FNUS75 KTFX 161226 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYMAKER 3 6...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 626 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE IS BEING TRANSPORTED INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE STRONGER SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AND THE ASSOCIATED WIND SHIFT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY SHIFTING WINDS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................25 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SUK REQUESTED BY...DARWIN REYNOLDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.HAYMA.01/TFX