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SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADWATERS SEARCH...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
129 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1309 MST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE SEARCH AREA FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THEN EXPECT INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN/SNOW
SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE NEXT WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. HIGHS TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE
UPPER 40S BEFORE FALLING DOWN INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT...BUT ISOLATED GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR RIDGE TOPS THIS AFTERNOON.


.AVIATION...
EXPECT MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO CONTINUE TO RESIDE OVER THE
SEARCH AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN A BROKEN LAYER OF MID CLOUDS
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE SEARCH AREA ON TUESDAY. EXPECT VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SOME MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE SEARCH AREAS. EXPECT MOUNTAIN PASSES
AND RIDGE TOPS TO BECOME OBSCURED BY TUESDAY MORNING. CONTACT
LOCKHEED MARTIN FOR OFFICIAL FLIGHT BRIEFINGS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
POP.................0 %.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
POP.................10 %.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-18.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...WITH A CHANCE FOR MAINLY MOUNTAIN
                    SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...DON GODWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090216.HEADW.01/TFX