FNUS75 KTFX 111229 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR HILLS...USFS LEWIS & CLARK NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 629 AM MDT SUN SEP 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0613 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND BECOME GUSTY AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN NOON AND 2PM. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RH VALUES IN THE LOWER TEENS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SHIFT BACK TO THE WEST ON MONDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SYNER REQUESTED BY...JESS SECREST TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110911.TAYLO.02/TFX