FNUS75 KTFX 310007 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR GARNET RESCUE...GALLATIN SAR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 507 PM MST WED DEC 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1650 MST ON DECEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING MORE WESTERLY BY THURSDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND RATHER UNSTABLE FOR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WESTERLY THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER...WILLIAMSON DC REQUESTED BY...DON GODWARD TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20091230.GARNE.01/TFX