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FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
646 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

...COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN STRONGER
WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. LOW
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS
COULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SMALL THREAT OF A THUNDERSTORM
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
BRING SHOWERS TO THE FIRE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. WETTING RAINS
ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND A HALF-
INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...WILL SNODGRASS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.BALDB.02/TFX