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NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 1:22 PM MST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
222 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2002
.SHORT TERM...SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA
THIS AFTERNOON WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST MT LATE TONIGHT. MODELS IN
AGREEMENT WITH MOVING STRONG VORT MAX OVER THE FORECAST AREA IN THE
06Z TO 15Z TIME FRAME WITH A COLD FRONT. ENOUGH INSTABILITY EXPECTED
FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS WAVE. MESOETA IS FORECASTING
LI OF -1 AND CAPE UP TO 200 J/KG LATE TONIGHT. WILL MENTION
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM.
RIDGING ALOFT BUILDS OVER MONTANA WED AND THU. ONE MODEL DIFFERENCE
FOR THU IS THE AVN IS COOLER THAN THE ETA/NGM. GIVEN THE RIDGING
ALOFT AND PLENTY OF SUN EXPECTED...WILL SIDE WITH WARMER MODELS. A
WAVE COMING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE THU NIGHT SHOULD SHEAR OUT AND
DRY OUT BEFORE IT REACHES NE MT. IT DOES BRING A WEAK COLD FRONT
ACROSS SO FRIDAY WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER.
.LONG TERM...RIDING ALOFT ON SATURDAY GIVES WAY TO AN UPPER TROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE AVN BRINGS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND SFC LOW
ACROSS SE MONTANA SAT NIGHT WITH A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN. WILL
NEED TO KEEP A WATCH ON THIS SYSTEM. WILL KEEP SAT DRY FOR NOW AND
MENTION CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD. FORRESTER
KGGW BBB 051/080 046/082 046/077 79400011
EWWW 046/073 045/072 045/072 045/071 7922333333
KGDV BBB 054/078 048/082 045/077 79420011
EWWW 044/073 043/072 043/072 042/071 7922433333
.GGW...NONE.The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 1 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Off duty National Weather Service employee reported a 60 mph wind gust in Glasgow.
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