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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST GLACIER CEMETARY BURN UNIT...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1000 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BROUGHT MILD...DRY AND GENERALLY
CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE REGION TODAY AND A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL FOR ONE MORE DAY TODAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH
THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE
AREA THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE WEST TO THE NORTH
WITH A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE
MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
HOENISCH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS T0 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH FOR A
                    BRIEF PERIOD AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.EASTG.01/TFX