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FXUS65 KTFX 141529
AFDTFX

SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
930 AM MDT FRI SEP 14 2001

WILL NEED TO UPDATE THIS MORNING PRIMARILY TO CORRECT AN OMISSION IN
CODING FOR THE LEWISTOWN ZONE. DENSE FOG PERSISTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE CWA BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
COMPLEX PATTERN CONTINUES AS UPPER TROF SHIFTS TO EASTERN MONTANA
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST. ETA EVENTUALLY DEVELOPS
ANOTHER CLOSED LOW...THIS TIME OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY SATURDAY
MORNING. FOR THE IMMEDIATE CWA...CURRENT FORECAST OF DRY AND STABLE
CONDITIONS LOOKS REASONABLE. EMANUEL

EXTENDED...NCF HAVING UPLINK PROBLEMS THIS MORNING SO NO NEW MRF
PACKAGE AS OF YET. MORNING ECMWF AVAILABLE ON INTERNET KEEPS A BROAD
TROUGH OVER NRN TIER OF STATES WITH NORTHWEST FLOW OVER CWA. LOOKS
LIKE WET WEATHER MOVES THROUGH CWA ON MONDAY/TUESDAY. CURRENT
FORECAST IS ON TRACK. MPJ

CCF NUMBERS
GTF BB 070/045 073/046 072 14000
   BBBBB 044/070 046/068 045/068 045/069 045 00132211122
CTB BU 071/040 073/042 071 14000
   BBBBB 042/070 044/066 043/066 043/067 043 00131111122
HLN BB 070/046 073/046 072 14000
   EBBBB 044/066 044/068 045/068 045/069 045 01253322222
BZN EB 068/042 071/042 069 14310
   EBBBB 042/066 042/068 043/068 042/069 042 03353322222
WEY EB 067/042 070/042 068 14320
   EBBBB 038/061 038/062 037/062 037/063 037 03364433333
DLN BB 071/044 073/044 070 14200
   EBBBB 041/064 041/066 040/066 040/067 040 12253322222
HVR BU 073/044 077/044 075 14000
   BBBBB 047/073 048/070 045/068 045/069 045 00121111111
LWT EB 064/042 069/042 068 14210
   BBBBB 042/067 043/066 042/065 042/066 042 01232222222