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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CREEK...HELENA DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1259 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS BUILDING. THIS
WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS DRY ALTHOUGH SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE
FORM OF CLOUDS WILL REMAIN INTO THE EVENING. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY NOON WHEN STRONG WEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. AFTERNOON WINDS SATURDAY MAY BECOME GUSTY ALTHOUGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 20S.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...ANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.DEEPC.01/TFX