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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPELINE...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
918 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY...ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY AND
THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 OR MORE INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT
THROUGH ABOUT MID-DAY FRIDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
ON FRIDAY. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.PIPEL.01/TFX