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SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
849 AM MST WED DEC 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES
DURING THE AFTERNOON. A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN MONTANA THIS MORNING OVER THE PLAINS BUT THE WIND IS NOT
EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH LOCALLY UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOW IS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT WITH UP TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.
THURSDAY WILL BE COLDER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20 TO 25.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AT TIMES.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15 TO 20.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091230.PROGR.01/TFX