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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...HELENA DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
751 AM MDT TUE JUL 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0726 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY...
...A RETURN TO VERY WARM AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH DAYTIME
HEATING WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
SLIGHTLY COOLER WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION TODAY...BUT HUMIDITIES
WILL STILL BE LOW. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOUT 8 TO 10
DEGREES EACH DAY FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AS HUMIDITIES FALL
INTO THE MID TEENS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME
THROUGH SUNDAY. BRUSDA

...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY...
...A RETURN TO VERY WARM AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. MORNING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EVENING WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......650 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...ANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100713.NORTH.01/TFX