FNUS75 KGGW 021345
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ERICKSON WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
745 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TODAY WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALBERTA
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND A SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE AREA TODAY. NOT MUCH WIND
IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAKING THE CLEARING INDEX POOR THROUGH MOST
OF FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......415  (POOR)

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......13 (POOR)

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......528 (MODERATE)
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FORECASTER...FRANSEN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES FORSYTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.ERICK.01/GGW