FNUS75 KGGW 061616
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK...BLM LED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1016 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN TODAY. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF RIGHT AROUND SUNSET. EXPECT SOME PARTIAL
CLEARING TONIGHT WITH BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THEN LAST NIGHT.
THURSDAY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DESTABILIZE THE
ATMOSPHERE...MAKING FOR WET THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. WINDS ON
THURSDAY DO NOT LOOK TO BE AS STRONG AS THOSE SEEN TODAY...HOWEVER GUSTS
WILL APPROACH 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GILCHRIST

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS APPROACHING 40
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AROUND 2000
                    (SUNSET).
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING AROUND 0900.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH PICKING UP BY 0900.
                    WINDS GOING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15-25
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILCHRIST
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.COTTO.02/GGW