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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIXTEEN MIL E RX...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
437 AM MDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE ALOFT EXTENDING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER DRY TODAY WITH LOTS OF
SUNSHINE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS AND FALLING PRESSURES
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CAUSE SOUTHEAST WINDS TO
DEVELOP. A LOW PRESSURE AREA ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH
CENTRAL MONTANA SUNDAY BRINGING A LITTLE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A
LITTLE HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. ANY THREAT OF SHOWERS
OR POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD STAY EAST OF THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74...60 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT...38 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    AT IGNITION.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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