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SPOT FORECAST FOR CLANCY UNIONVILL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
338 PM MDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO MORE UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS AS SEVERAL WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
ON WEDNESDAY...THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND AFTERNOON CLOUD-COVER WITH THE
BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A BREAK BETWEEN
WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH MAY AGAIN PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS. AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING BOTH THE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON PERIODS AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP WILL BE WEAK BUT MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AS
WELL AS SMALL HAIL. THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL WILL BE 2 BOTH WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS. HOENISCH

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH AN
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUD IN
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...ROB MARTINEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.CLANC.02/TFX