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SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE BUTTE...HNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
841 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0828 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN AREA WILL BRING GENERALLY DRY
AND STABLE CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME A
LITTLE UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE EXISTS
FOR A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM TO DEVELOP. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110727.AVALA.01/TFX