FNUS75 KTFX 112103 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR CLANCY RX UNIT 33B...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 303 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLD FRONT SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA WILL ALSO RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS ON TUESDAY. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 TO 40 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......DECREASING TO WEST 20 MPH BY NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BLANK REQUESTED BY...KIM BEAVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090512.CLANC.01/TFX