FNUS75 KTFX 031622 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX CREEK SLASH PILES...BLACKFEET AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1022 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM MST TODAY. EXPECT VERY STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................55 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 60 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 55 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH DECREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 50 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SYNER REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.FOXCR.01/TFX