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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CR  29...HELENA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
928 AM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE AIRMASS WILL BE WARM...DRY...AND STABLE TODAY
BUT BECOMES SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE WEDNESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH
BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS TODAY
AND RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE POOR TO FAIR.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.CROWC.02/TFX