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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
736 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RESEND TO GET FORECAST ON CORRECT DATE...

A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND WIND
SHOULD HAVE SHIFTED TO A MORE NORTHERLY COMPONENT. THE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BRING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
OVER CENTRAL MONTANA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A MIX OF ASSOCIATED
PRECIP. THE MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR DECENT RH RECOVERIES AND WILL
LIMIT SOLAR HEATING ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41 EARLY IN THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN HILLSTROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090423.RAYCR.01/TFX