FPCN16 CWWG 212347 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:46 P.M. MST FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2025 FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 16 OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 6 IN THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 12 OVERNIGHT. FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 13 IN THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 15. HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END