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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX CREEK SLASH PILES...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
912 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN AREA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE
NORTH AT MODERATE WIND SPEEDS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION
                    AROUND 1 INCH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.FOXCR.01/TFX