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SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKETT...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1253 PM MDT SUN APR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE TO THE WEST...A LOW
PRESSURE TROF WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST COAST. THE RIDGE WILL KEEP
THE AIRMASS DRY ALTHOUGH STRONG...GUSTY SURFACE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. THE LOW PRESSURE TROF WILL
APPROACH MONDAY...BUT MOISTURE AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE MAINLY OVER THE ROCKIES AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW OESTREICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100404.BECKE.01/TFX