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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

MTZ012-212315-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      72          43          68          45          60
TEMP             43 56 65 71 71 58 48 46 43 53 60 66 67 59 53 49 45 52 57 60 58
DEWPT            42 44 41 38 36 37 38 38 37 39 40 41 41 47 45 43 42 43 45 45 45
RH               96 64 41 30 28 45 68 73 79 59 47 40 39 64 74 80 89 71 64 58 62
WIND DIR          S SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  W  W  S  S  N  N NE
WIND SPD          4  6 11 17 18 20 14 11 11 11 14 14 16 16  8  8  4  4  6  6 10
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          60          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01        0.10        0.08
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                      S  S  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  D
TSTMS                                                 S  S              S  S  S


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            43    65      42    69      45    70      46    67
TEMP          50   43 62 63 48   42 64 69 53   45 66 69 54   46 61 65
DEWPT         47   41 39 38 37   36 38 35 39   40 42 40 47   42 41 39
PWIND DIR           N    SW       W    SW      SW     W       N     W
WIND CHAR          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90    60      40    20      10    40      40    40
RAIN SHWRS     D    L  L  C  C    S  S                C  C    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          S  S                        S  S          S

$$
MTZ010-212315-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      71          43          63          42          55
TEMP             43 56 63 70 69 57 50 45 43 52 54 60 62 56 49 45 43 50 52 55 55
DEWPT            40 44 40 35 36 37 37 37 37 41 42 38 41 45 35 39 37 45 45 39 40
RH               89 64 43 27 30 47 61 73 79 66 64 44 46 66 58 79 79 83 77 55 57
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  W  W SE SE  N  N NE
WIND SPD          5 10 17 21 19 19 18 16 13 16 18 19 14 14 10 10  8  8  9  9  8
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR                      5           5          30          70          80
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02        0.16        0.17
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                      C  C  L  L  L  L  D  D  L  L  D
TSTMS                                           S  S  S  S              S  S  S


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            40    60      40    65      43    66      44    65
TEMP          47   40 56 58 46   40 61 64 48   43 60 66 50   44 55 64
DEWPT         35   38 36 38 35   34 35 32 36   37 38 35 40   37 33 39
PWIND DIR           N    SW       W    SW      SW    SW       W     W
WIND CHAR          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90    80      70    50      20    40      40    40
RAIN SHWRS     D    D  D  L  L    C  C  S  S    S  S  C  C    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          S  S          S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ014-212315-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      74          45          67          44          61
TEMP             44 52 63 71 74 63 54 48 45 52 61 66 66 58 51 47 44 50 58 61 60
DEWPT            41 42 40 36 35 35 36 37 37 39 41 39 37 43 43 41 39 41 42 40 36
RH               89 69 43 28 24 35 50 65 73 61 48 37 34 57 74 79 82 71 55 46 41
WIND DIR         SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E SE SE  W  W  W  W  N  N  N
WIND SPD          3  5  8 11 10 12  8  6  5  5  6 10  8  8  6  6  6  6  8  8  9
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR                      5          10          50          70          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.08        0.06
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                      C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L
TSTMS                                           S  S  S  S              S  S  S


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            42    66      43    71      46    72      47    68
TEMP          49   42 61 65 50   43 63 70 54   46 66 72 55   47 62 68
DEWPT         41   39 37 31 32   36 37 30 37   39 41 37 44   42 40 34
PWIND DIR           N    SW      SW    SW      SW     W      NW     W
WIND CHAR          GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           70    50      40    20      20    30      40    40
RAIN SHWRS     L    L  C  C  C          S  S          C  C    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          S  S          S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ055-212315-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      71          41          70          43          66
TEMP             38 51 62 68 71 58 48 44 41 52 64 69 68 58 50 46 44 54 65 66 63
DEWPT            37 41 37 36 36 39 38 37 36 41 40 40 45 49 45 41 40 45 42 40 48
RH               96 68 39 31 28 49 68 76 82 66 41 35 43 72 83 83 86 71 43 38 58
WIND DIR          E SE SE  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE SE  N  N SE SE  E
WIND SPD          5  4  6 13 12 17 11 12  8 11 11 13 11 11  5  5  4  4  6  6  8
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     10          10          50          60          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.08        0.07
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                      C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L
TSTMS                                           S  S  S  S              C  C  S
OBVIS            PF


