FNUS75 KGGW 281255
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARRY UNIT 1...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
655 AM MDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD MORE
INFLUENCE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY. COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE WEST SOUTHWEST AFTER THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT THROUGH THE
DAY...BECOMING INCREASINGLY WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SHOWERS AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL ALSO
BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE SHOWER ACTIVITY RETURNS FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES FORSYTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.PARRY.01/GGW