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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1207 PM MDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1155 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY AS THE AREA CONTINUES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT
AND INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY BRINGING A THREAT FOR
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20  PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 2 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...MATT PLAGENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.HOPLE.01/TFX