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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY BURNS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
237 PM MDT MON MAR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...LIMITING ANY CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. SOME LIGHT
CUMULUS COULD DEVELOP OVER MOUNTAIN PEAKS..BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST AT SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WITH SOME SHELTERING DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BURN ON THE SOUTHEAST
SLOPE. THESE LOWERED WIND SPEEDS COULD RISE TO 15 MPH ONCE THERMAL
MIXING OCCURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JIM HOMISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.HOPLE.01/TFX