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FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKESIDE...HIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
838 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2003 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION BUT SURFACE
WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST. MOISTURE IS VERY LIMITED AND THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IS VERY LOW. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
SLOW TO RECOVER THIS EVENING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE
COOLER AIRMASS MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL BUILD SATURDAY AND KEEP THE AIRMASS WARM...DRY...AND
STABLE. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE WEAK AND SURFACE
WINDS LIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL TREND TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AND DECREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 10000 FT AGL THIS EVENING DROPPING TO
                    500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...ANDY BURGOYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.LAKES.01/TFX