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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK ASPEN UNIT 47...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
133 PM MDT SUN APR 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP AN UNSEASONABLY
WARM AIRMASS IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER
OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH A COOLING DRAINAGE WIND. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
QUICKLY INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S AS WINDS SHIFT SOUTHWEST DURING
THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...WITH ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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