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SPOT FORECAST FOR MACDONALD PASS...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
122 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1408 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIP TONIGHT.
A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIP AFTER 6 AM SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 0.30 TO
0.50 FROM THIS STORM. TEMPERATURES WARM A BIT MONDAY THROUGH
TUE...THEN MUCH COLDER AIR WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW EXPECTED
WED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...HDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091003.MACDO.01/TFX