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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEEP...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
632 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED CLOUDS EXPECTED TODAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. ISOLATED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...WITH PRIMARY THREAT BEING GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS. OTHERWISE...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT ALL LEVELS TODAY.
SHARP COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE SUN AFTERNOON WITH CHANCE OF
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND BECOME
GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. ERRATIC STORM OUTFLOW
                    WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. COLD FRONT PASSAGE EXPECTED
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST AT AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST AT AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.SOUTH.01/TFX