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SPOT FORECAST FOR DECKER UNIT 1...USFS...CORRECTED RIDGE TOP WINDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
522 AM MDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS DRY AND
STABLE. WINDS ALOFT HAVE WEAKENED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS AND
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN IN THE MID 30S WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TODAY AND
THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH ABOVE 9000 FT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    ABOVE 10000 FT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.DECKE.01/TFX