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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAMPEDE PARK BURN...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1050 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT MORE
WESTERLY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES. THIS WILL
ALSO RESULT IN INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS. UNSEASONABLY WARM HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL DROP TO AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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