FNUS75 KTFX 021115 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHPARK UNIT 2...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 515 AM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS WARM...DRY...AND STABLE TODAY. SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR WARM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD. EAST WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING BUT SWITCH TO THE WEST WITH AFTERNOON MIXING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SWITCHING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURNG THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZELZER REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101002.SOUTH.02/TFX