FNUS75 KGGW 131358
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK...BLM LED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
758 AM MDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO MIX DOWN THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TUESDAY A VERY
MOIST UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. EXPECT
COOL TEMPERATURES AND VERY GOOD POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS THROUGH
THE WEEK AS THE LOW SLOWLY DRIFTS THROUGH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE EARLY EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH AROUND SUNSET. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILCHRIST
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.COTTO.01/GGW