FNUS75 KTFX 171110
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKESIDE...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
510 AM MDT SAT JUL 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0443 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OUT OF
CANADA AND SETTLE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR DRY AND
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS. AS THE AIRMASS BUILDS OVER THE STATE
THERE SHOULD BE A NORTHERLY SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION BEFORE 11
AM THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE
MUCH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS DOMINATED BY TOPOGRAPHIC FLOW WILL
PREVAIL OVERNIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...HDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100717.LAKES.01/TFX