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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK MILK RIVER DRAINAGE...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
914 AM MST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET COULD SEE UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.SOUTH.01/TFX