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            40    67      39    72      43    74      44    70
TEMP          47   40 63 65 49   39 66 72 53   43 70 71 52   44 63 67
DEWPT         44   38 34 33 32   33 30 29 39   37 36 37 42   39 37 37
PWIND DIR          SE     S       S    SW       S     S      SW    SW
WIND CHAR          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60    30      30    10      10    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS     L    C  C  C  C                        S  S    S  S  S
TSTMS          S          S  S                        S  S          S

$$
MTZ055-212315-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.66N 111.11W ELEV. 6700 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      62          37          63          37          60
TEMP             33 45 58 61 60 51 44 40 37 47 60 63 61 52 44 39 37 46 59 60 59
DEWPT            30 33 31 30 31 33 31 30 30 33 33 32 34 37 37 34 33 36 29 26 28
RH               89 62 36 31 33 50 60 67 75 58 36 31 36 56 76 82 85 68 32 27 30
WIND DIR          E SE  S SW  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD          4  5  9 12 12  9  8  6  8  8 17 16  9  9  6  6  9  9 14 14 13
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     10          10          40          40          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02        0.04        0.02
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                      C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C
TSTMS                                           S  S  S  S              C  C  S
OBVIS            PF


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            34    58      34    64      39    65      38    62
TEMP          43   34 53 57 41   35 60 62 46   39 63 63 47   38 56 60
DEWPT         26   30 29 24 27   27 25 23 29   31 34 27 36   33 31 30
PWIND DIR           S     S       S     S       S    SE       S     S
WIND CHAR          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30    30      30    10      10    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS     C    C  C  C  C                        S  S    S  S  S
TSTMS          S          S  S                        S  S          S

$$
MTZ008-212315-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      70          42          67          40          62
TEMP             40 51 63 69 69 58 51 46 42 52 62 66 64 56 47 43 40 49 60 62 59
DEWPT            34 39 34 31 32 36 35 34 33 36 32 26 32 35 36 35 34 36 31 27 33
RH               79 63 34 24 25 44 54 63 70 54 32 22 30 45 65 73 79 61 33 26 37
WIND DIR         SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S NW NW SE SE  S
WIND SPD          4  4 10 16 16 12  6  6  8  5 16 19 17 17  4  4  5  5  9  9 10
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     10          20          30          30          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.01        0.02        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                    S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                         S  S              S  S  S  S              S  S  S


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            37    64      38    69      42    70      43    66
TEMP          44   37 58 62 45   39 63 68 51   43 67 69 51   43 61 65
DEWPT         36   31 24 25 30   28 25 23 28   33 29 30 39   36 34 32
PWIND DIR           S     S       S     S       S    SE      SW    SW
WIND CHAR          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30    30      30    20      20    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS     C    C  C  C  C          S  S    S  S  S  S    S  S  S
TSTMS          S          S  S          S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ011-212315-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      72          45          71          51          67
TEMP             45 58 68 72 70 59 51 48 46 60 68 71 69 60 55 52 51 58 65 67 65
DEWPT            37 41 37 34 35 38 37 38 40 42 38 37 38 43 42 42 43 43 40 42 44
RH               73 53 32 25 27 45 59 68 79 51 33 29 32 53 61 69 74 57 40 40 46
WIND DIR          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          9 12 14 18 19 18 14 13 17 21 25 25 26 26 19 19 20 20 20 20 19
WIND GUST                                      35 35 36 36
CLOUDS           SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR                      0           5          10          40          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.05        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                            C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  D
TSTMS                                                 S  S              C  C  S


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            48    67      44    73      46    75      49    71
TEMP          54   48 65 66 51   44 69 71 54   46 70 72 56   49 66 69
DEWPT         47   44 44 45 41   39 39 37 44   39 40 39 45   44 37 40
PWIND DIR           E    SE       S    SW      SW    SE       S     W
WIND CHAR          BZ    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80    70      60    50      20    40      40    40
RAIN SHWRS     D    D  L  L  L    C  C  S  S    S  S  C  C    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          S  S          S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ051-212315-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
456 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      65          41          65          46          63
TEMP             41 55 62 65 63 55 47 43 41 49 55 63 64 56 50 47 46 52 58 63 62
DEWPT            35 38 36 36 36 38 37 38 35 39 40 40 38 45 44 43 41 45 46 45 45
RH               79 53 38 34 36 53 68 82 79 68 57 43 38 66 80 86 83 77 64 52 54
WIND DIR          S  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          6  8 10 16 19 19 13 16 14 17 20 25 21 21 14 14 14 14 16 16 14
WIND GUST                                         35
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                      5          10          20          60          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01        0.09        0.10
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                                      S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  L
TSTMS                                                 S  S              C  C  S


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            44    64      41    69      45    69      46    66
TEMP          53   44 58 64 46   42 64 68 51   46 66 68 53   46 60 65
DEWPT         47   40 40 40 37   35 38 38 44   40 44 42 48   42 45 41
PWIND DIR           E     S      SW    SW      NW     S       N     W
WIND CHAR          GN    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60    40      40    10      10    20      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L    C  C  C  C                        S  S    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          S  S                        S  S          S

$$
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