FNUS75 KTFX 212231 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR TOILET BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 431 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME UNSTABLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ALLOW GUSTY WEST WINDS TO REACH THE SURFACE WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. INSTABILITY WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO ALLOW A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. MUCH COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER DARK. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH. .WEDNESDAY EVENING... WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR DARK. $$ FORECASTER...BLANK REQUESTED BY...KYLE INABNIT AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.TOILE.01/TFX