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UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED

BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:13 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY

AND SUNDAY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.



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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.

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CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.

TODAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE

 OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON.

 FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H

 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING

 WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40

 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.

SUNDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A

 THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.



REMAINDER UNCHANGED.



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