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SPOT FORECAST FOR CITY WATER TANK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
551 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONE WEATHER DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND
NOON TODAY WHILE A STRONGER WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT. THE SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL USHER IN A COLDER
AIRMASS ALONG WITH SOME NORTHERLY WINDS AND ALSO SOME SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON AND
                    ALSO THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48...36 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT...50 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AT IGNITION.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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