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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPELINE...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
959 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROF APPROACHING THE WEST
COAST WILL KEEP THE LOCAL AREA SLIGHTLY UNSETTLED AND WINDY.
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTNINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME QUITE
GUSTY BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES TREND STRONGLY DOWNWARD TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS COLD CANADIAN AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........55 TO 60 AT IGNITION...MAX 60 TO 65.
RH..................35 TO 40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION. WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUST TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND...... NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 31.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTWEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.PIPEL.01/TFX