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SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  MICHAEL S BURN...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
843 AM MDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SHORTWAVE AND A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL
CAUSE ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA. MOST SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN
OVER THE ROCKIES ALTHOUGH THESE MAY CAUSE WIND GUSTS AFFECTING
THE BURN SITE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE AIRMASS WILL
DRY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL DECREASE.
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...TYSON RUNNING WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.STMIC.01/TFX