FNUS75 KTFX 262028 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR MACDONALD PASS...HELENA DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 228 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1414 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. IN PROTECTED AREAS...WEST WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE PASS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 TO 45 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. IN PROTECTED AREAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE PASS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BECOMING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 TO 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........IN PROTECTED AREAS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. NEAR THE PASS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND NOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MPJ REQUESTED BY...SONNY STIGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090926.MACDO.02/TFX