FNUS75 KGGW 191432 FWSGGW SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER PEAK...BLM LED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 732 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.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 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.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GILCHRIST/EBERT REQUESTED BY...BARTA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100219.SILVE.01/GGW