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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY...OTHER THAN A FEW STRONGER WIND
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION AROUND 9 AM ON THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS
AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
A ONE DAY COLD SNAP IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH A
CHANCE FOR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...A FEW GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 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 AT 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.HOPLE.02/TFX