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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEATS...HELENA NF USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
422 PM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AND STABLE TODAY. MOISTURE
AHEAD OF A WEATHER SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT
TODAY BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND RECOVERY GOOD. WITH INCREASED
MOISTURE THURSDAY...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 20
PERCENT RANGE. THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE PERIOD BEFORE BECOMING MORE EASTERLY LATER TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE IN
                    THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY INCREASING LATER IN THE DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130515.SWEAT.01/TFX