FNUS75 KGGW 061353 FWSGGW SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY GULCH PILE BURN...BLM LED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 653 AM MST THU JAN 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS THIS MORNING. AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH HEAVY SNOW AND MODERATE WINDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. LAL.................1. CWR.................ZERO. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 36 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 1 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PROTON REQUESTED BY...JOHN SEEMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110106.CHIMN.01/GGW