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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1132 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1113 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD QUICKLY THROUGH
NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL SWITCH SURFACE WINDS
TO THE NORTH AROUND 2 PM. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
EXPECT A COOL DAY ON SATURDAY...WITH WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTH BY MID AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 38 TO 42.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR
NEAR 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...ERIC TRIMBLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.BALDB.01/TFX