FNUS75 KTFX 042034 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...HNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 234 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 MDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA AFTER 330 PM. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BRUSDA .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................25 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRUSDA REQUESTED BY...HDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110804.DRYCR.01/TFX