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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AYRES...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
653 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1811 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAINSHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE
BETWEEN NOW AND SUNSET...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT. SHORT-LIVED
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE TOMORROW
PRODUCING SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. CLOUDS INCREASE
STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS NEW WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE
THURSDAY. LIGHT RAINSHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM...
DEVELOPING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CLEARING SKIES AROUND SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 TOP...33-37 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 TOP...70-75 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 TOP...68-73 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT TOP...20-25 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER..........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY.
                     SCATTERED LIGHT RAINSHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
                     CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2200 MDT.
CWR..................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE......34-38 TOP...38-43 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY.........90-95 PERCENT TOP AND BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND.......WEST AT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT........500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS.........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WARANAUSKAS
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.UPPER.02/TFX