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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED EAGLE FUELS REDUCTION UNIT...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
927 AM MST FRI JAN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES AS A COLD FRONT PASSED
THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH
THE DAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH WEEKEND. WINDS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD AS WELL. LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

NOTE...THIS IS THE FINAL FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 2010.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28 AND DROPPING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SURFACE FLOW DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH. SWITCHING TO
                    A NORTH EAST WIND THROUGH THE DAY.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WITH A SLIGHT EAST COMPONENT
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.REDEA.01/TFX