FNUS75 KGGW 221524
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTWOOD RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
924 AM MDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

UPDATE TO TWEAK RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDS A BIT.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER SASKATCHEWAN WILL BRING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS TO THE BURN SITE TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN 6 PM AND
8 PM THIS EVENING. WARMER AND MORE UNSTABLE AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA ON SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MONTANA ON SUNDAY BRINGING A GOOD
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JAMBA
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.COTTW.01/GGW