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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRRIGATION...FORT BELKNAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1137 AM MDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE TROF APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH
TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AS THIS FRONT PASSES. THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT PASSES BUT WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
ARE NOT EXPECTED AND THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL REMAIN LOW.
PARTIAL CLEARING WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW
WILL CONTINUE. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH
AFTERNOON GUSTINESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH SWITCHING TO THE WEST AT
                    10 TO 15 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL LONGKNIFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100406.IRRIG.01/TFX