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SPOT FORECAST FOR MULE CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
855 AM MDT THU OCT 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PROVIDE A FEW HOURS OF
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING/AFTERNOON WITH JUST A FEW INTERMITTENT LIGHT
SNOWSHOWERS. WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. CONTINUOUS LIGHT SNOW WILL
DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRI MORNING BUT CHANGE OVER TO
RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR ARRIVES AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. WINDS
WILL INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE DAY...WITH NEAR-WARNING CRITERIA
WINDS POSSIBLE BY FRI EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT SNOWSHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY BEGINNING AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN RANDALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.MULEC.01/TFX