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SPOT FORECAST FOR KENTS GULCH...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
852 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0833 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT
WARM AND DRY WEATHER. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE ABOUT 10 MPH OR LESS TODAY
BUT NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL TREND UPWARD AS WINDS INCREASE
TOMORROW TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY AROUND 8
                    TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.KENTS.01/TFX