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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1009 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON NOVEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. LINGERING MOISTURE
ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL KEEP ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE AREA...HOWEVER DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION
OVER THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE FLATTENS UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE LATER WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091124.PROGR.01/TFX