FNUS75 KTFX 130015
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN TRAIL...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
615 PM MDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN STAY IN PLACE OVER THE BURN
AREA TONIGHT. INVERSION CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD REMAIN SIMILAR TO
LAST NIGHT WITH AN INVERSION BUILDING IN BY 6 AM. THIS INVERSION
SHOULD BREAK BY 11 AM...POSSIBLY CAUSING SOME GUSTY CONDITIONS AS
WINDS QUICKLY MIX OUT. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH
THE DAY WITH GUSTS REMAINING UNDER 20 MPH. HIGH TRANSPARENT CLOUDS
WILL LIKELY MOVE IN OVERNIGHT AND WILL SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE
THROUGH THE DAY...HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT CARRY ANY PRECIP...AND MAY
ONLY LOWER A FEW DEGREES OFF OF TEMPERATURES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44...50-55 IN THERMAL BELT
MAX HUMIDITY........74-81 PERCENT....35-45 IN THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN DOWN SLOPE BELOW THERMAL BELT...
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH...ABOVE THERMAL BELT 5-10 MPH OUT
                    OF THE SOUTHEAST
RIDGE TOP WIND......5-10 MPH SOUTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...DAVID GEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.INDIA.01/TFX