WOUS45 KMSO 161424 AVAMSO MTZ001-002-171400- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Backcountry Avalanche Watch Flathead Avalanche Center Hungry Horse MT Relayed by National Weather Service Missoula MT 724 AM MST Tue Dec 16 2025 The following message is transmitted at the request of Flathead Avalanche Center Hungry Horse MT. ...AVALANCHE WATCH ISSUED BY THE FLATHEAD AVALANCHE CENTER... 08:00 MST Tue Dec 16 2025 The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas: NWS Missoula MT - MTZ001 (MTZ001)...MTZ002 (MTZ002) * WHAT...Strong winds and heavy snowfall may create dangerous avalanche conditions by Wednesday morning. * WHERE...Upper elevations of the Whitefish, Swan Range, Flathead Range and portions of Glacier National Park (Lake McDonald and near Marias Pass). * WHEN...In effect from Tue 08:00 MST to Wed 08:00 MST. * IMPACTS...Strong winds, coupled with heavy precipitation, may result in sensitive hard slabs of wind drifted snow below ridgelines or on the sidewalls of gullies. Large to very large slab avalanches may naturally occur.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche conditions may develop. Delay backcountry travel or plan routes that avoids avalanche terrain. Consult http://www.flatheadavalanche.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information. Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center. $$