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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY BURNS...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
551 AM MDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR TODAY ALONG WITH GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEAK WAVE OF ENERGY WILL MOVE THROUGH LATER WEDNESDAY
WITH AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER POSSIBLE...HOWEVER MAINLY DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AS COLDER AIR GRADUALLY ARRIVES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.HOPLE.01/TFX