FNUS75 KTFX 121442 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR CLANCY RX UNIT 33B...HELENA DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 842 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT A PERIOD OF SNOW/RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. IT LOOKS MOSTLY DRY FOR WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BRUSDA .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND RAIN THIS MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH EVENING GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRUSDA REQUESTED BY...ANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090512.CLANC.02/TFX