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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH CREEL RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
736 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FORECAST:

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH CREEL RX...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
719 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A BRISK WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ALOFT TODAY...RESULTING IN A
PERIOD OF INCREASED WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. A
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION ON SATURDAY
MORNING...ALLOWING FOR WIDESPREAD STEADY PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIP WILL LIKELY START AS RAIN...BUT
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
CWR.................10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U