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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
840 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SNOW AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH
OVERNIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH 5 TO 10  MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....3-8.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091222.PROGR.01/TFX