FNUS75 KTFX 202127
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PROGRAMATIC PILE BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
227 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BUT THE CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWS OR WETTING RAIN AT THE BURN AREA IS MINIMAL. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.PROGR.01/TFX