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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ON
THURSDAY WITH INCREASING WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WITH COOLER BUT CONTINUED WINDY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THURSDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY...HOWEVER GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25-30%. WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH...20-30 MPH ON
EXPOSED RIDGETOPS.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...JAY LINDGREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100826.DAVIS.01/TFX