FNUS75 KTFX 071523
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILK RIVER UNIT...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
923 AM MDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS WARM AND
DRY TODAY. AT LOWER LEVELS...SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK. ON
THURSDAY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED
WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER AFTER
COLD FRONT PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 25-30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.MILKR.02/TFX