FNUS75 KTFX 191530 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX CREEK SLASH PILES...BLACKFEET AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 929 AM MDT WED MAY 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MAINLY MORNING RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZELZER REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100519.FOXCR.01/TFX