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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR HILLS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
500 AM MDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0431 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE
AREA WARM AND DRY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS TODAY. ON
SUNDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY AND INCREASE AHEAD OF A
SURFACE COLD FRONT. THIS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN
THE TEENS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
STRONG WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH A MORE SEASONABLE AIRMASS
MOVING INTO THE REGION FOR MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SYNER
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.TAYLO.01/TFX