FNUS75 KTFX 291501
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILK RIVER UNIT...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
901 AM MDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. GUSTS MAY REACH 60 MPH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE HIGH WITH WIND
SPEEDS CLOSE TO THOSE FOUND ON THE SURFACE. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF RAIN OR
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.MILKR.01/TFX