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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIXTEEN FIRE...MEAGHER COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
534 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2310 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN MEAGHER COUNTY
THIS MORNING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
SMOKE DISPERSION....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...RICK SEIDLITZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090924.SIXTE.01/TFX