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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP ASPEN UNIT  47...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
105 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE
TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND RECOVER TONIGHT INTO THE 40S. SURFACE
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME LIGHT
DOWN SLOPE AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    DURING THE NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.SHEEP.02/TFX