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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
957 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT COMBINED AND A WEAK
EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. MOISTURE
EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW WILL ALSO BRING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MOUNTAINS CAUSING TIMES OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND(20 FT).........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 30 TO 35 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 60 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091123.PROGR.01/TFX