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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
800 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT A
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES
AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR 2 DAYS
STARTING TOMORROW. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. BRUSDA

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...WILL SNODGRASS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.BALDB.01/TFX