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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMIC PILE...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
926 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY
AS THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY DEPARTS TO THE EAST. WINDS
BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
STARTS TO PUSH IN FROM THE WEST. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BECOME STRONGER ON TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL BRING IN MUCH WARMER
CONDITIONS BEGINNING TOMORROW AND CONTINUING INTO THE MID-WEEK
PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....3 BELOW TO 2 ABOVE ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.PROGR.01/TFX