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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX CREEK SLASH PILES...BLACKFEET AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1118 AM MDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING....WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND BECOME STRONG BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF TO AROUND FREEZING TONIGHT.
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND MORE PRECIPITATION.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.FOXCR.01/TFX