FNUS75 KTFX 011649
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLY RIVER HELICOPTER...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
949 AM MST WED FEB 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN MONTANA WILL KEEP THE WINDS ALOFT
OVER THE IMMEDIATE FLIGHT AREA BREEZY AND OUT OF THE EAST. RIDGE TOP
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOSTLY BE IN THE RANGE MENTIONED BELOW...BUT
A FEW GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS NEAR THE
SURFACE WILL BE MORE SOUTHERLY. OTHERWISE...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
MAINLY BE DRY. ALTHOUGH SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS WILL LIKELY MOVE OVER
THE AREA...THEY WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE A FLIGHT LEVEL OF 20000 FEET
MSL (APPROXIMATELY 15000 FEET AGL).  COULSTON

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH MAINLY HIGH CLOUDINESS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS DIVOKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120203.BELLY.01/TFX