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SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKETT...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
711 AM MDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA
TODAY. FIRE LOCATION WILL BE ON NORTHERN EDGE OF THE TROUGH'S
PRECIPITATION AREA SO INTERMITTENT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE DAY...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. AS THE TROUGH
MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. CLEARING
CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
                    THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...JOSH BARTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.BECKE.02/TFX