FNUS75 KTFX 092009 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN TRAIL...HELENA DISPATCH CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 209 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1352 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST. MAX DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME LIGHTER THIS EVENING. A COOLER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SYNER REQUESTED BY...JANAKOWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090909.INDIA.01/TFX