FNUS75 KTFX 211727 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CREEK...HELENA DISPATCH CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1127 AM MDT WED APR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 MDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW GOOD HEATING DURING THE DAY. THE AIRMASS BECOMES SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY WILL ALSO BECOME SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AS A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS EARLY BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BLANK REQUESTED BY...JANAKOWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.DEEPC.01/TFX