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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHBRIDGE 1...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
635 AM MDT MON JUN 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH LEWISTOWN AROUND 0600 MDT.
AREA OF LIGHT RAIN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
THIS MORNING...CREATING CLOUDY SKIES AND PERIODS OF SHOWERS THRU
THE DAY. CURRENT LIGHT WINDS SHOULD PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...THEN
DECREASE TONIGHT. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH DECREASING CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL
                    AROUND MIDDAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......VARIABLE AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090601.ASHBR.01/TFX