FNUS75 KTFX 071748
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CREEK  32...HIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1148 AM MDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS
MOISTURE INCREASES WITH THE AREA OF INSTABILITY. A WEAK COLD FRONT
IS ALSO ACCOMPANYING THIS AREA OF INSTABILITY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY
AND GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE
AGAIN OUT OF THE WEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
TODAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS
ON FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAINING ABOVE 35 PERCENT.
COULSTON

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH UNTIL 2000 MDT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...BRETT BEAGLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.CROWC.02/TFX