FNUS75 KTFX 242049 CCA
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS  5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
246 PM MDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR INCREASINGLY WARM...DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS.
GENERAL WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON RIDGETOPS WITH LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ON STEEPER SLOPES. MAINLY CLEAR AND STABLE
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE AN INVERSION WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND AND WARMER MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND LOWER
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND
(20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...JAY LINDGREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100825.DAVIS.01/TFX