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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CR  3B...HELENA DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
207 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE OVER
THE AREA WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...A LOW PRESSURE TROF OVER THE WEST
COAST WILL MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL CAUSE THE
AIRMASS TO BECOME UNSTABLE BY NOON WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THE AIRMASS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN DRY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE
TEENS...AND THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL REMAIN BELOW 10
PERCENT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT ALTHOUGH STRONG
AFTERNOON GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON
CONVECTION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.DEEPC.01/TFX