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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH NEIHART  1...USFS KINGS HILL L&CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1123 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY WILL
MOVE EAST TONIGHT. EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH TONIGHT. NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AROUND MIDDAY ON
TOMORROW. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MID-AFTERNOON
WITH STEADILY INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. SURFACE COLD FRONT
SHOULD REACH THE BURN AREA AROUND 1500 MST WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN
SHOWERS AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG/BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS
                    THRU THE DAY.  COLD FRONT PASSAGE 1500-1800 MST.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THRU EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH BY 1100 MST.
                    WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST-SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD
                    FRONT AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST AT 35 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...MARC HAMLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.MONAR.01/TFX