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SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE CREEK RX...USFS TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
559 AM MDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY...WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY WITH A
MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN. LIGHT UP-VALLEY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MORNING THEN WINDS SHOULD BECOME A PERSISTENT WEST-NORTHWEST
BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON MDT. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM MDT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND BECOME DOWN-
VALLEY BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM MDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDENHEUVEL
REQUESTED BY...OWEN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.POLEC.01/TFX