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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALICE RX...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
111 PM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1348 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER TODAY...WILL BECOME A BIT MORE ACTIVE ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE WINDS WILL LIKELY
PICK UP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY MORNING.
TOTAL PRECIP AMOUNTS OF 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH SEEM LIKELY...WITH
0.20 INCHES AS A MAX AMOUNT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
COOLER ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES. TEMPERATURES WILL
START A SLOW WARMING TREND ON FRIDAY. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE AROUND 4-8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TURNING COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY...WITH A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS BY MORNING. LOWS 35 TO 40. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MUCH COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES
AROUND 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A BIT WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES AROUND 30 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...MIKE KAISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.ALICE.01/TFX