FNUS75 KTWC 252050
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTANA...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
149 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 MST ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY
FOR THE BURN SITE FOR STRONG WINDS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTIES AND A HIGH
TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA ON THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THEREFORE
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN SITE FROM 11 AM MST TO
7 PM MST ON THURSDAY. COOLER CONDITIONS AND LESS WIND CAN BE THEN
EXPECTED BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. DRY AND WARMER READINGS ARE
THEN FORECASTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........27 TO 32 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    22 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 76 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH MID
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
                    40 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE CACHERO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090325.MONTA.01/TWC