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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY FORK 13...LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
229 PM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP SKIES CLEAR WITH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ONLY REAL WEATHER
CONCERN IS INCREASING WINDS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THROUGH THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. WINDS WILL
BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TODAY AND THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO MORE
WESTERLY COMPONENT ON TUESDAY.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR SKIES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...MARK CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.DRYFO.01/TFX