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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
935 AM MDT SAT MAY 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER DAY OF WARM TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED AT THE
BURN AREA TODAY...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 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........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...MATT PLAGENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090530.HOPLE.01/TFX