FNUS75 KTFX 251450 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICAGO GULCH...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 750 AM MST THU FEB 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS OVER THE BURN AREA WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE ALOFT PASSES OVERHEAD. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE A POSSIBILITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST: SATURDAY MID 40S SUNDAY UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S MONDAY LOW 40S TUESDAY 40 TO 45 WEDNESDAY UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S THURSDAY UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM 22 TO 28 DEGREES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...EMANUEL REQUESTED BY...JOSH BARTA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.CHICA.01/TFX