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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
442 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1602 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE
THURSDAY BRINGING MORE COOL AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.
ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES ON
FRIDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WEST WINDS AND A SMALL
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. NO CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 SATURDAY...70S SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THAT IS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
                    VARIABLE WIND DIRECTIONS.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY CROOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.BALDB.01/TFX