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SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLY RANCH...ROCKY BOY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
956 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A GENERALLY DRY AND GUSTY DAY AS SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA AND GENERALLY STAY SOUTH OF THE SPOT LOCATION. A TRACE OF
RAIN MAY FALL OVER THE SPOT LOCATION THIS MORNING. CLOUDS SHOULD
CLEAR OUT THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A RAPID WARMING OF
TEMPERATURES. THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR STRONGER
WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE...AND WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
AHEAD OF A QUICK MOVING SURFACE COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL
CAUSE A QUICK WIND SHIFT TOWARDS THE WEST WITH ITS PASSAGE LATE THIS
EVENING. ANY STRONG SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM COULD PRODUCE GUSTY
ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASE TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AND DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JASON LODGEPOLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120331.BILLY.01/TFX