FPCN15 CWWG 111711 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:10 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 11 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER. TODAY..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 7. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END