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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPLEY RX 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
523 PM MDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1650 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SKIES WILL REMAIN GENERALLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSUE
CONTINUES ALOFT. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
THURSDAY BEFORE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE FROM THE WEST APPROACHES. THE AIRMASS WILL
BECOME UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING. BY THURSDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND SNOW MAY FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000
FEET. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE MORING HOURS OF FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW EVENING CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH. WINDS BECOMING EAST AT 4 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER SUNDOWN.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...JIM HOMISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.HOPLE.01/TFX