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SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
905 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER SOME MORNING CLOUD COVER...EXPECT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES AFTER
3 PM...AS TEMPS RISE INTO THE 90S AND HUMIDITY DROPS INTO THE
TEENS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING BRINGING
A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A
SHORT TIME WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE FIRE BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT MUCH
COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. JKL

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                    WINDS MAY VARY TO THE NORTH AT TIMES IN
                    THE VALLEY.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST
                    15-25 MPH BETWEEN 8-9 PM. GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR 1-2
                    HOURS WITH WIND SHIFT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST AROUND 8-9 PM. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    FOR 1-2 HOURS WITH WIND SHIFT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JACALYNN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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