FNUS75 KTFX 061350
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEEP...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
750 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. CURRENT
FORECAST HAS THE FRONT PASSING OVER THE FIRE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN AGAIN TODAY BEFORE THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE OUT OF TH SOUTH SOUTHWEST CLOSER TO THE
RIDGE TOP WITH NORTH WEST WINDS DEVELOPING MIDSLOPE BEFORE THE FRONT.
AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WINDS SHOULD INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE DAY OCCURRING DURING THIS TIME. CLOUD
COVER AND SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH.  SUK


TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. COLD FRONT PASSAGE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE
                    FRONT...INCREASING IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON HOURS
                    DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCALLY DRIVEN WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY OUT OF THE
                    NORTHWEST MIDSLOPE BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND
                    5 TO 10 MPH. NEAR RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL LIKELY
                    CHANGE TO SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY SEE THE WINDS CHANGE
                    TO WEST WINDS TO 15 MPH AND GUSTING HIGHER IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AND INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.SOUTH.01/TFX