FNUS75 KGGW 262211
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAVEN-RAT PATCH...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
411 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1545 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND WINDS...AND A DRY COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE WILL KEEP IT WARM AND
DRY OVERNIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SWEEP INTO THE AREA AT ABOUT 0400 FRIDAY MORNING WITH
WINDS ABRUPTLY SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING SHARPLY.
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH 0700. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING AROUND SUNSET FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...JAMBA
REQUESTED BY...KATIE MERWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.RAVEN.02/GGW