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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 252
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1053 AM MDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CIRRUS WILL THICKEN TO THE POINT OF BLOCKING THE
SUN AFTER 1700 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY 1200 HOURS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING AFTER 1400 HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE
DAY TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND THEN
SHOWERY BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UPSLOPE TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    5-15 MPH BY 1200 HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    1400 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING BECOMING WIDESPREAD AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20-25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGHOUT
                    THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/MEAD
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.BLAZI.01/MSO