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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEEP...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
620 AM MDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0538 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...LIKELY AFTER 1400
HOURS. WINDS SHOULD SWITCH BACK TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH AFTER 1400 HOURS.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING AND BECOMING NORTH
                    20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090910.SOUTH.01/TFX