FNUS75 KTFX 061202 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR DECKER RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 502 AM MST TUE NOV 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE BURN AREA WILL BE BENEATH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT TO BREEZY WINDS. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER BY WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING AND BECOMING GUSTY IN THE BURN AREA. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER. MPJ .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MPJ REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121106.DECKE.01/TFX