FNUS75 KTFX 200506
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SAG FIRE...FERGUS COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1106 PM MDT SAT SEP 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2247 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE WEST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 25 MPH. MOST OF THE STORM ACTIVITY HAS ALREADY
PASSED HOWEVER SOME SHOWERS MAY REMAIN IN THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. WINDS CAN BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW DURING PEAK HEATING...CONDITIONS
PRESENTED HERE ARE ASSUME THE FIRE LOCATION IS ON A RIDGE TOP AND
NOT DOWN IN A COULEE TO THE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE LOCATION. WINDS IN
THE COULEES COULD BECOME STRONGER AND MORE ERRATIC DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF WIND BECOMING CHANNELED THROUGH THE TOPOGRAPHY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
                    EXCEEDING 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...FIRE DEPARTMENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.BIGSA.02/TFX