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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMOKIN HOLE UNIT 9...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
651 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE
AIRMASS DRY TODAY AND SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR. A STRONG SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION
WITH SOME STRONG AFTERNOON GUSTINESS. SURFACE WINDS WILL WEAKEN
DURING THE EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO
THE MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH
SNOW DEVELOPING TUESDAY MORNING...2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE BY LATE EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 40 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120109.SMOKI.01/TFX