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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

MTZ012-202300-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      64          44          70          43          66
TEMP                   58 63 64 56 49 46 44 56 64 69 69 58 49 46 43 52 58 64 66
DEWPT                  45 46 44 45 42 41 41 43 40 40 39 38 38 38 37 39 41 44 42
RH                     62 54 48 66 77 83 89 62 41 35 33 47 66 73 79 61 53 48 42
WIND DIR                N  N  N NE SE  S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                9  8  5  3  2  5  4  6 10 13 18 18 12 12 13 13 16 16 16
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR                     60          20           5           5          30
QPF 12HR                   0.09        0.01           0           0        0.02
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              L  L  S  S                                      C  C  L
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                      C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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    61      45    66      43    67      44    67
TEMP          51   42 57 59 49   45 61 65 50   44 62 67 51   44 63 66
DEWPT         44   40 46 46 46   43 43 41 40   39 39 32 37   38 38 35
PWIND DIR           E     E       N    SW       W    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70    50      50    40      40    20      20    40
RAIN SHWRS     L    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S    S  S  C
TSTMS          S          C  C          C  C          S  S          S

$$
MTZ010-202300-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      64          44          69          43          60
TEMP                   58 62 64 56 51 47 44 56 62 67 68 56 49 46 44 52 54 59 60
DEWPT                  43 41 42 41 39 39 38 41 39 37 36 35 36 36 36 38 40 35 38
RH                     57 46 45 57 63 74 79 57 43 33 31 45 61 68 73 59 59 40 44
WIND DIR                N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                8  9  4  4  4  2  8  9 14 19 18 18 13 13 16 16 17 17 17
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR                     50          20           5          10          40
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.01           0           0        0.03
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  S  S                                      C  C  D
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                      C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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    57      42    62      42    63      42    65
TEMP          47   40 51 56 48   42 59 61 49   43 59 62 49   43 59 64
DEWPT         35   36 45 42 39   39 38 38 37   36 35 32 35   36 35 32
PWIND DIR           E     E       N    SW       W    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90    60      60    60      60    40      40    50
RAIN SHWRS     D    L  C  L  L    C  C  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          L  L          L  L          S  S          S

$$
MTZ014-202300-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      60          44          72          45          66
TEMP                   56 59 60 55 50 46 44 53 64 70 72 62 53 48 45 51 59 65 65
DEWPT                  43 41 36 39 40 39 38 41 39 36 35 34 35 37 37 39 41 40 35
RH                     62 51 41 55 68 76 79 64 40 29 26 35 50 65 73 63 51 40 33
WIND DIR                N  N  N NW SE SW  E  S SE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                6  8  5  2  1  2  2  4  6  9  8  8  5  5  6  6  9  9  5
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR                     50          20          10          10          50
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.01           0           0        0.04
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  S  S                                S  S  C  C  D
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                      C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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            41    62      44    66      43    68      45    69
TEMP          50   41 59 60 49   44 62 66 51   43 61 68 53   45 63 69
DEWPT         42   37 44 40 42   41 38 32 35   37 37 28 36   38 38 31
PWIND DIR           N    NW       N    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80    50      40    30      30    20      20    30
RAIN SHWRS     D    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S    S  S  C
TSTMS          S          C  C          C  C          S  S          S

$$
MTZ055-202300-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      59          40          71          41          67
TEMP                   55 57 58 52 46 42 40 54 64 69 71 59 50 44 42 52 62 66 65
DEWPT                  39 37 36 43 40 37 36 39 37 36 37 36 38 37 36 40 38 37 41
RH                     55 47 44 71 79 82 85 57 37 30 29 42 63 76 79 63 41 34 41
WIND DIR               NW  N  N NE SE SE  E  S SE  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                8  9  5  4  3  4  3  2  6 11 11 11  9  9  9  9 10 10 13
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR                     60          30          10          10          50
QPF 12HR                   0.10        0.01           0           0        0.04
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              L  L  C  C                                      C  C  L
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                      C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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    66      41    69      40    71      42    70
TEMP          48   40 65 62 47   42 63 68 49   41 66 69 51   42 67 67
DEWPT         45   38 43 49 44   39 38 34 36   35 32 31 38   36 34 30
PWIND DIR          SE     E       E     S       S    SW       S     S
WIND CHAR          GN    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60    40      40    30      30    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS     L    C  C  C  C    S  S  C  C    S  S  S  S    S  S  S
TSTMS          S          C  C          C  C          S  S          S

