FNUS75 KTFX 051534
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLANCY UNIONVILL RX...MT-HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
934 AM MDT FRI APR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSETTLED. A FAST MOVING
SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE SITE TODAY AND KEEP SCATTERED SHOWERS
OR AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. CURRENT RADAR
INDICATES AN AREA OF SHOWERS TO THE WEST WHICH WILL BE NEAR THE
SITE BY NOON. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MIX DOWN
AS SHOWERS INCREASE AND AFTERNOON MIXING CONTINUES. GUSTS TO NEAR
30 MPH FROM THE WEST ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS SHOULD INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH...GUSTS BECOMING
                    MORE FREQUENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
                    COULD CAUSE WINDS DIRECTIONS TO BECOME VARIABLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...BOB CULBRETH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130405.CLANC.01/TFX