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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILK RIVER UNIT...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1009 AM MDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT DIMINISH THIS EVENING. DRY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
                    WINDS DIMINISHING10 TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF MORNING FOG.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.MILKR.01/TFX