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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY FORK 7...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
531 AM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY..WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE
BURN UNIT TODAY. WHILE WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG RIDGE
TOPS...TERRAIN SUGGESTS THAT NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL ON THE
VALLEY FLOOR ALONG WITH VARIABLE AND ERRATIC GUSTS AT TIMES.
COOLER WEATHER WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MUCH LIGHTER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE/UP CANYON WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......VARIABLE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.DRYFO.01/TFX