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SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE BUTTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
456 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1635 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN AREA
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
BE SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE EARLIEST. EXPECT A WARMING TREND...WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AT 8000 FEET THIS WEEKEND. ONE
PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THOUGH...WILL BE FOR BREEZY
CONDITIONS AT THE RIDGE TOP DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. BRUSDA

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER
                    10 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER
                    10 PM.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HETTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110727.AVALA.02/TFX