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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CREEK...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
803 AM MDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FIRST OF TWO COLD FRONTS PASSED THRU THE BURN AREA
THIS MORNING. COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES EXPECTED
TODAY. INCREASING INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SECOND COLD FRONT ARRIVES TONIGHT
BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. CONDITIONS REMAINING COOL ON
FRIDAY WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...IHC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.CROWC.01/TFX