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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CR   8...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1035 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM SCHEDULED TO MOVE
OVER THE AREA SUNDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON DURING PEAK MIXING. WINDS COULD BECOME GUST AND ERRATIC
BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BUT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT
TO BECOME OUT OF THE WEST BY SUNDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL SLOWLY
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE CLEARING OUT OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS WILL
RETURN ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS...
                    20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 MPH GUSTING 30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS...
                    10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 MPH GUSTING 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH
                    AFTERNOON WINDS REACHING SPEEDS OF 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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