FNUS75 KTFX 241531 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA PILE BURN...BLACKFEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 931 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SOME PASSING CLOUDS TODAY...WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. ADDITIONALLY...IT WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRUSDA REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110624.KIOWA.01/TFX