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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUP GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1023 PM MDT FRI AUG 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2210 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
BRISK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. CONDITIONS
TO CONTINUE TO DRY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS WINDS
AND TEMPERATURES INCREASE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO COOL OFF SUNDAY AS THE CHANCE OF
RAIN INCREASES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS OVERNIGHT AT SPEEDS LESS
THAN                     5 MPH
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...HELENA INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100820.SOUPG.01/TFX