FNUS75 KTFX 211928
FWSTFX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR HILLS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
128 PM MDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1311 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS
   ON EXPOSED RIDGES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS...BRINGING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY
OVEREXPOSED RIDGETOP LOCATIONS.

LIGHTER WINDS BUT CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY IN DRAINAGES.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110921.TAYLO.02/TFX