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SPOT FORECAST FOR MACDONALD PASS FIRE...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
227 PM MDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1406 MDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
20 MPH WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE EVENING. PARTIAL
CLEARING AND LIGHT OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 90 PERCENT.
FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY...WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LATE
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...HDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091001.MACDO.01/TFX