FNUS75 KTFX 061522
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK CAMPGROUND...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
922 AM MDT WED OCT 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND DENSE FOG THAT HAVE FORMED IN THE LOW
LYING AREAS OF THE FIRE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
DURING THE MORNING AS THE SUN RISES. OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THURSDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE AREA ROTATES SCATTERED CLOUDINESS UP FROM THE SOUTH
OVER THE AREA...MAINLY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS
WILL LIKELY NOT REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BUT IF THEY DO...THEY WILL
BE MORE PATCHY AND LIMITED TO THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS. WINDS WILL
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT
THEY MAY BECOME A BIT BREEZIER ON THURSDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL TODAY AND AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL ON THURSDAY...AS AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES GENERALLY
REMAIN ABOVE 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND DENSE FOG...DISSIPATING
                    BY 1200 MDT. MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER 1200 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST
                    4 TO 7 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH AROUND NOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COULSTON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.MOOSE.01/TFX