$$
MTZ055-202300-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.66N 111.11W ELEV. 6700 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      53          34          63          37          61
TEMP                   50 52 52 46 41 36 34 46 60 62 60 51 44 40 37 47 58 61 59
DEWPT                  35 32 34 36 34 30 28 31 31 31 29 31 30 30 29 33 33 30 32
RH                     56 46 50 68 76 79 78 55 33 31 31 46 57 67 72 58 39 31 36
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S SW  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD               12 10  8  8  5  4  4  3  6  8 11 11  6  6  9  9 14 14 12
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     40          30          20          10          40
QPF 12HR                   0.05        0.01        0.01           0        0.03
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  C  C              S  S                    C  C  C
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S              S  S                    C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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            35    61      35    60      35    62      38    63
TEMP          43   35 58 59 43   36 57 59 44   36 59 60 46   39 60 61
DEWPT         36   32 33 35 31   31 31 26 24   30 31 25 31   32 35 27
PWIND DIR           S     S       S     S       S     S       S    SE
WIND CHAR          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC 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
TSTMS          S          C  C          S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ008-202300-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      60          40          71          43          65
TEMP                   56 59 59 53 47 43 40 52 64 70 70 59 51 46 43 52 61 65 64
DEWPT                  36 33 34 40 38 36 34 38 34 32 32 36 34 34 33 36 33 30 30
RH                     47 37 39 61 71 76 79 59 32 24 24 42 52 63 67 54 35 27 28
WIND DIR                N  N  N NE  E  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD                9  9  6  6  3  3  3  4  6  9 11 11  5  5  6  6 14 14 16
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     30          20          10          20          40
QPF 12HR                   0.04        0.01           0        0.01        0.03
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              S  S  S  S                    S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  C
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                    S  S              C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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    62      39    65      39    67      41    67
TEMP          46   37 59 60 44   39 60 64 47   39 61 66 50   42 63 65
DEWPT         32   31 32 34 33   32 25 25 29   31 26 22 28   32 31 27
PWIND DIR           S    SW       S     S       S     S       S    SE
WIND CHAR          GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30    30      30    30      20    20      30    30
RAIN SHWRS     C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  S    S  S  S  S    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          C  C          S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ011-202300-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      68          45          70          45          66
TEMP                   63 67 67 58 51 48 45 57 66 69 67 59 52 48 46 57 64 66 64
DEWPT                  45 44 42 42 41 40 39 41 38 36 38 38 37 38 38 39 37 36 37
RH                     52 43 40 55 68 74 79 55 36 30 34 45 56 68 73 51 37 33 37
WIND DIR                N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD               12 11  8  5  3  3  5  8 12 17 13 13 13 13 17 17 20 20 28
WIND GUST                                                                    40
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     30          20           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                   0.02           0           0           0        0.01
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  S  S                                      S  S  C
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                      S  S  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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            46    67      48    69      47    70      47    71
TEMP          52   47 62 65 54   48 67 69 54   47 67 69 54   47 67 70
DEWPT         43   42 45 43 49   45 44 42 44   42 39 36 43   39 37 37
PWIND DIR           E     E       E    SE      SE    SW      SW    SE
WIND CHAR          WY    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50    50      50    40      40    30      30    30
RAIN SHWRS     C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  S    C  C  C
TSTMS          S          C  C          C  C          S  S          S

$$
MTZ051-202300-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
939 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE             MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13
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                      60          41          63          41          61
TEMP                   54 58 59 53 46 43 42 54 60 63 62 54 46 43 41 48 53 60 60
DEWPT                  44 44 43 42 40 38 36 39 38 39 38 39 38 38 36 41 43 44 40
RH                     69 59 55 66 79 82 79 57 44 41 41 57 73 82 82 77 69 55 47
WIND DIR                N  N  N NE SW  S  S  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD               17 16 12  6  4  6  4  6 10 12 18 18 16 16 16 16 19 19 24
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR                     70          20           5          10          30
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.01           0           0        0.01
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              L  L  S  S                                S  S  C  C  L
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                      C  C  S


DATE               THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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    62      45    67      44    67      45    66
TEMP          49   43 56 61 51   45 61 67 51   45 64 66 50   46 63 65
DEWPT         44   41 48 48 48   43 46 42 43   40 39 39 43   41 41 38
PWIND DIR          SE    SE       E     S       S     W      NW     S
WIND CHAR          BZ    BZ      GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60    40      40    30      30    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS     L    C  C  C  C    S  S  C  C    S  S  S  S    S  S  S
TSTMS          S          C  C          C  C          S  S          S

$$



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