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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAUTRE 3B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1038 AM MDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT CROSSING FAR WESTERN MONTANA WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...AND
THEN CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON. THE
ACTUAL COLDER AIR WILL NOT PUSH INTO THE AREA UNTIL LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...MARTI DAHLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.PAUTR.01/UNR