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SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE BUTTE...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1255 PM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1238 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN A
SLOW WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...ALONG
WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY...BUT OVERNIGHT WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH SOME MID
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    NEAR 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.AVALA.01/TFX