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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED EAGLE FUELS REDUCTION UNIT...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1000 AM MST TUE JAN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL EXIT THE FIRE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING...KEEPING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION MAINLY
OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH DECREASING CLOUDINESS. BREEZY AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATER
TONIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY MIX DOWN
TO THE SURFACE DURING THIS TIME...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 50 TO
60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FAIRLY MILD
FOR JANUARY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST BEYOND WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 30
                    TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 25
                    TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 40 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 TO 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110125.REDEA.01/TFX