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SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRVIEW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
908 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH LIGHT GENERAL
WINDS ABOVE THE SPOT SITE....HOWEVER DAYTIME HEATING WILL CAUSE DECENT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...WITH BENCHMARK RAWS RECORDING UPSLOPE FLOW NEAR
20 MPH YESTERDAY. STRONG UPSLOPE AND UP VALLEY FLOWS CAN BE EXPECTED
AGAIN TODAY. DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR SOME SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WHILE ANY PRECIPITATION FROM THE SHOWERS SHOULD BE
MINIMAL...STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS COULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT
AFTER 3 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF OVERNIGHT WITH A DECENT RH
RECOVERY. WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DOMINATED BY AFTERNOON GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SHERER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.FAIRV.01/TFX