FNUS75 KTFX 041615
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
915 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009


.DISCUSSION...
STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY. COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING
STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS DROPPING TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................75.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......35 GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 25 WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 35.
RIDGE TOP WIND......35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......25 GUSTING TO 35
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091204.PROGR.01/TFX