FNUS75 KTFX 101932 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKETT...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 132 PM MDT SAT APR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1335 MDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN VARIABLE BETWEEN WEST AND NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND THEN EASTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE 10 TO 15 MPH...HOWEVER TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL CAUSE VARIABILITY IN BOTH THE LOCAL WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING.. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO EASTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SYNER REQUESTED BY...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100410.BECKE.04/TFX