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SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKETT RX...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
342 PM MDT SAT APR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN
COOL AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BRINGING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME
VERY LIGHT SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
SUNSET...HOWEVER SOME EXPOSED LOCATIONS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN MAY
STILL SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. BREEZY WEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH COOLER
THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. HOENISCH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES
                    POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY INT HE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TOP 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP... WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100403.BECKE.02/TFX