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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNNY S GULCH B-20...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
805 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE TROF WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER TO THE
AREA...AND WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE
DAY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE SHARPLY OVERNIGHT
AND INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...AND LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS WELL. IN
ADDITION... GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWER.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING MIXED RAIN AND SNOW.
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AT 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...CHANCE OF
                    SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...BEAGLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.JOHNN.01/TFX