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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRIEST PASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1000 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS 20-25 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.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...HELENA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.PRIES.01/TFX