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SPOT FORECAST FOR PLB BRIDGERS...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
259 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1510 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY
CLEAR AT MID AFTERNOON BUT HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
SEARCH AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. MAIN IMPACT IN THE SEARCH AREA WILL
BE GUSTY WEST WINDS AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL BUT LOWER ELEVATIONS ON THE
EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGER RANGE SHOULD SEE WINDS REMAINING
GENERALLY BELOW 15 MPH. MPJ


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY BUT INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23...10-15 AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...KATHI GREGOIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130224.PLBBR.02/TFX