FNUS75 KGGW 191425
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER PEAK...BLM LED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
725 AM MST FRI FEB 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER MONTANA THROUGH
SATURDAY AS COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AT THE SURFACE. THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AS THERE IS SOME WEAK INSTABILITY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY WITH LIGHTER WINDS
AS THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BE PARKED OVERHEAD.

.TODAY...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHERLY
                    AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILCHRIST
REQUESTED BY...BARTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.SILVE.01/GGW