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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH NEIHAR  1...USFS KINGS HILL L&CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
541 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A QUIET MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS...BUT WINDS SLOWLY
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND A FEW HOURS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE
LIKELY DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 5-7 PM THIS EVENING. SOUTH
WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME WEST WINDS THIS EVENING. ANY PRECIP THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE VERY LIGHT (LESS THAN 0.10
INCH). EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPS FOR THU/FRI...WITH SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW LIKELY ON FRIDAY. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
                    MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43...MUCH COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT J  HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.MONAR.02/TFX