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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP ASPEN  47...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1113 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND MONTANA THROUGH TUESDAY RESULTING IN CONTINUED VERY WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL TO AROUND 15% TODAY AGAIN ON
TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE GOOD...EXCEPT
ON EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGETOPS AS A STRONG THERMAL BELT WILL
EXIST. WINDS WILL BE DRIVEN BY TERRAIN HEATING AND COOLING AND
UP-DRAINAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON PERIODS AND DOWN- DRAINAGE AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR LATER THIS WEEK...
THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING A
CONTINUED WARM BUT MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A
LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORM. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON A MOIST AND
UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH COOLER AND CONTINUED SHOWERY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...A FEW CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...JACOB HOPPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.SHEEP.01/TFX