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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
926 AM MST MON NOV 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR TODAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TOMORROW. SOME GUSTY WINDS COULD OCCUR DURING PEAK HEATING TODAY HOWEVER
THEY SHOULD DIE OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTY WINDS AND SOME
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................00
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................05
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
CWR.................05
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 GUST 35 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.

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