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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
803 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA FOR
DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS
WELL. WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS A DRY COOL FRONT PUSHES INTO THE
AREA FROM CANADA. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THIS FRONT SHOULD
NOT CAUSE A STRONG WIND SHIFT BUT SHOULD INSTEAD CAUSE WINDS TO
SUBSIDE SO THAT UPCANYON/UPSLOPE WIND COMPONENTS CAN DOMINATE ON
SUNDAY. MPJ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    TOWARDS MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 18 MPH TOWARDS MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH DOMINATING.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MPJ
REQUESTED BY...KYLE INABNIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.BALDB.01/TFX