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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH NEIHAR  1...USFS KINGS HILL L&CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1103 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 6PM AND 8PM MDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT AND SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG/BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COOLER AND MOIST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH RAIN
SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH LIGHTER
WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
                    NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
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.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.MONAR.03/TFX