####018002384#### FPCN15 CWWG 180016 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:14 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024 FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: BANFF: 1384 METRES. LAKE LOUISE: 1750 METRES. HIGHWAY 93 - BOW SUMMIT: 2068 METRES. HIGHWAY 93 - SUNWAPTA PASS: 2034 METRES. COLUMBIA ICEFIELDS VISITORS CENTRE: 2006 METRES. JASPER: 1061 METRES. CANMORE: 1350 METRES. HWY 40 - HIGHWOOD PASS: 2206 METRES. PINCHER CREEK: 1030 METRES. WATERTON: 1280 METRES. CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. SATURDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW PLUS 2. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW PLUS 2. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END