FNUS75 KTFX 052047
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEEP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
247 PM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1418 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TOMORROW.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND SUNDAY. A WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH
FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUST POSSIBLY REACHING 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING 15 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH SHIFT. SUK


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WINDS COULD BECOME
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS
RIDGE TOP WIND......10 TO 15 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
                    INTO THE EARLY EVENING...WITH STORMS QUICKLY
                    WEAKENING AFTER SUNSET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL CREATE
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
                    DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A WIND
                    SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH GUSTING
                    UP TO 35 MPH WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST
                    AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.SOUTH.02/TFX