FNUS75 KTFX 031622
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1022 AM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1012 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP CONDITIONS
CLEAR AND COOL TODAY. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE BUT FAIRLY CALM OVERALL
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE AS A RETURN OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH MUCH
OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS PROBABLE.

.EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL STAY DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVERALL WITH PERIODS OF AFTERNOON BREEZINESS
POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOOKS TO DROP TO THE MID TEEN
TO MID TWENTY RANGE THROUGH THE 3 TO 5 DAY RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL
BE MONITORED FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC TRIMBLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.BALDB.01/TFX