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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEISSER...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1220 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1154 MST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES UNSTABLE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED
THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. A FEW SNOW SOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE AREA...HOWEVER LATEST RADAR IMAGERY
INDICATES MOST OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE
SOUTH AND ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW
SHOWERS. DRIER AIR IS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AS WELL AND AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER BACK TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET BUT REMAIN SOMEWHAT BREEZY
THROUGH SUNDAY. LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE REGION. HOENISCH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090131.MEISS.01/TFX