FNUS75 KTFX 031717 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG MAN UNIT...BLACKFEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1017 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MAIN INTEREST TODAY WILL BE HIGH WINDS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND ALSO EASTERN GLACIER. LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING BUT MAY REMAIN CONFINED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY AS WELL. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 35 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 50 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 55 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110203.DOGMA.01/TFX