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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CRK UNIT 54...USFS - KINGS HILL L&C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
954 AM MDT SAT APR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATE FORECAST FOR LIGHT RAIN AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR TODAY...
...THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY REMAINS THE SAME...

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE BURN AREA.
ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE BURN AREA WILL
MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA AROUND 1115 AM AND LAST ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
EXPECT SLOWLY CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SMALL CHANCE
FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO NEAR 40
PERCENT FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM.

FOR SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE DRIER AND WARMER ON SUNDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S PERCENT
RANGE. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT. ISOLATED...MAINLY
MOUNTAIN...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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