FNUS75 KTFX 012147
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
347 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FT...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER SYSTEM FROM WESTERN CANADA WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO
EASTERN MONTANA THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT HOWEVER THE COMBINATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS BACK SATURDAY BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER THAN NORMAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC TRIMBLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.BALDB.02/TFX