FPCN16 CWWG 130754 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:54 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2025 FOR TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 14. THURSDAY NIGHT..SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT. HINTON - GRANDE CACHE. TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 10 CM OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 11 IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 16 OVERNIGHT. GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW. TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..LIGHT SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT. FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE. HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE. THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. AMOUNT 2 CM OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 19 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. THURSDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 23. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END