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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMOKEN HOLE UNIT  13...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
521 AM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN
UNIT TODAY AND TUESDAY. BIGGEST THREAT TO THE BURN WILL BE GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS ALIGNING WITH AND FILTERING THROUGH THE EAST-WEST
TRENDING CANYON...ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY. ALSO THERE IS A RISK THAT
RIDGE TOP WINDS ALONG THE STEEP HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE
BURN COULD MIX DOWN BRINGING A NORTHWESTERLY COMPONENT TO
AFTERNOON GUSTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MONARCH CANYON DOT SENSOR
HAS BEEN OFF LINE SINCE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/
                    DOWN CANYON 3 TO 7 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 24 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.SMOKE.01/TFX