FNUS75 KTFX 121508 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX CREEK SLASH PILES...BLACKFEET AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 908 AM MDT WED MAY 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WINDS WILL AGAIN RETURN TODAY...WITH TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS LIKELY LARGE SCALE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY SHIFT FROM SOUTH TOWARD THE EAST... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LOW ENOUGH THAT UP SLOPE WINDS WILL DRIVE SPEEDS UP TO 10 MPH. SOME WEAK UPSLOPE COULD LEAD TO CONVECTION AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER RIDGE TOPS THAT COULD MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD QUICKLY DIE OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. A GENERAL DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST AROUND 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING BEFORE SUNSET. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31. MAX HUMIDITY........89-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 5 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......50 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-65. MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SUK REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100512.FOXCR.01/TFX