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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY UNITS...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
624 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1825 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP
THE AIRMASS DRY AND STABLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SURFACE WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT. AFTERNOON HEATING ON SATURDAY...ALONG WITH A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE...WILL CAUSE THE AIRMASS TO BECOME UNSTABLE
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. LIGHTNING AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.HOPLE.02/TFX