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RECREATIONAL REPORT

 
 SXUS45 KMSO 162330
RECGPI

RECREATION FORECAST FOR FLATHEAD LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
530 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013

THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES.

.TONIGHT...SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 INCH. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT...LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET.
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT...
LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET...LOCALLY UP TO
3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.





 
Weather Observations Around Flathead Lake
Location Time
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Humidity
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Yellow Bay Hill16 Mar 22:15473154S 4 G 7
West Shore16 Mar 22:00443366S 2 G 2
Mid Lake Deep Buoy16 Mar 21:15423472SSE 16 G 20
Mid Lake North Buoy16 Mar 12:50SSE 9 G 11
Yellow Bay Point16 Mar 22:3047SSE 15
Narrows16 Mar 21:4546S 20 G 25
Somers16 Mar 12:3038W 2 G 7
North Shore15 Mar 15:1548SSW 13 G 18
East Shore16 Mar 21:4542NNW 4 G 7
CRESTON16 Mar 23:15424092E 6 G 9
HOT SPRINGS16 Mar 23:15493251SW 7 G 18
JETTE16 Mar 23:43443159SW 5 G 13
ROUND BUTTE16 Mar 23:15483355WNW 7 G 14
ST. IGNATIUS16 Mar 23:15503147S 9 G 16


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