Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT

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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEATS...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1139 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1115 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE BURN AREA WILL BE BETWEEN TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TODAY.
SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BUT THE AIR MASS WILL IN
GENERAL BE DRYING DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY
CLOUDY. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STAY ABOVE THE MIDDLE 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...KIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130520.SWEAT.01/TFX
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