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SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
557 PM MDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1726 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN U.S. ON SATURDAY WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE
EASTERN GREAT BASIN AND TRACKING NORTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SATURDAY
MORNING WILL BECOME MORE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. MOISTURE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN
WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY SUNDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70...55-60 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT...40-50 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......VARIABLE TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THEN EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45...35-40 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57...45-50 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT....50-60 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...DIANNA ALLEN  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.DAVIS.02/TFX