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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEEP...USFS GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
939 AM MDT SUN SEP 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND COOL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BRING SOME PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. THE AREA
WILL COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
CENTERED OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY FOR WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...GAIL THURSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090920.SOUTH.01/TFX