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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 7 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT
THIS EVENING...THEN PICK BACK UP AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE COOL FRONT
APPROACHES. EXPECT A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
THE SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BETWEEN 0.10 AND
0.20 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. BRUSDA

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY 7 PM. (LARGE AREA OF
                    CUMULUS DEVELOPING AT 4 PM SW OF THE BURN AREA).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 12 AM AND 3 AM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 BY MORNING.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.HAYMA.03/TFX