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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
522 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY
MID-MORNING. A DRIER AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
                    THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH BEFORE DARK THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...JIM HOMISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.HOPLE.01/TFX