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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUICIDE FLATS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1009 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE REGION
WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
GENERAL WINDS ALOFT WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EASTWARD...HOWEVER WIND
SPEEDS ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
DRIVEN BY THE TERRAIN AND SLOPE HEATING. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME
SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
CUMULUS CLOUDS WHICH MAY PRODUCE A FEW SPRINKLES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE LITTLE BELT
MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER PRECIPITATION WILL WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND
ISOLATED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH LATE MORNING. SCATTERED
                    CUMULUS CLOUDS BUILDING IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...BRENT SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.SUICI.02/TFX