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SPOT FORECAST FOR MN  1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1028 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE FRONT FROM THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY BUT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM...EVEN AT
RIDGE TOP LEVEL. CURRENT FORECAST IS CALLING FOR ONLY A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...ONE MODEL IS SHOWING AN
AREA OF WETTING RAIN OVER THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY. MPJ

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH ABOUT 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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