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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
903 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY BUT THE AIRMASS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOMEWHAT MOIST. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS..ONE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE SECOND OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. FOGGY THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE A CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091221.PROGR.01/TFX