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SPOT FORECAST FOR E-R RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
515 AM MDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM DAY CAN BE EXPECT OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A SHOWER AND PERHAPS AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING CLAP OF
THUNDER. LOOK FOR A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS AT TIMES.
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH TONIGHT. TUESDAY WE WILL SEE COOLER
CONDITIONS WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND EAST WINDS PREVAILING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A POSSIBLE CLAP OF THUNDER.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................54 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO LIGHTNING EXPECTED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...ELDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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