FNUS75 KGGW 200717
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZORTMAN...BLM LED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
117 AM MDT WED JUL 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0052 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGETOP WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA COULD PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
HIGHER GUSTS BUT MOST OF THESE SHOULD BE EAST OF THE BURN AREA BY
SUNRISE. BETTER MIXING AFTER SUNRISE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN THE
RIDGE TOP WINDS...WHICH WILL FUNNEL DOWNSLOPE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY AT RIDGE TOP. WEST WINDS 19 TO 29 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH DECREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 41 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EBERT
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MENEELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110720.ZORTM.01/GGW