FNUS75 KTFX 150201
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
801 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1917 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WEST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING GRADUALLY WARMER
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT TEN DEGREES WARMER
THAN THOSE ON WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL WARMING EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY AND STABLE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED. GENERAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE
WEST WITH SOMEWHAT BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS AND RIDGETOPS.

VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL
LIKELY CREATE A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COOLER AIRMASS WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY MOVES
INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT...40-50 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-CANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...HDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100714.NORTH.01/TFX