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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYMAKER 3/6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
742 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYMAKER 3 6...LWEIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
534 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY RESULTING
IN CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE TEENS. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY
LIGHT. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY BUT
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AGAIN IN THE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS T2 TO
15
                    MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...DARWIN REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U