FNUS75 KGGW 171501
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWDOIN PILES...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
901 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS PHILLIPS COUNTY AND THE BOWDOIN REGION
FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. FULL CLOUD COVER MARKS THE NORTHERN
SIDE OF THE FRONT WHILE CLEAR SKIES MARK THE SOUTH SIDE. THIS FRONT IS
ANTICIPATED TO SLOWLY EXIT TO THE EAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH WINDS
OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST ANTICIPATED TO SHIFT AFTER NOON TO THE WEST-
SOUTHWEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY ALSO DROP 10 TO 20 PERCENT WITH THE
WIND SHIFT AND SLOW EXIT OF THIS FRONT TO THE EAST. GAH

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING AFTER
                    NOON TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 1 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HICKS
REQUESTED BY...JIM FORSYTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.BOWDO.01/GGW