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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMIC PILE...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
933 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA WITH SEVERAL
WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS
BRISK AND GUSTY HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL BE DROPPING FROM THE HIGH
MARKS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA BUT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY DROPPING TEMPS AND BRINGING SNOW TO THE
AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-18.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
CWR.................40 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21...TEMPERATURES FALLING DURING THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091211.PROGR.01/TFX