FNUS75 KTWC 261639
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTANA...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
938 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0903 MST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FIRE SITE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TODAY...RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. 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 TODAY FROM LATE MORNING HOURS INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS AT THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH
TONIGHT WITH LESS WIND EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING AND AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BREEZY OVERNIGHT.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........27 TO 32 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...
                    DIMINISHING TO 12 TO 17 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MARK SOUTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090326.MONTA.01/TWC