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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CRK UNIT 57...USFS KINGS HILL L&CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1205 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG JET STREAM OVER THE REGION WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA
TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TOMORROW...BRINGING LIGHTER WINDS
AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON INSTABILITY
WILL RESULT IN A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 15 MPH AROUND
                    NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LANGLIEB
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT J  HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.SHEEP.01/TFX