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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AYRES...USDA FOREST SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1037 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1003 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER TODAY. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL INCREASE BY
THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN WINDY THROUGH FRIDAY. COOL WEATHER WITH
A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS...BUT BREEZY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT A WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER
PATTERN TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 VALLEYS....55-60 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......BECOMING WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.UPPER.01/TFX