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SPOT FORECAST FOR E-R RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
727 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WET SPELL SETTING UP FOR NEXT FEW DAYS...

.DISCUSSION...
THE LARGE AND STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE
AREA TODAY. IT WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
THESE SHOWERS WILL BRING ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND DIRECTION CHANGES
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WHEN THEY ARE NEAR OR OVER THE SITE.
CHANCES OF RAIN WILL INCREASE AFTER NOON WITH CONSISTENT SHOWERS
LIKELY DURING MOST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
THEN OFF AND ON FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...DURING THIS SNOW
SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RASCH
REQUESTED BY...UNDERWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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