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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR HILLS...LEWIS & CLARK N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
151 PM MDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
IN THE TEENS HAS PRODUCED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY
PUSH SOUTH OUT OF CANADA THIS AFTERNNON. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE BURN AREA SOMETIME BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. THESE
WINDS MAY GUST TO 20 TO 25 MPH AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A MORE SEASONABLE AIRMASS
MOVING INTO THE REGION MONDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER 10 PM...11 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.TAYLO.03/TFX