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SPOT FORECAST FOR BECKETT...BLM LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
826 AM MDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROF WILL KEEP THE WEATHER UNSETTLED
TODAY. MOST PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE AREA ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS MORNING...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO
THE AREA DURING THE DAY AND WINDS SHOULD BE SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT...
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
BECOME GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW MORNING...
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND NOON
                    AT 15 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...JOSH BARTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100406.BECKE.02/TFX