FNUS75 KTFX 041847
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEEP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1247 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1223 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO A
NORTH WIND TONIGHT. HAVE DECREASED WIND SPEEDS SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE
ORIENTATION OF THE DRAINAGE WITH THE FIRE LOCATED ON THE UPPER
2/3RDS OF THE SLOPE. NORTH WINDS FORECASTED FOR LATER THIS EVENING
COULD COME INTO DIRECT OPPOSITION OF TERRAIN DRIVEN EFFECTS. ALSO
KEPT TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DEW POINTS SLIGHTLY HIGHER DUE
TO THE NORTHERN ASPECT OF THE SLOPE. THERE IS A SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE LOCATION ON SATURDAY. THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS THAT COULD AFFECT THE FIRE. THESE STORMS
WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA ON
SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.SOUTH.01/TFX