FNUS75 KTFX 051919
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKFEET PROGRAMATIC PILE BURNING 2009...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1219 PM MST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1155 MST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY UNDER A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE ON FRIDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA IN
THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW
THROUGH THE DAY THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...ALTHOUGH SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL STILL BE VERY LIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN
INCH AT BEST. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY...THEN SHIFT TO THE
NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF GUSTY
WINDS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED
BY COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOENISCH

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.BLACK.01/TFX