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SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTGLACIERCEMETARYBURNUNIT...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
917 AM MST THU MAR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CAUSE THE WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT TO INCREASE IN THE SPOT FORECAST AREA...WHICH WILL MIX DOWN
TO THE SURFACE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD. WIND
GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD. OTHERWISE...MID
AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.EASTG.01/TFX