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SPOT FORECAST FOR SULPHUR BAR...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1114 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY...WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
CHANGING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
THAT WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING. GUSTY WINDS ARE TO BE EXPECTED AT TIMES
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WILL
BE HIGH AS A RESULT OF STEADY PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT. 50 TO 60 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090730.SULPH.01/TFX