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SPOT FORECAST FOR WAKINA SKY...HELENA DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1103 AM MDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SHORTWAVE AND A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL
CAUSE ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA. MOST SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN
OVER THE ROCKIES ALTHOUGH THESE MAY CAUSE WIND GUSTS AFFECTING
THE BURN SITE. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY THIS AFTERNOON
AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL DECREASE. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL
CAUSE SOME GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING
BUT STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.WAKIN.01/TFX