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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK LEAF...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1251 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY. QUIET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF
THE AREA AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA ON FRIDAY
EVENING...WITH A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. SOME GUSTS 20 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.BLACK.01/TFX