FNUS75 KTFX 131503 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA CAMP ROOKIE...BLACKFEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 903 AM MDT MON JUN 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE ROCKIES FROM THE WEST TODAY. INCREASING INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BUT WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................15 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110613.KIOWA.01/TFX