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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHBRIDGE 1...USFS - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
803 AM MDT SAT MAY 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER DAY OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS
IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN AREA TODAY. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT
BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY ALONG
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
TODAY...BUT COULD BE A FEW HOURS EARLIER ON SUNDAY AS THE COOLER
AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE AREA. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. TIME OF MIN HUMIDITY AROUND 4 PM TO 6 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST ABOUT 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. TIME OF MIN HUMIDITY AROUND 2 PM TO 5 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE POLLICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090530.ASHBR.01/TFX