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SPOT FORECAST FOR STOOS...HELENA DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1243 PM MDT SUN OCT 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1231 MDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS TODAY...BUT SURFACE
WINDS WILL BE WINDY AT TIMES FROM 1 PM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. EXPECT
INCREASE CLOUDS TONIGHT...WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT
AND ON MONDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
MONDAY AFTERNOON...SWITCHING SURFACE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST ALONG
WITH BRINGING IN MUCH COOLER AIR. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BUT GUSTING TO
                    25 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...LUTTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111030.STOOS.01/TFX