FPCN15 CWWG 092320 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:20 P.M. MST THURSDAY 9 JANUARY 2025 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK. TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 INCREASING TO 60 GUSTING TO 90 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END