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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG MAN UNIT...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1036 AM MST FRI FEB 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AROUND MIDNIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW ALOFT TODAY AND THIS WILL KEEP THE
AREA CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE SHORTWAVE WILL ALSO INCREASE THE CHANCE OF STRONG GUSTS
REACHING GROUND LEVEL. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION DURING THE NIGHT BUT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW
                    LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH.
                    ISOLATED...VERY STRONG GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
                    POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 50 TO 60 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PERIODS OF
                    SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 10 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNINGWOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110204.DOGMA.01/TFX