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SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE CREEK RX  UPDATE...USFS TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
615 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS OVER MONTANA NEXT 36 HRS. JUST A FEW
PASSING MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY AS PATCHY MOISTURE ALOFT
MOVES THROUGH THE RIDGE. BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND STRONGER
WINDS TOMORROW. HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY FOR AREAS
NORTHWEST OF FIRE LOCATION (SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY). COLD
FRONT PASSAGE BUT NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST AT 12 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MIDDAY THEN GRADUALLY
                    INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...OWEN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.POLEC.02/TFX