS 39 TO 49. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL
LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOOR. EVENING WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. LOWS 22 TO
32.
.SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS 45 TO 55.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 31.
.MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AROUND
6000 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 47 TO 57.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 44 TO 54.

.<              TEMPERATURE             /    PRECIPITATION
BUTTE           46  24  50  23  52      /   60  30  20  20  30

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IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-262200-
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE...
NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS...SUPERIOR...SULA
854 AM MDT (754 AM PDT) SAT APR 26 2003

UPDATED TO ADJUST WEATHER TODAY

.TODAY...OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SNOW LEVEL RISING 4500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES. HIGHS 42 TO 52.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 4500 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 35.
.SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS 47 TO 57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 34.
.MONDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 52 TO
62.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 47 TO 57.

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IDZ007-008-262200-
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER-
INCLUDING...KOOSKIA...WHITE BIRD...RIGGINS
854 AM MDT (754 AM PDT) SAT APR 26 2003

CORRECTED TO ADD WINDS TODAY

.TODAY...OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING DECREASING TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SNOW LEVEL RISING 4500 FEET WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. HIGHS 46 TO 56.
.TONIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW
LEVEL AROUND 4500 FEET. LOWS 29 TO 39.
.SUNDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 4500 FEET. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
28 TO 38.
.MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 57 TO 67.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
34 TO 44. HIGHS 50 TO 60.

.<              TEMPERATURE             /    PRECIPITATION
OROFINO         56  38  59  37  67      /   80  30  30  20  30
GRANGEVILLE     47  34  53  33  57      /   80  30  30  20  30

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