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SPOT FORECAST FOR CLANCY UNIONVILL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
845 AM MDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL YIELD MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...HOWEVER
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AND MOISTURE LATER THIS AFTERNOON MAY
CAUSE AN ISOLATED SHOWER. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME WESTERLY
AND BREEZY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING. BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...LAURA SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.CLANC.02/TFX