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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2010 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE WEST. HEAVY
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BE DONE BY 6 AM WITH SOME LINGERING SHOWERS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM A SOUTHWEST WIND TO A WEST WIND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGE TOPS...35-40 VALLEYS...38-42
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOPS...83-88 VALLEYS...79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....RIDGE TOPS...49-54. VALLEYS...51-56
MIN HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOPS...28-33  VALLEYS...25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGE TOPS...28-35 VALLEYS...30-35
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOPS...88-92 VALLEYS...85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SUK
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.UPPER.02/TFX