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SPOT FORECAST FOR DECKER UNIT 1...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1244 PM MDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM A WEATHER DISTURBANCE LAST NIGHT IS
BRINGING CLOUDINESS TO THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL RESULT IN A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY  WITH DECREASING CLOUDS
                    THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.DECKE.02/TFX