FNUS75 KTFX 261726
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAGPIE...FORT BELKNAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1126 AM MDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND THE
AIRMASS WILL WARM AND DRY. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
DURING THE NIGHT AND WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH.
SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AND BECOME GUSTY
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL LONGKNIFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.MAGPI.01/TFX