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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH NEIHART  1...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
535 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT LOWERING CEILINGS AND FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITIES TODAY...AS A
STORM SYSTEM GRADUALLY DEVELOPS. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL AFFECT
THE BURN AREA TODAY...BUT EXPECT STEADY SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WILL BE COOL OVER THE
WEEKEND...WITH JUST A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. IT STILL
LOOKS MILD AND MOSTLY DRY FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND MID DAY...AT 4
                    TO 9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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