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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILK RIVER UNIT...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
836 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY...AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND BECOME QUITE STRONG. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN BECOMING MIXED RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................85 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
                    INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 20 TO 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...CHANCE
                    OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.MILKR.01/TFX