FNUS75 KTFX 081812 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR JIMTOWN RX...HNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1212 PM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 MDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE AIRMASS REMAINS GENERALLY WARM...DRY...AND STABLE TODAY BUT BECOMES SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE ON WEDNESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 20 PERCENT TODAY AND TUESDAY BUT RECOVERIES TONIGHT SHOULD BE GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-44. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MPJ REQUESTED BY...DAVID NUNN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120508.JIMTO.02/TFX