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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYMAKER 3 6...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1223 PM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BURN
AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING INCREASINGLY BREEZY AS A
SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. LATEST MODELS CONTINUE
TO SUGGEST THAT FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS SHOULD ACCOMPANY FRONTAL PASSAGE
WITH GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS IN AND AROUND SHOWERS. MUCH COOLER
AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 27 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    14 TO 20 MPH. VARIABLE GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.HAYMA.02/TFX