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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY UNITS...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
332 PM MDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD.
WEST WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY DIE OFF OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL RETURN TOMORROW
WITH DAYTIME HEATING...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS TODAY.
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090527.HOPLE.01/TFX