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SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKETT...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
339 PM MDT FRI APR 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE EVENING.
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TOWARDS MORNING CONTINUING THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS AND BRINGING
THE START OF INCREASING WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28 TO 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...KRIS GEORGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100402.BECKE.03/TFX