FNUS75 KTFX 011533
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AVALANCHE BUTTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
933 AM MDT MON AUG 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0858 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND CREATING GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THE FIRE AREA...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
WETTING RAINS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL STILL
REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110801.AVALA.01/TFX