FNUS75 KTFX 021755 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHPARK UNIT 2...FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1155 AM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 MDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS WARM...DRY...AND STABLE TODAY. SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR WARM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR 70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SYNER REQUESTED BY...JAKE HOPPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101002.SOUTH.03/TFX