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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORCUPINE...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
536 PM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1711 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ONLY
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS DEVELOPING LATER IN THE NIGHT. THE AIRMASS
WILL WARM MONDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL TREND HIGHER. HOWEVER...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 PERCENT AND LIGHT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1400. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THESE SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111002.PORCU.01/TFX