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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY BURNS...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1105 AM MDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
PROVIDING DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE ALOFT AND
SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL MT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO ONLY
ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES ON
WED ALONG WITH A SHIFT TO WESTERLY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY BY MIDDAY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.HOPLE.02/TFX