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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1611 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BAND OF SNOW OVER THE BURN AREA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MPJ

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
LIQUID PRECIP.......0.08 TO 0.14 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING
                    TO 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LIQUID PRECIP.......0.04 TO 0.09 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH.

EXTENDED FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 35 TO 45.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090423.RAYCR.02/TFX