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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK SUN RIVER RX PHASE III...USDA FOREST SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGER DIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
254 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING TO NEAR 70 AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE
TEENS. THE WIND SPEEDS OVER THE AREA WILL GENERALLY BE WEAKENING
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT SOME GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY ALTHOUGH MID AND
UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...A SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THE ROCKIES
SUNDAY AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN
AREA...CURRENT TIMING BRINGS A SHIFT TO WEST WINDS DURING THE
EARLY EVENING...BUT HEIGHT RISES AND THE BEGINNING OF GUSTY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED NEARER TO MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE BUT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RATHER LOW.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST 30 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZELZER
REQUESTED BY...ALEX BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110924.SOUTH.01/TFX