FNUS75 KTFX 121714
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED EAGLE FUELS REDUCTION UNIT...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1014 AM MST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
STRENGTHENING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT WILL BRING
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST AS MOISTURE
IS LIFTED OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL
WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES
BACK SOUTH...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER EAST WINDS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOENISCH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 55 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    60 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33...TEMPERATURES FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.REDEA.01/TFX