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SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAT WILLOW PILES...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1154 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
MOISTURE AND LIGHT SNOW INTO THE REGION. A SHALLOW INVERSION OVER
THE AREA WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS LIGHT AND TEMPERATURES COOL.
WINDS ALOFT ARE MUCH STRONGER AND RIDGE TOPS COULD HAVE STRONG
WEST FLOW. THE INVERSION COULD BREAK BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
WOULD CAUSE A QUICK INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE AND STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS.

 AND STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERA LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AT THE SURFACE INVERSION OVERHEAD???  LIGHT WINDS
UNLESS BREAK INVERSION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................NEAR 100 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5-10.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 35 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2 BELOW TO 7 BELOW ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................20 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......150O FEET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...JOSH BARTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120119.FLATW.01/TFX