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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHTOWN FACE  103
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1043 AM MDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY
CONTINUING THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. TODAY THE AREA HAS A LIGHT
EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH SHOULD CAUSE EASTERLY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE TOMORROW WILL HELP WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOUD COVER AND A LOW POTENTIAL OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130401.FRENC.01/MSO